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Lou Wall presents Where Are All the Tall Grandmas? at Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Photo: Supplied. MICF
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Lou Wall – Where Are All the Tall Grandmas? review: 'warm, mischief-tinged energy' at MICF

Lou Wall’s mission to find tall old ladies takes unexpected turns at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

The Business of Comedy Festival takes place this month in Melbourne. Image: Denis Agati on Unsplash.
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The Business of Comedy Conference – an Australian first

More than 450 attendees are expected at the upcoming Business of Comedy Conference in Melbourne.

Hannah Gadsby's The Evening Muse plays in Melbourne as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Photo: Supplied.
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The Evening Muse review: Hannah Gadsby plays a talk show host at MICF

Despite flashes of sharp insight, Hannah Gadsby's latest offering falls short of what it could be.

Workshops

Yarra Ranges Council

Spike the Echidna

Follow a baby echidna on his journey to find out where he belongs. Combining shadow puppetry and slapstick, Spike is…

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon. Photo: Wayne Quilliam.
News

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon on Short Black Opera’s new home in Melbourne

Short Black Opera’s Artistic Director Deborah Cheetham Fraillon discusses how the First Nations-led company is expanding the artform.

Gallery

Merri-bek City Council

Colour My World

Colour My World by Joshua Hede transforms sound, movement, and emotion into a vibrant series of abstract drawings created with…

Gallery

Counihan Gallery

Things I Carried Quietly by Nani Puspasari

Things I Carried Quietly by Nani Puspasari explores migration, memory and belonging playfully.

Exhibitions

Counihan Gallery

Not a fine artist, just a "fine" artist

This exhibition feautures 100+ playful marker drawings celebrating imperfection, failure, and joy.

First Nations

Counihan Gallery

MULANA

MULANA by ENOKi explores queer Blakness and spirituality moulded by pop cultures of resistance.

Ariana and the Rose at this year's MICF. Photo: Sidewalk Killa.
Features

Can Australian comedy festivals be a safe haven for American comics?

Two polar-opposite New York showgirls bring personal, politically charged shows to Australia for the Melbourne and Sydney comedy festivals.

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