Melbourne International Comedy Festival Team

Festival Director/CEO Susan Provan AO
Executive Director Damien Hodgkinson

Associate Directors Bridget Bantick and Gideon James
Associate Director: TV & Content Claire Hammond
Producer Rebecca Austin
Producer: Education and Development Programs Wes Snelling
Artists & Program Administrator Pieta Farrell
Venue Operations Manager Sarah Neville
Roadshow Producer Kylie Mitchell
Tours Coordinator Julia Valentini
Assistant Producer: RAW Comedy & Festival Club Anthony Noack
Company Managers Tom Noble, Hannah Norris, Jessica Hutchinson
Associate Producer Sumendra (Sam) Singh

Producer: TV Events Nicole Dixon
TV Production Associates Ted Robinson at GNWTV; Andy McIntyre at Rocket Science Entertainment;
Matt Stewart and Evan Munro-Smith at Stupid Old Studios; John Olb at Thousand Words Productions
TV Events Technical Director Frog Peck
TV Events Production Manager Gillian McCarrey
Galas & Debate Set Design bluebottle
Special Events Lighting Design Phil Lethlean
Festival Club, RAW Comedy & Upfront Set Design Colin Mitchell 
TV Events Producers' Assistant Claudia Nankervis

Finance Business Manager Rose Hosking
Finance Operations Manager Torben Deinert
Office Manager Jacinta Ewers
Accounts & Payroll Assistant Cheryl Mizzi
Administration Assistant Georgia Mahony, Matilda Niel

Festival Lawyers Marshalls + Dent 
IT Support Redfly IT 

Marketing & Partnership Director Denise Damianos
Marketing Manager Erin Muller
Partnerships Manager Rachel Toop
Social Media Coordinator Nick Robertson
Marketing Coordinator Natalie Holmwood
Partnership & Events Coordinator Rose Jang
Graphic Designer Lorna Hendry
Editor Andi Lawson-Moore 

National Publicity Jodi Crocker for Social Set Media;
Sonia Rendigs, Tina Orr, Jessica Williams, Fabian Macolino for Hatching Communications
Festival Produced Artists Publicity Asha Holmes Publicity – Asha Holmes, Stephanie Payne 

Media Buyer Millmaine Entertainment
Photography Jim Lee and Stano Murin
Design Actual Size and Millmaine Entertainment
Website Monkii 
Festival Ticketing Red61

Technical Director James Shuter
Production Manager: Shows Genevieve Cizevskis
Production Manager: Logistics Ian Corcoran
Production Manager: Venues Oren Gerassi
Production Manager: Special Events Kim O'Connell
Production Admin: Sarah Jayne Saunders, Jacinta Collins
Production Coordinators: Nathan Evers, Sean Ford, Ian Jackson, Zillah Morrow, Bronwyn Pringle, Paul Shannon, Jess Frost, Deb Hatton

Ticketing Operations Manager Lillian Birch
Assistant Ticketing Managers Ruairidh Finnigan, Evan Lawson, Nick Turner
Venues Manager Tash Commons (to Jan 2018), Thomas Quirk
Assistant Venues Managers Erin Hutchinson, Jess Copas, Birgit Siegel, Julia Kazmierczak
Spiegelmastro David Bates
Melbourne Town Hall chalkboard artists The Letterettes