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The Festival Club

Comedy never sleeps

Your very own late-night treat for laughs and letting loose on the dance floor. Every show is a brand-new must-see, and comedy’s brightest stars and legends of the game surprise even themselves.

What it says, is what you get. The very best of the Festival for a dollar a pop – it’s a Tightarse Tuesday bloody bargain!

Line-ups to be announced

Tue 1 Apr
Tue 8 Apr
Tue 15 Apr

The biggest Festival names in an epic late-night line-up.

Line-ups to be annouced

Thu 27 Mar
Fri 28 Mar
Sat 29 Mar
Fri 4 Apr
Sat 5 Apr
Fri 11 Apr
Sat 12 Apr
Thu 17 Apr
Fri 18 Apr
LIP SYNC BATTTLE

HOSTED BY ALEX HINES & LOU WALL
The most epic (and best costumed) lip-sync battles of the Fest.

Fridays, after the comedy, 28 Mar, 4, 11 & 18 Apr

Lip-syncers to be announced

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HAUS PARTY!

HOSTED BY OTTO & ASTRID 
Berlin band Die Roten Punkte rock the haus with DJ Andrew McClelland and world class musical comedy, circus and variety.

Line-up to be announced

Sun 30 Mar
DO GO ON: THE QUIZ SHOW

HOSTED BY DAVE WARNEKE
Do Go On... in Quiz form! Team captains Jess Perkins and Matt Stewart are joined by special guests on one big topic from history. Nerdy, and incredible fun.

Line-up to be announced

Wed 2 Apr
CHARACTER BONANZA

HOSTED BY NAT HARRIS & OLIVER COLEMAN 
The best character comedians are checking their IDs at the door. Doesn’t matter who you are, just don’t break character!

Line-up to be announced

Thu 3 Apr
TOD TALKS

HOSTED BY OWEN MERRIMAN
Terrible Ideas, Improvised. Each night some of the finest comedians will try to convince us that they are experts... the twist is, they will have no idea what their expert subject is until they walk out on stage! This is a battleground of pop-culture references, quick wit, cringeworthy puns, and improvised absurdity.

Line-up to be announced

Sun 6 Apr
ROAST BEEF

HOSTED BY HENRY YAN & WILLIAM WANGThe funniest Asian comedians of the Festival come together for a night of jokes and roasts.

Line-up to be announced

Wed 9 Apr
DOWN TO CLOWN

HOSTED BY JOSH GLANC
We’re letting the clowns loose in the Club for a night of comedy chaos.

Line-up to be announced

Thu 10 Apr
BACKYARD STORIES

HOSTED BY CLAUDIA NANKERVIS
Melbourne’s cult storytelling night. One topic, five comedians, infinite possibilities.

Line-up to be announced

Sun 13 Apr
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE

HOSTED BY MARK WATSON 
Bite-size briefings from the wisest comedians in the game. Life lessons you didn’t know you needed.

Line-up to be announced

Wed 16 Apr
COMEDIANS ON STAGE AUDITIONING FOR MUSICALS

HOSTED BY MICHELLE BRASIER & BEN RUSSELL
Festival favourites dazzle with their showstopping skills as they audition for their dream musical roles.

Line-up to be announced

Sat 19 Apr

Plus... Party the night away with special guest DJs. After the Comedy from midnight (11pm Sundays) Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Easter Thursday. Meet you on the dancefloor.

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.