Special Events
The Gala
Universally regarded as the ‘Event of All Comedy Events’, The Gala is the red carpet televised big gig that establishes all that comes after it in terms of The Comedy Festival. It is the night when egos are pushed aside and everyone ...
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raw comedy
Hundreds of wannabes from across the nation have signed up and worked their best five minutes in the spotlight as part of a rolling rotisserie of heats. Now, we’ve trimmed the fat to give you the funniest ...
Deadly Funny
Australia’s best Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander comedians come together in one deadly gig. This utterly unique showcase of prodigious, handpicked talent also includes alumni from previous Deadly Funny programs ...
Opening Night
The curtain rises on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with a stupendous comedy concert where headliners get crammed into the one laugh-a-thon event. Five minutes each behind the mic, over 20 international and local acts, and al ...
The Great Debate
Flexing serious mental muscle are the biggest brains of the Comedy Festival – those with the comic fitness to make funny from their super smarts. Whether fighting for the ‘affirmative’ ...
Upfront
Meet the ginchiest gals of comedy. Hey hep-cats, listen up! Some crazy dolls are gonna be standin’ up for Upfront – a very special night where the Comedy Festival hands th ...
The (Very) Big Laugh Out
Like a volcano of fun erupting on the city streets, The (Very) Big Laugh Out is an all-embracing, family-friendly – and FREE – program of roving acts and entertainers that takes the comedy outside across the course of the Festival. ...
Class clowns
Wise-crackers and juvenile jokers of Australia take control of the mic as our Class Clowns State Final winners battle it out to impress judges Glenn Robbins, Lawrence Leung, Celia Pacquola and Alison Telford. Who will b...
jeez louise
The Comedy Festival’s annual consideration of ladies’ matters is back with a discussion about agents and representation. What do agents do? Why get one? How do you get one? Do you really need one? What can you do yourself? Will havin..
hannah gadsby
She had a famous son and has been paparazzied by painters for centuries since. Comedian Hannah Gadsby takes you on an historical art tour of the many faces of everyone’s favourite virgin...
Rod Quantock
Strap on your sneakers and sense of adventure – Rod’s mystery walking tour of Melbourne will have you delving into forgotten histories, and nosing into the nooks and crannies of this fair city. It’s funny too ...
roadshow
Stuffing one of the world's largest comedy festivals into the one show is no easy feat, but the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has done just that with Roadshow 2012....
