Lily Catastrophe

Lily Catastrophe is an award-winning comedian and burlesque performer based in te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, New Zealand).

Winner of Best New Comedian at the Wellington Comedy Awards 2024, Lily cemented her status as one to watch with her debut solo comedy cabaret BOTTOM SURGERY, which received wide critical acclaim during the New Zealand Fringe Festival 2025 and the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in 2025. BOTTOM SURGERY won Best Cabaret at the Nelson Fringe Awards and Lily was further nominated for Most Promising Emerging Artist during the New Zealand Fringe Awards and Best Newcomer - Wellington at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival Awards.

She has performed internationally as a featured performer at the Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival in 2024 and will be making her return back to SIBF in 2025 before taking BOTTOM SURGERY to Melbourne Fringe Festival in October.

Upcoming shows

  • Friday 26 Sep @ the Broadway Theatre
    SASKATOON INTERNATIONAL BURLESQUE FESTIVAL (Tickets)

  • Sat 3 Oct @ Newtown Community Centre
    AIRHORN CALMS DOWN! (Tickets)

  • Sat 4 Oct @ Fringe Hub Trades Hall
    T4T: A TRANSGENDER SHOWCASE (Tickets)

  • Wednesday 8 Oct - Saturday 11 Oct @ Club Voltaire
    BOTTOM SURGERY (Tickets)

  • Tuesday 25 Nov - Saturday 29 Nov @ Basement Theatre
    BOTTOM SURGERY (Tickets)

  • Friday 28 Nov @ SkyCity Theatre
    BEST CHRISTMAS COMEDY SHOW ON EARTH (Tickets)

  • Utterly holds the audience in her grasp

    Wellingtonista

  • A beautiful performance of femme-sexuality

    Art Murmurs

  • One seriously amazing woman

    Theatreview