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A woman of Asian appearance in a blue suit over a black scoop neck singlet has a surprised expression on her face.
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Comedy Review: Ting Lim: Well... This Is Awkward, Storyville Melbourne, MICF 2024

A rising Australian/Singaporean comedian struggles with being unkind.

Thuy On

Apr 14, 2024
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Comedy review: Best of the Edinburgh Fest, Athenaeum Theatre, MICF 2024

Three comedians in one hour. What more do you want?

Thuy On

Apr 14, 2024
Josh Thomas. Let's Tidy Up. Image is a young man on stage in a blue shirt and black pants, surrounded by bits of furniture and objects and with confetti falling from the ceiling all around him.
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Comedy review: Josh Thomas, Let's Tidy Up, Arts Centre Melbourne, MICF 2024

A comedy of distraction and divergence that delivers.

Amy Loughlin

Apr 14, 2024
Image is a man with a closed mouth smile/grimace at the camera and a slight upturn of the head. He is wearing a black jumper and has a grey mottled backdrop.
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Comedy review: Tom Ballard: Good Point Well Made, Rydges One, MICF 2024

Fierce and funny, Ballard delivers a rock solid hour that even babies seem to love...

Madeleine Swain

Apr 12, 2024
Julia Masli. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Image is a woman dressed in traditional white clown costume with a conical hat. She is standing between two pillars. On her white suit is written the word 'ha' several times.
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Comedy review: Julia Masli: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, Chinese Museum, MICF 2024

So clever and so different – Julia’s performance in ha ha ha ha ha ha ha is a must see…

Sol Wise

Apr 12, 2024
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Funny Tonne – part two, MICF 2024

The second batch of top reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2024.

ArtsHub

Apr 12, 2024
Jessi Ryan: Functional Bottom. Image is a topless young performer in fishnet stockings sitting on their haunches with a fur coat draped across their knee. They have heavy make-up and chest and arm tattoos.
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Comedy review: Jessi Ryan: Functional Bottom, Club Voltaire, MICF 2024

An entertaining and shocking debut that takes you through a year in the life of medical drama, sex and relationships. 

Kim Hitchcock

Apr 11, 2024
Alex Hines. Putting on a Show. Image is a woman with long dark hair dressed in a long white dress on an old fashioned phone under an ornate arch. There are two smaller versions of the same woman, albeit with a blue bodice to the dress, one on each side of her.
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Comedy review: Alex Hines: Putting on a Show, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024 

Stand-up, sketch and musical comedy, this production has it all.

Kate Mulqueen

Apr 11, 2024
Headshot of a middle aged smiling woman with head tilted to the left. She has short sticking up grey hair and is wearing a dark blue collar shirt. Geraldine Hickey.
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Comedy review: Geraldine Hickey, Don't Tease Me About My Gloves, Arts Centre Melbourne, MICF 2024

Don't tease her and don't say 'oh yeah' when Hickey tells you why she's wearing gloves...

Madeleine Swain

Apr 11, 2024
Shakespeare Ghostbusters. Image is a group of people surrounded by swirling mist pointing weapons and looking out for ghosts.
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Comedy review: The Ghostlight League - Shakespeare Ghostbusters, St Martin's Theatre, MICF 2024

If you liketh the bard and the busters of ghosts this is the comedy for you. 

Kim Hitchcock

Apr 10, 2024
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