Festival News

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• Melbourne Fringe 2023

  The 2023 Melbourne Fringe Festival is set to be an extraordinary celebration of artistic expression and cultural diversity, and its comedy line-up is undeniably one of the standout features. With a thrilling assortment of the... Continue Reading

  
• Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023

    The Nominees have been announced for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, an eagerly anticipated event in the world of comedy. This prestigious award, formerly known as the Perrier Comedy Award, recognises outstanding comedic... Continue Reading

  
• 2023 RAW Comedy National Grand Final on SBS Viceland

  Tuesday 11 July, 2023 Catch all the hilarious action from the 2023 RAW Comedy National Grand Final, as finalists from across the country bring their a-game to the ‘comedy playoffs’ in search of Australia's best... Continue Reading

  
• NAIDOC Week 2023

  It’s NAIDOC week - and this year the theme calls for us to honour the knowledge holders, the trailblazers, the advocates, the teachers and the leaders. ‘For Our Elders’ is all about giving them the recognition that... Continue Reading

  
• Light The Way Home Fundraiser

  Mid-way through the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we joined forces with cult Melbourne Comedy Room Hairbrush Comedy for one night only to present a stellar line-up of women, non-binary and queer comics, to raise... Continue Reading

  
• 2023 King's Birthday Honours

  Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2023 King's Birthday Honours!  In particular, we celebrate the recognition of a number of Australia’s favourite comedians! Their creativity, wit, and humour have brought joy... Continue Reading

  
• Congrats to the 40th Annual Green Room Awards recipients

  A massive congratulations to Geraldine Quinn & Cameron Thomas, Samantha Andrew & Mel O'Brien and Game Boys Comedy, who were announced as winners in their categories at the Green Room Awards –... Continue Reading

  
• See you in 2024!

  Save the date now, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival will be back for more laughs in 2024 – from Wednesday 27 March – Sunday 21 April 2024. Development programs Class Clowns, Deadly Funny and RAW... Continue Reading

  
• Vale Barry Humphries

  We are saddened to hear of the passing of comic legend Barry Humphries. Having started his career in Melbourne, Barry’s early support, along with Peter Cook, helped kick off and raise the profile of the Festival nationally... Continue Reading

  
• 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award Winners Announced

  GILLIAN COSGRIFF TAKES OUT TWO HONOURS INCLUDING MOST OUTSTANDING SHOW AWARD On the final Saturday of the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Australian comedy industry came together to celebrate the highlights of... Continue Reading