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2026 Best Newcomer Nominees

Congratulations to the Best Newcomer Award nominees – for performers doing their first full, eligible, Festival show – Barney Pollock (AUS) – King of the Pigs 2, Caitlin Duff (AUS) – Freidah Will See You Now, Dana Mitchell (AUS) – The Lady Will Have, Elliot Wood (AUS/NZ) – Mrs Lovett’s Famous Meat Pies Grand Reopening Extravaganza, Jo Gowda (AUS/India) – Don’t Deport the Fun, Nathan Chin (AUS) – Chinese Comedy Party and Tarsh Jago (AUS) – Cherub.

King of the Pigs 2 Image

Barney Pollock

King of the Pigs 2

26 Mar - 05 Apr 10 shows
Freidah Will See You Now Image

Caitlin Duff

Freidah Will See You Now

23 Mar - 18 Apr 16 shows
The Lady Will Have Image

Dana Mitchell

The Lady Will Have

06 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows
Mrs Lovett’s Famous Meat Pies Grand Reopening Extravaganza Image

Elliot Wood

Mrs Lovett’s Famous Meat Pies Grand Reopening Extravaganza

23 Mar - 12 Apr 13 shows
Don't Deport The Fun Image

Jo Gowda

Don't Deport The Fun

25 Mar - 05 Apr 11 shows
Chinese Comedy Party Image

Nathan Chin

Chinese Comedy Party

26 Mar - 19 Apr 22 shows
Cherub Image

Tarsh Jago

Cherub

07 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows
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.