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Comedy review: Jenny Tian: Jenny's Travels, Supper Room, Town Hall, MICF 2025

Finnish-Chinese-Australian returns from London with a great new show as a souvenir.

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Comedy reviews: Asian Allstars Gala, Cameron James: Broken Record, MICF 2025

A mixed assortment of comics and a muso storyteller.

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Comedy review: Flo and Joan: The Joan and Flo Show, Lower Town Hall, MICF 2025

'I Drank Too Much' is as brilliant as ever but, happily, the seasoned comic duo have plenty more extremely funny…

'Garry Starr: Classic Penguins' at The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide Fringe 2025. A photoshopped image of a fair-skinned man with curly black hair and a neat beard wearing an orange-coloured Elizabethan ruff. His arms from the elbows down, and his body from the waist down, have been photoshopped to appear like a penguin. He leans on his left flipper and sits on his left penguin hip, his orange penguin feet and right flipper raised.
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Comedy review: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, Beckett Theatre, MICF 2025

Brilliant, in-your-face clowning that leans heavily into the concept of enthusiastic consent.

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Comedy review: Best of British, Exford Hotel, MICF 2025

If you're after a more traditional night out of pub comedy with a revolving line-up of comics, a small stage,…

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Comedy review: Kate Dolan, The Critic, Bard's Apothecary, MICF 2025

How do you review a comedy show when it already has its own critic built in? It's a conundrum.

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Comedy reviews: Laura Davis: Despair is Beneath Us, The Greek – Paw Paw Jump, MICF 2025

While despair may be an understandable emotion right now, it's not the answer, and Laura Davis is here to explain…

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Comedy reviews: Zoƫ Coombs Marr: The Splash Zone, Powder Room, Town Hall, MICF 2025

Bemused (horrified) by the current geopolitical landscape, the always sharp Coombs Marr wants us all to keep talking to each…

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Wellbeing tips for surviving a gruelling festival season Part 2: Melbourne International Comedy Festival

How do comedians, clowns, cabaret artists and festival directors juggle self-care with the rigours of MICF?

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Comedy review: Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers, Speakeasy Theatre, MICF 2025

One man and his instrument playing a range of popular tunes.

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