Comedy
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.
- 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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- Opinion
- US politics
Whether making weekend plans or war plans, these are the unspoken rules of the group chat
Whether you’re organising a golf weekend or a tactical strike against the Houthis, the rules of the group chat apply to us all.
- Thomas Mitchell
‘The worst thing that’s ever happened to me’: Inside Taskmaster’s best moments
The game show’s whistle-wielding referee Tom Cashman ranks his favourite tasks and reveals the comedian who cracked it.
- Meg Watson
‘He’s dying’: Distressed comedy fans say show continued after man’s collapse
Shocked audience members have described how the show went on while a man died during the opening night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
- Cassandra Morgan
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.
- Cassidy Knowlton
- Opinion
- Public transport
The curious case of people who fall asleep in public (more specifically on public transport)
Next to me on the train, a man sleeps so deeply that no number of flustered commuters can disturb his slumber.
- Thomas Mitchell
‘Sick of being passive’: Tony Armstrong launches ‘spell-check app for racists’
The former ABC News Breakfast presenter stars in a new viral comedy sketch that advertises a spell-check app for online trolls looking to insult him.
- Thomas Mitchell
Tony Armstrong's new spell-check app
The former ABC News Breakfast presenter stars in a new comedy sketch that advertises a spell-check app for online trolls looking to insult him.
Kylie Minogue kills it in White House whodunit comedy The Residence
There are countless characters in this Netflix series, but one star shines brightest.
- Karl Quinn
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.
- Lefa Singleton Norton
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