Melbourne offers plenty of laughs, at stand up comedy shows and comedy clubs around town and in the annual comedy festival held from March to April.

Best free Melbourne Fringe pop-ups and shows

Fringe Flavours Night Market
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Fringe Flavours Night Market

Sink your teeth into sizzling street performance at Queen Victoria Market.

Club Fringe: Three Minutes to Save the World

Club Fringe: Three Minutes to Save the World

The end is nigh. Take shelter under the neon glow at this apocalyptic talent show.

How I See You
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How I See You

A woven expression of unconditional love, and a dedication to family.

Mother and Baby
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Mother and Baby

An unconventional, amphibious and gender capsizing puppet show on a lake in Carlton Gardens.

Blak Sovereignty
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Blak Sovereignty

Natisha Tabua creates works at the convergence of traditional practice and contemporary techniques.

FreeSteps: Swinging Years

FreeSteps: Swinging Years

A decade-long dance journey by an acclaimed Taiwanese choreographer.

Decadence: 10 Years of Yummy
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Decadence: 10 Years of Yummy

Celebrating a decade of world-class cabaret.

The Lucky Country

The Lucky Country

A critically acclaimed original musical about what it means to be Australian.

Requiem

Requiem

Réquiem is a dance-theatre work that unravels the nexus between grief, memory and mythology.

Cabaret Time Machine

Cabaret Time Machine

Step into a time machine, with a different historic era every single night, as voted by you.

What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You

This award-winning comedy show arrives in Melbourne after selling out Edinburgh Fringe.

Birds of Paradise: A Story of Songs for the Spaces Between

Birds of Paradise: A Story of Songs for the Spaces Between

The award-winning voice of Milly Moon in a new collection of dark and dreamy musical stories.

Is Anyone Even Watching?

Is Anyone Even Watching?

A glitter and girl-pop fuelled exploration of identity, exclusion and being unapologetically you.

Comedy at Spleen: Mondays
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Comedy at Spleen: Mondays

Come along to the city's longest-running comedy night.

The Vaudeville Revue: Cabaret, Comedy and Burlesque
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The Vaudeville Revue: Cabaret, Comedy and Burlesque

Experience Melbourne's most intimate variety show in a hidden gem of the city.

Kings of Comedy: Underground, Uncensored, Unrivalled
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Kings of Comedy: Underground, Uncensored, Unrivalled

Enjoy stand-up comedy from future stars and celebrity guest headliners.

Comedy at the Coopers Inn
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Comedy at the Coopers Inn

A comedy club featuring the best local, interstate and international stand-up comedians.

Laughs on Tap

Laughs on Tap

A hilarious night of laughter, cheap tickets and cheap drinks.

Friday and Saturday Showcase: Basement Comedy Club
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Friday and Saturday Showcase: Basement Comedy Club

See the very best of Australian standup comedians perform every Friday and Saturday.

Imp! (One Man, Many Parts)
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Imp! (One Man, Many Parts)

Join Jacques as he traverses the seven ages of life from birth to death, a joyously woeful ballad.

Casey Filips: Not All There

Casey Filips: Not All There

Join Casey as he returns to the drawing board to find his next comedy creation.

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

The global sensation returns with a fully immersive dining experience.

Geraldine Quinn: Bastard Joy
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Geraldine Quinn: Bastard Joy

A brand new electroclash club cabaret from the high priestess of underground music comedy.

I'm Funny, I Swear
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I'm Funny, I Swear

Chelsea doesn't care what you think of her. But she will spend the next hour proving she is funny.

A Succulent Chinese Musical

A Succulent Chinese Musical

A musical comedy show written by Rick Butler and Kate Stewart.

No Scripts Given: An Improvised Comedy
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No Scripts Given: An Improvised Comedy

Watch some of Melbourne's finest improvisers turn their tragic tales into an improvised comedy.

Spruik!

Spruik!

Enjoy a live, open air, free, rom-com play in Argyle Square.

Loserland
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Loserland

Drag meets disaster in this comedy about losers, love fails, and one barista’s fight to get ahead

Completely Improvised Shakespeare

Completely Improvised Shakespeare

Fast-paced and action-packed, think Shakespeare ... but funny.

Samson

Samson

A physical comedy based on Sumatran folklore.

Monty Franklin: Is That Your Mate

Monty Franklin: Is That Your Mate

See stand-up comedian Monty Franklin's biggest show yet, Is That Your Mate.

Alakazam

Alakazam

A playful solo-comedy featuring clowning and interactive games.

Beast Feast

Beast Feast

A fairytale gone feral, a grotesque and gory show for anyone who's ever been told to calm down.

Chat 10 Looks 3 Live

Chat 10 Looks 3 Live

Join Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb for one night only in Melbourne.

A Monty Python Cabaret Singalong Circus

A Monty Python Cabaret Singalong Circus

Join the hilarious fun as Dr H revives the great satirical songs from the Monty Python era.

CareFactorNullius: The tRoo Story Cabaret

CareFactorNullius: The tRoo Story Cabaret

Katie Coles plays two public servants, two roos and two instruments.

Comedy in Theory
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Comedy in Theory

A weekly comedy show right in the centre of Melbourne.

Abracad*ckhead
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Abracad*ckhead

Award-winning magician LJ's must-see show, combining comedy, magic and life’s twists.

Otto

Otto

Oedipus like you've never seen it.

Who Wants to be a Citizen?

Who Wants to be a Citizen?

From civil war to citizenship – a bold, funny immigrant story by one of Australia’s rising comics.

Cou Cou

Cou Cou

A night of tender chaos and lost kisses where no one knows what's going on any more.

Where to see comedy in Melbourne

Comedy Republic

Comedy Republic

A theatre and bar showcasing the biggest names in Australian comedy.

The Comics Lounge Comedy Club

The Comics Lounge Comedy Club

Enjoy a night of laughs, cocktails, food and friends with stand-up comedy acts.

Spleen Bar

Spleen Bar

Live jazz nights and jam sessions open to all, along with a range of beers, shots and cocktails.

Max Watt's

Max Watt's

This basement live music venue has hosted some of rock music's biggest acts.

Coopers Inn

Coopers Inn

A family-owned, heritage-listed traditional pub with weekly specials and events.