2025 Festival | Melbourne International Comedy Festival

As seen on the Gala!

Catch the cast of The 2025 Gala, proudly supporting Oxfam, at the Festival!
Cry Daddy

Anirban Dasgupta returns to Australia with his signature smart, relatable and insightful comedy
TGI Fridays

Hosted by Charlie Pickering, TGIF! - Thank God It’s Friday! is a weekly comedy radio show airing on 774 ABC Radio Melbourne
Leon Filewood

Discover how shared laughter can bridge our deepest divides
National Grand Final

Hosted by Lizzy Hoo - RAW Comedy, where comedy legends are born!
Julio Torres

Julio Torres is bringing his acclaimed, absurdist comedy to Australian shores for the first time!
Aboriginal Allstars

Starring Australia’s premier First Nations comedians, the Allstars bring huge belly laughs from the heart of the country

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Festival News

18 March 2025 · Awards

The 2025 Stand Up! Grant Recipients are here

Three emerging comic artists are getting ready to deliver the laughs at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, with support from the Victorian Government’s Stand Up! initiative – Maddy Weeks, Meg Jäger and Janty Blair.

Curated lists

Browse the shows at this year's Festival with the help of our curated lists!

Melbourne International Comedy Festival acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands upon which we work and live. We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' spirit, imagination and rich history of storytelling and humour that is an inspiration to all Australians.

We accept the invitation to walk together with First Nations people towards a more positive future for Australia, as described in the Uluru Statement From The Heart.