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A young white smiling white man holds up one arm and in the other holds a Harry Potter book.

Theatre review: Potted Potter, Athenaeum Theatre

Hogwarts inspired mayhem with hilarity and beach balls...

Madeleine Swain

Apr 26, 2024

A young white woman stands side on against a greeny/blue backdrop. She has long wavy light brown hair, bright red lipstick and is wearing a white short sleeved shirt and black pants. Brodi Snook.

Comedy review: Brodi Snook: Villain – Encore, The Greek, MICF 2024

Brodi Snook showed the world that the road to assertiveness was both hilarious and shocking as she embraced her villain…

Kim Hitchcock

Apr 23, 2024

A group of comedians stand in front of a melbourne International Comedy Festival poster with ticker tape flying all around.

News

Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024 winners

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is over for another year with the winners of the big prizes now revealed.

Madeleine Swain

Apr 22, 2024

A young white man wears a white vest and a red Tudor hat with a long feature. He has his hands steepled in front of his face pensively.

Comedy review: Adrian Bliss: Inside Everyone, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024

A TikTok sensation makes it to the stage, with hilarious results.

Kate Mulqueen

Apr 19, 2024

A woman of south-east Asian appearance wears a black scoop neck top and smiles at the camera with one hand behind her head. Sashi Perera.

Comedy review: Sashi Perera: Boundaries, Trades Hall, 2024

A rising star who explores the messiness and blurriness of life.

Monique Nair

Apr 19, 2024

Against a green leafy wallpaper backdrop a white man with blond hair and a green jacket grimaces at the camera and has a spooky skeleton hand on his shoulder.

Comedy review: Andy Balloch, Killing Time, The Motley Bauhaus, MICF 2024

The clock is ticking, but you can still catch this show if you hurry...

Amy Loughlin

Apr 19, 2024

Comedy Review: Elf Lyons, Raven, The Greek, MICF 2024

Equal parts chilling and thrilling, this show has it all.

Amy Loughlin

Apr 19, 2024

Image is a pink/red background with a tonne weight on it, bearing the inscription Funny Tonne

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Funny Tonne – part four, MICF 2024

The fourth and final batch of top reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for…

ArtsHub

Apr 19, 2024

Two young white men in black pants, white shirts and black bowties, stand in front of large liquor barrels, brandishing glasses of red wine and looking off camera to the right. In Pour Taste: A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience. Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh.

Comedy Review: Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh In Pour Taste: A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience, ReWine, MICF 2024

Booze and belly laughs, tipples and titters, goon bags and guffaws...

Madeleine Swain

Apr 18, 2024

Comedy Review: Jess Karamjeet: GRIEF-SEX-RACE, Club Voltaire, MICF 2024

A 30-something, mixed-race, bisexual immigrant (with guitar) lets us into her world.

Monique Nair

Apr 18, 2024

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