Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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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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
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
‘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
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
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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
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
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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.
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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