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.
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.
Comedy at the Coopers Inn
A comedy club featuring the best local, interstate and international stand-up comedians.
Basement Comedy Club: Fridays and Saturdays
See the very best of Australian standup comedians perform every Friday and Saturday.
Improvised Comedy: F#*k This, I Quit
This show uses your work stories to create hilarious inmprovised scenes.
Asian Comedy Showcase
See Australia's funniest Asian comedians, from TV and radio as well as up-and-coming stars.
Smells Like a Song: An Improvised Musical
Smells Like a Song is an improvised musical performed by Impro Melbourne.
TGIF! with Charlie Pickering
Join Charlie Pickering and his guests for an hour of laughs every Friday.
These Other Things
Writer and performer Michele Lee takes performs a raw and hilarious one-woman show.
Working Class Magician: Rehired
Winner of the MMF Magician's Choice Award 2024, LJ is back as your Working Class Magician.
Comedy Republic's Main Stage
Have a laugh with stand-up comedy from Australia's best comedians, plus international drop-ins.
Laugh Lab at La La Land
Come watch Melbourne's finest up and coming comedians perform in the cosiest cocktail bar in town.
Carnival of Karactors
A monthly cabaret show featuring sexy and silly circus artists, comedians and magic performers.
No Scripts Given: An Improvised Comedy
Watch some of Melbourne's finest improvisers turn their tragic tales into an improvised comedy
Don't Get Carried Away
In his debut, Roy Barker discovers at the age of 50 that it’s never too late to get carried away.
The best things to do under $20 in Melbourne
The best cocktail deals, cheap eats and low-cost activities in Melbourne.
Tim Credible’s Family Magic Show
Magic, fun and amazement for the whole family in this school holiday show.
RISING: Wrap It Up with Zoë Coombs Marr
Showbiz-fizzed comedy, variety, music, and performance art in a live studio taping (gone wrong).
The Big HOO-HAA!
Fast, furious and funny, The Big HOO-HAA! is Melbourne's best-loved weekly impro comedy show.
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.
The Butterfly Club
An intimate theatre hosting quirky performances and serving cocktails in bars with kitsch decor.
Spleen Bar
Live jazz nights and jam sessions open to all, along with a range of beers, shots and cocktails.
