Comedy
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.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The festival that takes over the city celebrates 40 years of funny - come have a laugh.
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
Enjoy stand-up comedy from future stars and celebrity guest headliners.
Improvised Comedy: The Remix
Improvised comedy from true stories, sampled and remixed to create comedy gold.
Comedy at the Coopers Inn
A comedy club featuring the best local, interstate and international stand-up comedians.
Weekend Showcase: Basement Comedy Club
See the very best of Australian standup comedians perform four days a week during the holidays.
Improvised Comedy: F#*k This, I Quit
This show uses your work stories to create hilarious inmprovised scenes.
Birdman Rally
Moomba's Birdman Rally returns to the banks of the Yarra for a hilarious display of sportsmanship.
JJ Pantano: Parental Guidance Required
Cheeky, clever and unfiltered comedy from one of the world’s most exciting young comedians.
The Big Animal Quiz with Kirsty Webeck and Ivan Aristeguieta
A family-friendly live show is an hour of laughs, education and banter about animals.
Lucy Best: Unbelievable
The one-woman comedic storyteling show is a roller-coaster ride of true tales.
Comedy Roulette
Enjoy top comedians and big laughs in a stand-up comedy show with a spontaneous spin.
Sonia Di Iorio: Right Here, Right Now
A stand-up show loaded with gags about trying to live in the moment.
Sunday Night Stand Up Comedy Show: Melbourne Comedy Festival
Club Voltaire Comedy takes its Sunday show to the Comedy Festival.
Wiz Quiz Wednesdays
A night of wit, wigs and well-informed nonsense, hosted by the scandalously brilliant Adore Händel.
Rachel Tunaley: Recovering Eldest Daughter
When Rachel was born, her identity was clear – over achieving eldest daughter.
Shad and Pete Save the World
We all have problems – and who better to solve yours than two unqualified comedians?
TGIF: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Special
Charlie Pickering will be joined by some of the best comedians from the Festival.
Kings of Comedy: Tokes and Jokes
Serving up unfiltered stand-up, free pizza and a late-night party atmosphere every Friday.
Australia's Worst Journalist
A raucous comedy hour from Sweeney Preston that's a celebration of dating mistakes.
Mr Snotbottom/Mark Trenwith: P.Gee!
Clean but chaotic, harmless but hectic, innocent but edgy physical comedy for all ages.
Behind the Lines: Are We Rolling?
An exhibition exploring all the twists and turns of another turbulent year in Australian politics.
Rohan Arneil: You Wouldn't Have Cut Me Off...
Rohan brings his new show, You Wouldn’t Have Cut Me Off If I Wasn’t So Sunburnt, to MICF 2026.
Lara Ricote: Inkling
Lara Ricote returns to Australia with an hour of exceedingly surreal oddball musings.
Where to see comedy in Melbourne
The Comics Lounge Comedy Club
Enjoy a night of laughs, cocktails, food and friends with stand-up comedy acts.
Spleen Bar
Live jazz nights and jam sessions open to all, along with a range of beers, shots and cocktails.
