If you go to the Brisbane Powerhouse this afternoon at 4 o’clock you might be lucky enough to see the next big thing in comedy.

The Queensland final of the Class Clown competition, organised by the Melbourne Comedy Festival, sees school students strut their comedic stuff on stage at the Visy Theatre with the view to a place in the national grand final.

Damien Power, himself a successful home-grown comic, is the host of the show. He joins me now.

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