Special Events

After considerable razzle-dazzle displays of blatant idiocy cloaked in heroicism, those competitors willing and able to make the bravest of comedy leaps get to battle it out for the crown of 2010 RAW Comedy Winner at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

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Who will be the next to fend off the competition and get bragging rights of Deadly Funny National Champ 2010 at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Grand Final? Time will tell, ay! You’d be deadly crazy to miss it.

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Forget the deb - The Class Clowns Teenage Gala is the ultimate 'coming out' occasion for Australia's best newbie comedians aged under 20.

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In an effort to help the good folk at Oxfam Australia, a glitterati line-up of local and international comedians donate their time and jokes so everyone can enjoy that warm fuzzy feeling. Seats go faster than a game of musical chairs, making the Gala one of the most sought-after tickets in town.

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Take the biggest show you can think of, then times it by four, and add six. That will give you a bit of an idea of what we’re talking about.

Stepping up are a host of Local and Global Comedy Cognoscenti with Special Guest Host Paul McDermott.

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In the red corner: a team punching for the affirmative. In the blue corner: the negative. They’ve both got killer lefts, but only one side can be right…

You’ll see dancing like a butterfly, stinging like a bee, and a competition that’s played for laughs rather than glory.

Get ready to rumble.

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Fifteen years on and strong, and Upfront continues to be a suspender-bender event that’s not only upfront but downright hilarious.

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This eye-opening chat ‘show and tell’ comes full of scuttlebutt, exposing the sensational behind-the-scenes nonsense of this crazy business we call ‘show business’.

Joining our local Gossip Girl compere – The Fabulous Adam Richard – is an assembly of comedy luminaries and industry insiders.

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Primetime Comedy takes a more mature swipe at stand-up. Stepping up to meet the challenge is a sophisticated and stellar line-up of local heavyweights and handpicked international acts. They take the stage at a primetime, family-friendly timeslot so you don’t have to battle peak hour traffic to see the finest this year’s Comedy Festival has to offer.

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There’s plenty of low-cost/high-hilarity fun at the Festival with the family-friendly and totally FREE Big Laugh Out. The Big Laugh Out kicks off Easter Weekend then every Friday night, Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

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Tapping into the smarts she cultivated through an art history degree and the fine comic timing honed through previous tours, Hannah takes you on a journey through Dadaism, Impressionism, Modernism and even Hannahism, where she'll be making light of the serious business of art criticism.

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