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Rosie Jones performs I Can’t Tell What She’s Saying until April 20.

The good, the weird, and the unmissable from this festival’s final week

From a show that digs into the dark recesses of the internet, to a return to the hellmouth, here are our latest reviews.

  • Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Hannah Francis, Lefa Singleton Norton, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and John Bailey

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The Booth Variety Spectacular & Formal Apology Hour! is on at Arts Centre Melbourne until April 20.

Ghosts, lies, and conspiracy theories: This festival has it all

From a show where musicals meet PowerPoint, to a trip back in time, here are our latest reviews.

  • Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Elizabeth Flux, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Nell Geraets, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Roo do you think you are? Comedian Steph Broadbridge strikes a pose.

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.

  • Karl Quinn

You don’t want to think of your doctor as human: Adam Kay

The former doctor turned author (turned humorist) says he “probably” has PTSD after the traumatic event at work that caused him to change professions.

  • John Bailey
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.

  • Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Comedians Vidya Rajan and Mel McGlensey who have a show called ‘Greg’.

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.

  • Will Cox
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Sara Pascoe has had several male mentors in comedy, including actor Andy Park.

I decided to stop dating in my 30s to figure out who I was. Then I met my husband

Before she married fellow comedian, Australian Steen Raskopoulos, Sara Pascoe took a few years off dating to ‘figure out who I was’.

  • Jane Rocca
Ambulances outside the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Wednesday night.

‘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
Sammy J: Fond of a vending machine snack.

Where Sammy J and co get their kicks (and snacks) during the comedy festival

Have you heard the one about where comedians like to eat while in town for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival? Sammy J, Josh Glanc and more spill all.

  • Emma Breheny
Ambulances are seen outside the Palais Theatre in St Kilda.

Comedy Festival opening night abruptly cancelled after patron dies mid-show

The audience was forced to leave the Allstars Supershow performance after being told of the medical emergency.

  • Brittany Busch

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