Festival News

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• Melbourne Museum Summer Sessions

  7 - 24 January 2021, Melbourne Museum Plaza Melbourne Museum, IMAX Melbourne, Melbourne Music Week—Extended and Melbourne International Comedy Festival have teamed up to present Melbourne... Continue Reading

  
• Comedy at The Espy in January

  Comedy at The Espy is coming back for more summer shows in January!   Kick off 2021 the right way in the iconic Gershwin Room with four jam-packed Sunday showcases. Starring some of your favourite big name... Continue Reading

  
• The Comedy Files - Issue #3

  In Issue three of The Comedy Files we chat to Perth-born, Melbourne-based stand-up comedian Anna Piper Scott, dive into the video archives with Anthony Morgan at 1995’s The Great Debate, look back over some of our... Continue Reading

  
• Comedy is back at The Espy!

  As we head into this festive season, the iconic Gershwin Room is jumping back to life with three jam-packed Sunday showcases. Starring some of your favourite big name comedians alongside Melbourne’s most exciting... Continue Reading

  
• AUDIBLE PRESENTS:

  An exciting new comedy series created under extraordinary circumstances Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Audible have teamed up to bring you Plot Twist. Hosted by Nikki Britton, one of Australia’s most talented... Continue Reading

  
• Melbourne Fringe opens today!

  The Melbourne Fringe Festival kicks off today and includes a line up to get you laughing! Over the next two and a half weeks catch new and exciting shows from Melbourne International Comedy Festival award winners and nominees Game... Continue Reading

  
• NAIDOC Week: First Nations Celebrations in Comedy

  NAIDOC Week is a week of observance, thought and celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Australia’s Traditional Owners. A week of celebrating the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' spirit,... Continue Reading

  
• RAW Comedy Participant Update

  9am, Wednesday 4 November It’s been a tough year, but between the Zoom chats, sourdough loaves and socially distant picnics there remains room for Australia's largest and most prestigious comedy competition, albeit at a... Continue Reading

  
• The Comedy Files - Issue #2

  In issue two of The Comedy Files we chat to Stand Up! Grant recipient and RAW Comedy State Finalist Aurelia St Clair, dive into the video archives with Denise Scott and Rod Quantock from 1999's Standing Up filmed at the... Continue Reading

  
• The Standup Sessions

  Wednesday 23 September, 2020 All episodes of The Standup Sessions, a brand new series featuring socially distanced comedy and chat with some of Melbourne’s favourite comedians, are now available to stream FREE... Continue Reading