25 Mar – 19 Apr

Best of Melbourne Comedy: Nightly

See the best of Australian comedy, with big names guaranteed.

It's the best way to see a show in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, with five different comedians packed into one hour of power.

Previous shows have seen Sam Pang, Dave Hughes, Wil Anderson, Celia Pacquola, Kitty Flanagan, Akmal, Jimeoin, Joel Creasey, Nazeem Hussain and more.

Date	Times
Wed 25 Mar	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Thu 26 Mar	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Fri 27 Mar	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Sat 28 Mar	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Sun 29 Mar	6:45pm - 7:45pm
Mon 30 Mar	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Tue 31 Mar	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Wed 1 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Thu 2 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Fri 3 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Sat 4 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Sun 5 Apr	6:45pm - 7:45pm
Mon 6 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Tue 7 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Wed 8 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Thu 9 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Fri 10 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Sat 11 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Sun 12 Apr	6:45pm - 7:45pm
Mon 13 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Tue 14 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Wed 15 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Thu 16 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Fri 17 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Sat 18 Apr	7:45pm - 8:45pm
Sun 19 Apr	6:45pm - 7:45pm

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