A-List Entertainment is a comedy based company. There are many different and diverse branches on the A List tree including promoting, touring, producing, marketing, exclusive artist representation and the complete production of Live Comedy DVD's. We are Australia's largest touring comedy agency putting on more shows in more towns on more days of the year than anyone in Australia.
Experience in the local market is what drives the company with many successful National and International acts now working with the company including: Carl Barron, Anh Do, Tahir, Akmal, Kitty Flanagan, Dave Williams, Chris Franklin, The Umbilical Brothers, Puppetry Of The Penis and Mark Watson (all on management level), as well as exclusive National touring for the Scared Weird Little Guys, Arj Barker (USA), Ross Noble, Danny Bhoy, Eddie Ifft (USA), Stevie Starr, Mr.Methane, Steady Eddy, Bob Downe, as well an diverse array of conceptual touring shows such as Show Us Your Roots and The Best Of the Footy Show Comedians Live.
Each year A List Entertainment promotes shows in all parts of Australia and New Zealand. The Company has promoted or represented artists at the following International Comedy Festivals: Melbourne Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Comedy Festival, Montreal Comedy Festival, N.Z. Comedy Festival, Vancouver Comedy Festival, South African Comedy Festival, 'Humourfestivalen' Norway, Vienna Comedy Festival and the Singapore Festival.
The company was awarded a platinum record for sales of 'Bloke' by Chris Franklin which subsequently was a number one hit in Australia and the third highest selling single of that year. A List produced and promoted Carl Barron's first DVD 'Carl Barron Live' which is now the highest selling Stand-Up Comedy DVD in Australian retail history. This DVD also won 'Best Menu Design' at the Australian DVD Awards. The company has been nominated a further four times in the 'Best Comedy Release' section of the ARIAS including The Umbilical Brothers - Speedmouse, Carl Barron's second DVD 'Whatever Comes Next', Chris Franklin and Best Of the Footy Show Comedians.
The company has won or represented artists who have won numerous awards including:
- two TREV Award for Best Entertainment Supplier to the Victorian University Campus'
- Best menu design for 'Carl Barron Live' - Australian DVD awards
- Australian University Campus Award for providing the best comedy acts to NSW Universities
- five 'MO' Awards
- five nominations and two awards at the Australian Comedy Awards
- Four nominations at the Australian Record Industry Awards (ARIA), in the 'Best Comedy Release' section
A List Entertainment is a family business - every member of the Laing family works in the business and that's how we like to treat our people - like family.
