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Some of the comedy festival performers.

Cowboys, fever dreams and a ‘good troll’: It’s the first weekend of comedy festival

From a performer who taps into Lynchian surrealism to one sans pants, here are our latest reviews of the comedy festival.

  • Cher Tan, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar

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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
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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Luke McGregor at Lucia restaurant, South Melbourne

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

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.

  • Lenny Ann Low
MICF 2025

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.

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?

  • Nell Geraets

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