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Eat, Pray. Walk

“Eat, Pray, Walk” is the critically acclaimed performance by award-winning Australian comedian and storyteller Marcus Ryan

Performances & Gigs

Zilla & Brook

Drag Roast 2026

DRAG ROAST 2026 | Australia, you’re about to make her-story 🔥

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Expression of Interest

Randwick City Council

RLI Residency

A one-week, early-stage development program for performance artists to test, explore and begin new work.

Susie Fagan. Photo: Supplied.
Career Advice

Meet the members: Susie Fagan, comedian

Ireland-born comedian Susie Fagan juggles many roles and has some blunt but helpful advice for would-be performers.

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Festivals & Programs

Ipswich Festivals

SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival

SPARK Ipswich ignites the city for 5 dazzling days. Art, music, light and play collide in an immersive festival of…

A Fair Cut's Lukas Meintjes in character for his Melbourne Fringe show B48Y Crash Lands on Earth!
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Melbourne Fringe rejects artists’ requests for A Fair Cut

An open letter calling on Melbourne Fringe to improve the agreements with artists at this year's festival been rejected, however…

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Closing: 12 Jun 2026

CEO & General Management

CEO/Festival Director

Salary:

 >$130,000

Susan Provan, MICF. Photo: Nick Robertson.
Interviews

Susan Provan on three decades at the head of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Provan steps down from a hugely transformative three-decade stint of leading MICF later this year.

The 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award nominees, a large and diverse group of people, seated on the steps of Melbourne Town Hall. MICF Award nominees
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MICF award nominees announced for Outstanding Show and Newcomer

Ten comedians have been nominated for the MICF Outstanding Show Award, with a further seven comedians nominated for Best Newcomer.

Comedian Mel McGlensey 's MICF show Mel McGlensey is Normal is one of many shows reviewed by writers for the Funny Tonne. The photo shows McGlensey, a curvacious figure with dark curly hair and wearing a sleeveless white dress, crouched in front of an audience member as if she is about to bit his raised finger. More audience members watch on in the background.

Funny Tonne MICF reviews: Alex Ward, Gillian Cosgriff, Hannah Camilleri, Mel McGlensey, Olga Koch and more

Another serve of Funny Tonne reviews by emerging writers to help you navigate the final days of the 40th Melbourne…

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