Fees, features and payouts compared for comedy promoters. Prices checked 9 October 2026.
TryBooking is an Australian general-purpose ticketing platform with low fees and no monthly costs. Funny Little Shows is built for comedy: it runs your website, artists, shows, ticketing, comps and door scanning in one place.
TryBooking's fees are lower than ours. Both platforms take 2.5% of the ticket price from the organiser, but TryBooking's per-ticket fee for the punter is $0.50 against our $1. TryBooking also has no monthly website hosting fee ... since they don't provide you a website.
| Per paid ticket | Funny Little Shows | TryBooking |
|---|---|---|
| Published fee | $1 per ticket paid by the punter; 2.5% of the ticket price paid by you (includes card processing) | $0.50 per ticket paid by the punter; 2.5% processing paid by you (the split TryBooking says most organisers use) |
| GST | GST inclusive | GST inclusive |
| Worked example: $25.00 ticket | ||
| Punter pays | $26.00 | $25.50 |
| You receive | $24.38 | $24.37 |
| Total fees | $1.62 | $1.13 |
| Worked example: $50.00 ticket | ||
| Punter pays | $51.00 | $50.50 |
| You receive | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Total fees | $2.25 | $1.75 |
Prices checked 9 October 2026 from Funny Little Shows pricing and TryBooking pricing (AU). All amounts in AUD, rounded to the cent. TryBooking lets you choose who pays some or all of its fees; with Funny Little Shows the punter always pays the $1 and the 2.5% comes from your ticket price. Fees can change, so check the current published pricing before you decide.
TryBooking charges $0.15 rather than $0.50 for tickets of $5 or less. If you connect your own Stripe account, TryBooking charges 1% + $0.50 per ticket and Stripe's fees apply on top. Our hosted website is optional, at $35 a month; you can use our ticketing on its own with your existing website.
| Feature | Funny Little Shows | TryBooking |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Comedy promoters, festivals and venues | Any kind of event; popular with schools, clubs and community groups |
| Your own branded website with gig listings | ✅ Hosted on your domain ($35 a month) | A customisable booking page on TryBooking |
| Artists, shows and sessions managed in one place | ✅ | Not listed on the pages we checked |
| Multi-venue, multi-room festival program | ✅ | Not listed on the pages we checked |
| Comp ticket allocations for artists, producers and venues | ✅ Including a venue box office portal and automatic release of unused comps | Not listed on the pages we checked |
| Mix your own ticketing with a venue's ticketing, show by show | ✅ | Not listed on the pages we checked |
| Waitlists | ✅ | ✅ Released tickets go on general sale rather than being held for the waitlist |
| Discount codes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Custom checkout questions | ✅ | ✅ Custom forms with sub-questions |
| Add-ons such as meals and merchandise | ✅ | ✅ Merchandise, set up using custom forms or a merchandise-only event |
| Allocated seating with seat maps | ✗ On our roadmap | ✅ Seating chart builder included |
| Door scanning app | ✅ iOS and Android, works offline | ✅ Works offline, includes door sales |
| Card payments at the door | ✗ Door sales are recorded in the app; take payment separately | ✅ |
| Email marketing to opted-in customers | ✅ New: segments, campaign designer, sign-up forms and ticket sales per campaign | Marketing tools included (no detail given on the pricing page) |
| Free events | For existing customers only | ✅ No fees for anyone |
| When you're paid | Into your own Stripe account, on Stripe's rolling payout schedule (usually a few days after each sale) | After the event, on request (usually the next working day). Before the event only at TryBooking's discretion |
TryBooking features are taken from their pricing and sell tickets pages and their help centre (funds, custom forms, wait lists, merchandise) on 9 October 2026. “Not listed” means we couldn't find it there, not that TryBooking doesn't offer it.
No. Both take 2.5% from the organiser, but TryBooking’s per-ticket fee is $0.50 against our $1, and TryBooking has no monthly website hosting fee. On a $25 ticket the total fees are $1.13 with TryBooking and $1.62 with us. What you get for the difference is a comedy-specific system: your own website, artist and show management, comp ticket allocations and a venue portal.
Yes. Each show can link to external ticketing, so a show sold through TryBooking or a venue’s box office still appears in your program and on your website.
Yes. You can import customers from a CSV file. Only import people who have agreed to hear from you.
With Funny Little Shows, ticket money goes into your own Stripe account at the time of sale, and Stripe pays it out to your bank on its rolling schedule. With TryBooking you request a transfer after the event (usually received the next working day). Transfers before the event are at TryBooking’s discretion.
Not yet. Allocated seating is on our roadmap. If you need reserved seats today, TryBooking is the better choice.
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