Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The good, the weird, and the unmissable from this festival’s final fortnight
From a show that is “workplace comedy at its best” to a return to the hellmouth, here are our latest reviews.
- Cher Tan, Lefa Singleton Norton, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
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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
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
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
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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- City life
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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