Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Comedy review: Akmal: Red Flags, Athenaeum Theatre, MICF 2024
A MICF stalwart returns to the stage and continues to impress.
Comedy review: Crazy Funny Asians, Kicks Bar, MICF 2024
Asian comedians in a high-energy show foster moments of genuine connection and lighthearted laughter.
Comedy review: Best of Europe: Comedians of Europe, The Oxford Scholar, MICF 2024
Three comics hailing from Europe regale us with their stories of being far and away.
Comedy Festival, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare, Athenaeum Theatre, MICF 2024
Mix one completely inebriated player into the cast of 'Macbeth' and see what mayhem ensues.
Comedy review: Circus Oz: Smash It! Arts Centre Melbourne, MICF 2024
This new Circus Oz production is as lively as ever, but a pared down version of previous shows.
Daring and intergenerational circus acts on the festival circuit
Circus shows from performers ranging from youths to sexagenarians are heading for MICF and Adelaide.
Laughing or crying? Comedians reading our moods in heavy times
When the outside world has you crying on the inside, what kind of live comedy can you handle?
Comedy review: Akau Jambo, Looking for a Visa, The Rubber Chicken, MICF
A South Sudanese comedian makes his Australian debut.
Comedy review: Dylan Moran, We Got This, Hamer Hall, MICF
A shambolic and disappointing show from a cult favourite.
Vale Barry Humphries
Humphries, whose reputation was tarnished in later years, is nonetheless remembered as a comic genius.