Gillian Cosgriff Recommends | Melbourne International Comedy Festival

'Hello, here are ten shows I recommend that will be on at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. To be clear, I have already shortlisted 107 shows I would like to see. I am nothing if not ambitious and wildly unrealisitic.

There are literally hundreds of brilliant shows on in Naarm between March 25 and April 19 in 2026. You would be a fool to miss all of them. If you've already seen all of these, let me know and I will tell you more.' - Gillian Cosgriff

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Tricksy Collins

Assigned Magician at Birth

26 Mar - 05 Apr 10 shows

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Hannah Camilleri

Dinner Hannah Show

26 Mar - 19 Apr 22 shows

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Lou Wall

Where Are All the Tall Grandmas?

26 Mar - 19 Apr 22 shows

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Alex Hines & Sarah Stafford

Birds

07 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows

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Ben Russell

Bon.

26 Mar - 12 Apr 16 shows

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Ben Russell (2024 Show Encore Performance)

26 Mar - 29 Mar 4 shows

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Mish Wittrup

Not As Good As I Remember

26 Mar - 19 Apr 19 shows

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Fuccbois: Live in Concert

26 Mar - 05 Apr 10 shows

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Frankie McNair

Huge Ass Mindset

07 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows

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Sashi Perera

Pear Tree

26 Mar - 19 Apr 23 shows

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Chloe Petts

Big Naturals

26 Mar - 19 Apr 22 shows

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Damian Cosgriff

But, it is a Tumour!

25 Mar - 15 Apr 19 shows

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Gillian Cosgriff

Life, Oh Life

26 Mar - 19 Apr 22 shows

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