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The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the three largest comedy festivals in the world, alongside Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival.

An annual event, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival literally takes over Australia’s comedy capital, Melbourne, each autumn with an enormous program of stand-up comedy, cabaret, theatre, street performance, film, television, radio and visual arts.

The Festival was launched in 1987 by Barry Humphries and Peter Cook. Twenty festivals later, with attendances of over 400,000, it has grown to be Australia’s largest cultural event. With an average ticket price of just $22, the Comedy Festival is not only a hugely popular event but an extremely accessible one. When the Melbourne Town Hall precinct is converted into a giant comedy hub, there is something for every comedy lover, from the very best local and international comedy acts in venues of all shapes and sizes.

Acts

$3.99kg - Night of the Living Comedians    Stand-Up    The Amber Lounge       
*** (3 Stars)    Stand-Up    Drifters Alibi       
21st Brian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Awards Benefit, The    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Main Hall       
3 for the Price of 1    Stand-Up    Comic's Lounge       
Aaron Keeffe in It's Not You, It's Me    Stand-Up    Elephant and Wheelbarrow - CITY       
Adam Hills - Joymonger    Stand-Up    Forum Theatre - Upstairs       
Adam Richard X    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Backstage Room       
Adam Rozenbachs in Wrong Way, Keep Going    Stand-Up    Portland Hotel - Gold Room       
Adventures of the Man with the Dominant Claw, The    Stand-Up    Kaleide RMIT Union Theatre       
After Party, The    Stand-Up    Exford Hotel       
Akmal    Stand-Up    Athenaeum Theatre       
Alec Fry and Doug Chappel are Re-Educating the Planet!    Stand-Up    The Amber Lounge       
All Nations, All Comedy    Stand-Up    All Nations Bar       
Always Remove the Lens Cap    Stand-Up    Hard Rock Café       
Andrea Powell in How Do You Like Your Eggs?    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Regent Room       
Andrew McClelland's Somewhat Ambitious Solution for Making the World a Better Place (in general)    Stand-Up    Alley Bar       
Andy Muirhead in Silly Rabbit    Stand-Up    CAE Scone Room       
Andy Zaltzman Detonates 60 Minutes of Unbridled Evening    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Cloak Room       
Anthony Morgan - Sackful of Bullfrogs    Stand-Up    Victoria Hotel - Vic's Bar       
Ardal O'Hanlon    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Supper Room       
Austen Tayshus in The Merchant of Menace    Stand-Up    Shell Theatrette       
Barb Joseph - 21st Century Housewife    Stand-Up    Northcote Town Hall       
Ben Chisholm - Voicebox    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - The Quilt Room       
Ben Price as Dr Phil in What Were You Thinking?    Stand-Up    St Martins Randall Theatre       
Best of the Edinburgh Fest (USA, Ire & Aus)    Stand-Up    RMIT Capitol Theatre       
Brad Oakes - Deceitful    Stand-Up    Hard Rock Café       
Cameron Knight - And Then There's Love?    Stand-Up    Alley Bar       
Carnal Knowledge Gameshow    Stand-Up    Eurotrash Bar       
Charlie Pickering - Impractical Jokes    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Cloak Room       
Chopper's Harden the F*ck Up Australia Tour    Stand-Up    Umbrella Revolution       
Chris Radburn - The Warm-Up Guy    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - The Quilt Room       
Christina Adams - Semi Rural    Stand-Up    Victoria Hotel - Acacia Room       
Christina Davis in SEX    Stand-Up    Cookie       
CJ Fortuna is Under Ceej! Action Comedy    Stand-Up    Loop Bar       
Claire Hooper - Show Girl    Stand-Up    CAE Scone Room       
Classic Impro Sundae    Stand-Up    Comic's Lounge       
Col Cameron - Like a Fish Out of Water    Stand-Up    The Vault, downstairs at Caz Reitop's Dirty Secrets       
Comedian Sandwich Delicious    Stand-Up    The Comedy House at Fad Gallery       
Comedy Showbag    Stand-Up    Three Degrees       
Conservatism    Stand-Up    Coopers Inn       
Corinne Grant - Have My Stuff    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Powder Room       
Courteney Hocking - Un-Australian    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - Banner Room       
D-Cuppetry    Stand-Up    Umbrella Revolution       
Damian Callinan in Sportsman's Night    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Lower Town Hall       
Dan Lee in The Travis Bickle Transition    Stand-Up    Bar Open       
Dan Willis - Ferris Bueller's Way of...    Stand-Up    Elephant and Wheelbarrow - CITY       
Daniel Kitson - It's the Fireworks Talking    Stand-Up    Athenaeum Theatre       
Daniel Moore - Something Better    Stand-Up    Hotel Discovery (formally Hotel Bakpak) - Velvet Underground       
Daniel Townes    Stand-Up    Portland Hotel - Locker Room       
Danny Bhoy    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Main Hall       
Danny McGinlay - Star Spangled Bender    Stand-Up    Stork Hotel       
Darren Casey - Poo Ring Sting    Stand-Up    Elephant and Wheelbarrow - CITY       
Dave Bloustien - Beastly    Stand-Up    The Imperial Hotel       
Dave Bushell - Dirt, War... & Why I Don't Eat the Fishies    Stand-Up    fortyfivedownstairs       
Dave Callan in Dance of the Flame Retardant Monkey    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Council Chambers       
Dave County - Have a Laugh    Stand-Up    Elephant and Wheelbarrow - CITY       
Dave Grant - Mid Life Crisis!    Stand-Up    Dingley International Hotel       
Dave Hughes - Hughesy Goes Bananas    Stand-Up    Athenaeum Theatre       
Dave Jory is Polished    Stand-Up    Hotel Discovery (formally Hotel Bakpak) - Velvet Underground       
Dave Thornton - Euromission    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - The Meeting Room       
David O'Doherty is my name    Stand-Up    Hi-Fi Bar & Ballroom       
David Quirk - I Don't Wanna Tell Jokes    Stand-Up    Erwin Rado Theatre       
Dead Baron, The    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - The Evatt Room       
Deadly Funny Grand Final    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Lower Town Hall       
Department of Humour Services, The    Stand-Up    The Comedy House at Fad Gallery       
Dolores! Dolores!    Stand-Up    Hotel Discovery (formally Hotel Bakpak) - Theatre       
Drew Rokos - What's All The Drew-Ha-Ha?    Stand-Up    Felix Lounge       
Dylan Moran    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Main Hall       
Ed Byrne - Standing Up & Falling Down    Stand-Up    RMIT Capitol Theatre       
Edinburgh Festa Besta: Starring Craig Hill    Stand-Up    Comedy Club       
ElbowSkin - Sparring Partners    Stand-Up    The Imperial Hotel       
Evan Jones - Extravaganza Pandemonium and Comic Spectacular    Stand-Up    The Comedy House at Fad Gallery       
Fiona McGary in Giggles and Puddles    Stand-Up    Portland Hotel - Locker Room       
Fiona O'Loughlin    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Supper Room       
Fiona Scott-Norman - The Needle and the Damage Done    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - The Evatt Room       
Fox K is... Looking for Emily    Stand-Up    Misty       
Gabriel Rossi - The Tarantella Feller    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Powder Room       
Gary Bradbury - Cairo or Bust    Stand-Up    Elephant and Wheelbarrow - CITY       
Gavin Baskerville is Happy    Stand-Up    Three Degrees       
Georgia Van C in News from the Father Country    Stand-Up    F4       
Geraldine Hickey - Trucker's Daughter    Stand-Up    Portland Hotel - Locker Room       
Gerard McCulloch    Stand-Up    Victoria Hotel - Acacia Room       
Going Halves!    Stand-Up    Hotel Discovery (formally Hotel Bakpak) - Velvet Underground       
Grab the 86 to 303!    Stand-Up    303       
Great Golden Showers    Stand-Up    The Amber Lounge       
Greg Fleet with Mick Moriarty in Fleetwood Mick    Stand-Up    Swiss Club       
GUINNESS Comedy Zone, The    Stand-Up    Hi-Fi Bar Mezzanine       
Hard Rock Comedy Café Wants You    Stand-Up    Hard Rock Café       
Harley Breen in The Kingswood and I    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Backstage Room       
Il Dago    Stand-Up    Northcote Town Hall       
Instant Order: Trial by Audience    Stand-Up    Glitch Bar & Cinema       
Jackie Loeb in Things I Can't Talk About    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - The Meeting Room       
Jason Byrne - Sheep for Feet and Rams for Hands    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Lower Town Hall       
Jeff Green - Personal    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Lower Town Hall       
Jimeoin - Nice Touch!    Stand-Up    Athenaeum Theatre       
Jimmy James Eaton's Sausage Sizzle    Stand-Up    Northcote Town Hall       
Joel Ozborn - One Night Stand-Up    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Powder Room       
Johnny Kats Unleashed    Stand-Up    Blue Fin Cafe       
Josh Earl is a Librarian    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers       
Josh Thomas - Please Like Me    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Lunch Room       
Josie Long - Kindness and Exuberance    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Powder Room       
Justin D Lodge - Life, Death and Komodo Dragons    Stand-Up    Hotel Discovery (formally Hotel Bakpak) - Velvet Underground       
Justin Hamilton in Three Colours Hammo 1: Melbourne    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Council Chambers       
Justin Hamilton in Three Colours Hammo 2: Laugh and Death    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Council Chambers       
Justin Hamilton in Three Colours Hammo 3: Hamilton and His Sisters    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Council Chambers       
Justin Kennedy - Ladies...?    Stand-Up    Portland Hotel - Locker Room       
Kent Valentine - What Would Batman Do?    Stand-Up    Portland Hotel - Portland Room       
Kieran Butler Claims Collingwood Ruined My Life... Again!    Stand-Up    Carringbush Hotel       
Kim Hope - Rollercoaster    Stand-Up    Portland Hotel - Portland Room       
Kiss Chasey    Stand-Up    Loop Bar       
Lance Petrie in Travelling at the Speed of Darkness    Stand-Up    Tote Hotel       
Lawrence Leung Learns to Breakdance    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - The Quilt Room       
Lawrence Mooney in Where To?    Stand-Up    CAE Scone Room       
Legal Comedy Debate - Rude & Crude: Do Lawyers Need to Go There?    Stand-Up    Athenaeum Theatre       
Life of Bryan II - Lessons in Life    Stand-Up    State Library - Village Roadshow Theatrette       
Local Laughs @ Laundry    Stand-Up    Laundry Bar       
LoveLife    Stand-Up    F4       
Man and his Midget, A    Stand-Up    Retro Cafe       
Mark Butler - It's Not Big, It's Not Clever    Stand-Up    Loop Bar       
Mark Watson - I'm Worried that I'm Starting to Hate Almost Everyone in the World    Stand-Up    Hi-Fi Bar & Ballroom       
Marty Lappan - Cunnamulla    Stand-Up    Elephant and Wheelbarrow - CITY       
Matt Elsbury - meaning...?    Stand-Up    Pony       
Merrick & Rosso - The Unprofessionals    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Main Hall       
Meshel Laurie - A Shadow of My Former Self    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Cloak Room       
Michael Chamberlin - Buddha & Bluey & Me    Stand-Up    Alley Bar       
Michael Connell in Classic    Stand-Up    Victoria University       
Mickey D - Shame 101    Stand-Up    Victoria Hotel - Vic's Bar       
Mon's Comedy Cooker    Stand-Up    Melbourne City Square       
Monday Night for Comic Relief    Stand-Up    Vibe Bar       
Monty Franklin - Monty McFly    Stand-Up    Elephant and Wheelbarrow - ST KILDA       
Music, Mirth & Mayhem 9    Stand-Up    Hi-Fi Bar & Ballroom       
MW OH Show's Quarter Life Crisis, The    Stand-Up    F4       
Nick Stevens and Friends    Stand-Up    Drifters Alibi       
Nik Coppin - Redblak    Stand-Up    Elephant and Wheelbarrow - CITY       
Oliver Clark... By Request Only!    Stand-Up    Three Degrees       
Parental as Anything    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers       
Peter Berner in BernerLand    Stand-Up    Victoria Hotel - Banquet Room       
Peter Helliar - Hellraiser    Stand-Up    Forum Theatre - Upstairs       
Phil Nichol - The Naked Racist    Stand-Up    Victoria Hotel - Banquet Room       
Radiohead: Dan Willis    Stand-Up    Elephant and Wheelbarrow - ST KILDA       
Raw Comedy 2007 Grand Final    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Main Hall       
Rhod Gilbert - Knocking on Heaven's Door    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Council Chambers       
Rich Hall    Stand-Up    Forum Theatre - Downstairs       
Richard McKenzie is in Mint Condition    Stand-Up    Portland Hotel - Gold Room       
Rod Quantock - Anconvenientlie    Stand-Up    Swiss Club       
Ross Noble - Fizzy Logic    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Main Hall       
Russell Howard    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Supper Room       
Sacrificial Clown    Stand-Up    Portland Hotel - Gold Room       
Sam Bowring - Small Animals I Have Known    Stand-Up    Portland Hotel - Portland Room       
Sam Simmons and the Sex and Science of Boredom    Stand-Up    Bosco Theatre       
Scared Weird Little Guys, The - Stumped    Stand-Up    Athenaeum Theatre       
Science-ology    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - Banner Room       
SCRABBLE® Unscripted    Stand-Up    The Imperial Hotel       
Sean Hughes    Stand-Up    Forum Theatre - Upstairs       
Second Annual Golden Guy Fawkes Award, The    Stand-Up    The Old Melbourne Gaol       
Self-Untitled    Stand-Up    Strike Bowling Bar QV       
Shappi Khorsandi - Asylum Speaker    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Powder Room       
Simon Pampena in Little Mathletics    Stand-Up    Eurotrash Bar       
Stephen K Amos - More of Me    Stand-Up    RMIT Capitol Theatre       
Tammy Anderson's Itchy Clacker    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Powder Room       
Terri Psiakis - Unavailable    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Lunch Room       
Tom Gleeson - Tom On    Stand-Up    Swiss Club       
Tommy Dassalo - The Third Guy    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Wee Room       
Tommy Dean in 3 Card Monte    Stand-Up    Victoria Hotel - Vic's Bar       
Trent McCarthy in Confessions of a Talkback Junkie    Stand-Up    Eurotrash Bar       
Triple Trouble    Stand-Up    Laundry Bar       
Tripod - How to Train an Attack Dog From Scratch    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - New Council Chambers       
Vic Plume - An Astrayun Idle    Stand-Up    Elephant and Wheelbarrow - CITY       
We Are Klang invite you to a KlangBang    Stand-Up    Victoria Hotel - Banquet Room       
Wellington WHO    Stand-Up    Trades Hall - Banner Room       
Wil Anderson - Wil of God    Stand-Up    Melb Town Hall - Lower Town Hall       
Workshop... A Comedy Tragedy    Stand-Up    F4       
Wrongertown~! , !~    Stand-Up    Cue       
Wylie J & Mr Alabama in 2 Dogs Hi 7    Stand-Up    Noise Bar       
Xavier Michelides - What to Do When the Zombies Attack    Stand-Up