Damien Warren-Smith
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
- On Sale Now
- 15 June - 5 July
About the Show
Fresh from a sell-out season in London’s West End, Garry Starr is (still) hell-bent on saving books from extinction by performing every Penguin Classic novel ever written. In an hour. Mostly naked (but with flippers).
The comic wunderkind takes us on a literary adventure through the world’s most iconic works of fiction. From The Little Prince to Moby Dick and everything in between, nothing is safe from being lampooned with the utmost nincompoopery.
Nominations and Awards
Most Outstanding Show Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025
Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe 2025
Best Comedy Fringe World 2025
Nominated for Best Show in the Comedians’ Choice Awards
Nominated for Best Show at the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Cast & Creatives
Created & Performed by Damien Warren-Smith
Directed by Cal McCrystal
Tours
2025 Perth Fringe World
2025 Adelaide Fringe Festival
2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2025 Grand Electric (Sydney)
2025 The Arts Theatre (West End London)
2026 The Garrick (West End London)
2026 Adelaide Fringe Festival
2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2026 Netflix Is A Joke Festival (LA)
Media Quotes
★★★★★ “One of the fringe shows of the decade” The Stage UK
★★★★★“ Audacious” The Scotsman
Don’t miss this ‘very funny man who is peculiarly averse to wearing trousers’ (★★★★★ Scotsman) as he takes over the West-End’s Garrick Theatre in a night of ‘euphoric chaos’ (★★★★★ Metro).
‘Ingenious comic’ (★★★★ Guardian) wunderkind Starr takes us on a literary adventure through the world’s most iconic works of fiction. From The Little Prince to Moby Dick and everything in between, nothing is safe from being lampooned with his ‘bonkers, ingenious…and hilarious’ (Daily Mail) nincompoopery.
