Adelaide Comedy - Bob Franklin, David Smiedt

Wednesday August 20th - Marion Hotel
Featuring Bob Franklin, hosted by David Smiedt
with Vaughan Henderson, John Cameron, Jason Pestell, Georgie Carroll & Eddie Bannon

Thursday - 21st August - Tea Tree Gully Hotel
Featuring Bob Franklin, hosted by David Smiedt
with Lori Bell, Justin Stone, James McCann & Gerry Masi.

It's nearly Friday - let the weekend begin a little early with a great night out with the best local, national and international comedians at the Marion Hotel or Tea Tree Gully Hotel.

Bob Franklin is a familiar face in Australia for his work in comedy, on television and in movies. His bio describes him as a Hillingdon, London-born, Welsh raised, comedian who has lived in Australia since 1989.

On Australian television, Franklin was both writer and performer on Jimeoin (1994–95), Shaun Micallef's World Around Him (1996), Small Tales & True (1998), Eric (1997), The Mick Molloy Show (1999) and Introducing Gary Petty (2000), in which he played the title role and received an Australian Writers' Guild award nomination.

Franklin has also acted in TV dramas such as Kangaroo Palace (1997), Stingers (2002), After the Deluge (2003), CrashBurn (2003), The Heartbreak Tour (2005), Tripping Over (2006) and an episode of The Adventures of Lano and Woodley ("Starquest").

Franklin has made several appearances on Thank God You're Here (2006–07) and was in the sitcoms The Librarians, and Stupid Stupid Man.

Recently starred in Shaun Micallef's T.V. Series Mr & Mrs Murder Episode 9: The Art of Murder (aired 17 April 2013) as "Jack"; a homeless gentleman with an exquisite eye for class and beauty

Franklin has appeared in several Australian films, including The Craic (1999), You Can't Stop The Murders (2003), Bad Eggs (2003), The Extra (2005), Macbeth (2006), BoyTown (2006) The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008),Three Blind Mice (2008) and Beneath Hill 60 (2010).