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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025

This year’s laugh-fest has kicked off, with over 1000 performers stepping up to the mic. Here, our writers take a closer look.

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Broden Kelly’s Yabusele is on until April 20.

The best, the strangest, and the most daring of the comedy festival so far

From an Aunty Donna star to a performer who taps into Joan of Arc, here are our latest reviews of the comedy festival.

  • by Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
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It’s the comedy show Raygun didn’t want you to see. But is it any good?

It’s the comedy show Raygun didn’t want you to see. But is it any good?

Stephanie Broadbridge’s Breaking: The Musical had to overcome some legal challenges to make it to the Comedy Festival, where it’s just started its run. This is what the crowd can expect.

  • by Karl Quinn
If you know a Greg or are a Greg then this show is for you

If you know a Greg or are a Greg then this show is for you

Greg is an hour of absurdist sketch, improv and character comedy, taking as its starting point a pair of comedians’ fascination for a completely ordinary name.

  • by Will Cox
Not sure what to see at the MICF? Here’s how to make it a two-course comedy feast

Not sure what to see at the MICF? Here’s how to make it a two-course comedy feast

If you enjoy these superstar comedians, pair them with these hilarious up-and-comers without breaking the bank.

  • by Lefa Singleton Norton
How famously conflict-averse Luke McGregor handles curly questions

How famously conflict-averse Luke McGregor handles curly questions

The everyman comedian has made a career of awkwardness – but then our lunch got a bit awkward.

  • by Cassidy Knowlton
Can this elite clown save literature with some full-frontal nudity?

Can this elite clown save literature with some full-frontal nudity?

Damien Warren-Smith is bringing his comedy creation – Garry Starr – back to Melbourne for an hour of rapid-fire gags, puns and physical lunacy.

  • by Tyson Wray
Meg Shaw and Geoff Paine prepare for the Laughter Lab

The comedy show aiming to prove that laughter really is medicine

There will be ice water and dad jokes – what’s the worst that could happen?

  • by Nell Geraets
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Dylan Cole, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Executive Director, and Louise Compagnone, Director of AI at Datacom. Datacom is partnering with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to introduce a new AI technology, which will allow festival goers to get tailored recommendations based on their interests and availability.

Photograph by Paul Jeffers
The Age BUSINESS
11 Mar 2025

Looking for the perfect night out? There’s an AI for that – no joke

The “Funny Finder” released for this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival matches fans to their perfect show – with a little help from artificial intelligence.

  • by Gemma Grant

Should we be worried? Comedians tackle 2025’s most burning question

This year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival can’t come soon enough in worrying times.

We need to celebrate the complexities of humanity: Rhys Darby

We need to celebrate the complexities of humanity: Rhys Darby

While the New Zealand comedian worries about AI, his advice is to turn off the news and keep your sense of humour.

  • by Lenny Ann Low

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