Comedy
Comedy review: Chanel Ali: Relative Stranger, The Westin, MICF 2025
US comedian’s Australian debut hits the ground running.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025 award nominees announced
Nine shows are in the running for MICF’s Most Outstanding Show award this year; nominations for Best Newcomer were also…
Funny Tonne – part three, MICF 2025
The third batch of reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2025.
Comedy review: Brown Women Comedy, fortyfivedownstairs, MICF 2025
A smaller, tighter line-up is a smart move for this ongoing comedy collective.
Comedy review: Reuben Kaye, The Party's Over, Comedy Theatre, MICF 2025
The whirlwind returns, managing to squeeze in another couple of superb shows even while performing in a blockbuster musical down…
Laugh your cares away at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2025
Like a swarm of LOLcusts, the country’s best comedians – and local talents aplenty – are about to descend on…
Funny Tonne – part two, MICF 2025
The second batch of reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2025.
Comedy review: Chris Demos: Actually Kinda Hot, The Butterfly Club, MICF 2025
Want to hear some cringey dating stories?
Comedy review: Nazeem Hussain: You Paid for This, various venues, MICF 2025
Sri Lankan-Australian social media and TV star delivers the provocative goods.
RAW Comedy National Grand Final 2025 winner announced
Peter Josip has taken the prize in a highly competitive field.