Playlist by Amy Hetherington  

Comedian Amy Hetherington is covering over 20,000km on her big regional comedy tour. That’s a lot of time in the car! With over 50 gigs across the country, we asked her what songs you need on an outback comedy tour play list.

Hey mates. I’m halfway across the Nullabor. I’ve overtaken about 30 caravans and eaten four bacon and egg sandwiches. I’m living the dream. Outback touring is the best and one of the things that makes it fun is curating the perfect playlist. I’ve got five songs that you MUST have if you’re doing a regional comedy tour… let me know if you agree with me at @amyhetherington on Insta (happy to fight about music anytime)

Amyl and the Sniffers - Hertz

The best road trip song ever! Hits hard. Perfect match of energy because I’m touring at the moment in a VS Commodore with no aircon. Got the windows down, it’s loud and I can shout along to Amyl and the Sniffers. Take me to the beach! Take me to the country!

Bad//Dreems - See Ya Tomorrow 

Bad//Dreems are my favourite band. I’m concerningly obsessed with them and they’ve probably blocked me on social media. See Ya Tomorrow is a deranged banger and lyrically feels like a roadtrip because there’s a lot of time to think about weird things. Also very satisfying this tour because I drove through Whyalla and a few other reference points of the song.

Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody 

My favourite song of all time is a contrast to the Aussie punk in most of my playlists, but you need a pop sing along anthem. Essential for the feel-good, feminine energy and it cracks up the truck drivers when you pull into an outback servo with this on.

Cosmic Psychos - Nice Day To Go to The Pub

Tour life means a lot of pub food and when you’re driving around Australia in the summer, it’s always a nice day to go to the pub. Schnitzels are their own food group on this tour and I’m very lucky that calories don’t count when you’re on the road.

Scared Weird Little Guys - Come To Australia

Got to have a comedy tune in there. It is a comedy road trip after all. And this song is a great reminder that doing an outback comedy tour is brave. Not only are you trying to make tough regional crowds laugh, but you also have to battle the elements – including the spiders in the outback dunnies.

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Bio

Amy is a high energy comedian and MC from Darwin. She engages her audience with a joyful combination of positivity, wit and charm. Amy’s career isn’t short of accolades, and the list of achievements has reached new heights over the last few years. During her career she has won the Fringe World Best Comedy Award (2023) and Adelaide Fringe Weekly award (2019, 2022, 2024), and was a finalist at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival RAW competition in 2020. Over her career she has supported comedians such as Dave Hughes, Glenn Robbins, Fiona O’Loughlin, Jimeon, Akmal, Dave O’Neil, Greg Fleet and even MTV Jackass alumni Steve-O. She has become a regular on major TV and radio shows - featuring on triple J’s Hack program, Sunrise, Today Show and ABC News Breakfast - and was even involved in a debate for baby-friendly comedy on ABC Darwin back in April.

Tour Dates

Jan 16 - Port Lincoln 

Jan 17 - Streaky Bay

Jan 18 - Ceduna 

Jan 21 - Albany 

Jan 24 - Hopetoun 

Jan 25 - Manjimup 

Jan 28 - Denmark 

Jan 29 - Margaret River 

Jan 30 + 31 - Bunbury Fringe

Jan 31 - Busselton 

Feb 5-9 - Perth 

Feb 12 - Carnarvon

Feb 13 - Geraldton  

Feb 14 - Narrogin 

Feb 15 - Kalgoorlie 

Feb 16 - Esperance

Feb 17 - Bremer Bay 

Feb 20 - Minlaton

Feb 21 - Coonawarra 

Feb 22-Mar 1 - Adelaide Fringe 

Mar 2 - Gawler

Mar 5 - Six Twelve Brewery

Mar 6 - Lobethal

Mar 7 - Seaford 

Mar 8 - Mt Barker

Mar 9 - Shapeshifter Brewery

Mar 13 - Wudinna

Mar 14 - Kadina 

Mar 15 - Woolshed Brewery

April 8-20 - Melbourne International Comedy Festival 

April 22-26 - Brisbane

April 27+28 - Cairns