2008 WHAT A GREAT FESTIVAL!
$9.7 million at the box office, 298 Shows, 4,146 Performances, 1,765 Performers, 123 Venues and 455,000 in the audience!
Whether you saw one or 100 shows -thank you for supporting the Comedy Festival.
It's been an amazing festival with a great program generating a total attendance of 455,059 - so the Comedy Festival consolidates its position as Australia's largest cultural event. The Comedy Festival website received 505,378 visits (from 134 different countries) in just three months.
BBC Comedy Guide www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide
Edinburgh Festival Fringe www.edfringe.com
Funnyfest – Calgary Comedy Festival www.funnyfest.com
Gilded Balloon www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Glasgow International Comedy Festival www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com
Just for Laughs Festival (Montreal) www.hahaha.com
Las Vegas Comedy Festival www.lasvegascomedyfestival.com
Leicester Comedy Festival www.comedy-festival.co.uk
Liverpool Comedy Festival www.liverpoolcomedyfestival.co.uk
New Zealand International Comedy Festival www.laugh.co.nz
Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival www.overthefence.com.au
Paramount Comedy Festival Brighton www.brightoncomedyfestival.com
Smithwick’s Cat Laughs Comedy Festival (Kilkenny) www.thecatlaughs.com
For more information on what to see and do in Melbourne, visit www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
