{"id":31010,"date":"2026-04-22T11:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=31010"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:12:49","slug":"curtin-researchers-hit-the-perth-comedy-festival-stage","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/curtin-researchers-hit-the-perth-comedy-festival-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtin researchers hit the Perth Comedy Festival stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Reading time: 1 minute<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever wondered what happens when scientists try stand-up comedy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/events\/future-science-talks-perth-comedy-festival\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/events\/future-science-talks-perth-comedy-festival\/\">Future Science Talks<\/a><\/strong> is bringing big ideas, wild facts and plenty of laughs to the <strong>Perth Comedy Festival<\/strong>, no lab coat required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curtin researchers are trading lectures for laughs, delivering short, high-energy talks that break down science topics in clever, unexpected ways. Think fast-paced, slightly chaotic and genuinely entertaining, whether you\u2019re into science or just keen for a fun night out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why go?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No science background needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Big ideas explained without the boredom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Comedy Festival show that\u2019s actually different<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event details:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dates: <\/strong>Multiple sessions from 2 to 3 May<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> The Rechabite, Northbridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Spots are limited and shows have sold out before, so don\u2019t wait!<\/p>\n\n\n<section          class=\"block button-block\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Button block\"\n         data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\" data-segment=\"dom\">\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n                            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/moshtix.com.au\/v2\/event\/future-science-talks-comedy-edition\/189257\" class=\"button button--deep-blue\" target=\"_top\">Buy your ticket<\/a>    \n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laugh your way through science as Curtin researchers take the stage at the Perth Comedy Festival, no lab coat required. | Reading time: 1 min<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4481,"featured_media":31011,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[144,146],"class_list":["post-31010","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-science-engineering","oasis-categories-student-life"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/science-talks-1588x840px-1000x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Ben","last_name":"Adams","display_name":"Ben Adams"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-29 14:56:07","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/31010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/31010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=31010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}