Melbourne International Comedy Festival

23 Mar – 5 Apr

JJ Pantano: Parental Guidance Required

Cheeky, clever and unfiltered comedy from one of the world’s most exciting young comedians.

12 – 19 Apr

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.

6 – 19 Apr

Rachel Tunaley: Recovering Eldest Daughter

When Rachel was born, her identity was clear – over achieving eldest daughter.

6 – 19 Apr

Australia's Worst Journalist

A raucous comedy hour from Sweeney Preston that's a celebration of dating mistakes.

3 – 12 Apr

Mr Snotbottom/Mark Trenwith: P.Gee!

Clean but chaotic, harmless but hectic, innocent but edgy physical comedy for all ages.

7 – 19 Apr

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.

26 Mar – 12 Apr

Lara Ricote: Inkling

Lara Ricote returns to Australia with an hour of exceedingly surreal oddball musings.

23 Mar – 19 Apr

Rhys Mathewson: Big Mistake

Unpacking addiction and shame with side-splitting humour.

26 Mar

This Is Why I'm Single

Hear from some of Australia’s top comics as they relive their most disastrous dating stories.

25 Mar – 19 Apr

Club Club at Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Come along to the unhinged late night destination of the comedy festival, Club Club!

26 Mar – 19 Apr

Luke McQueen: Comedian's Comedian

Critically acclaimed comedy maverick Luke McQueen makes his Australian debut.

26 Mar – 19 Apr

David O'Doherty: Highway To The David Zone

A new opus from the hairy Enya, the Ryanair Bublé, the nine volt battery-powered Beethoven.

9 – 19 Apr

Carmelo Costa: Near the Knuckle

A new hour of standup comedy by the Melbourne comedian.

6 – 19 Apr

Sugar Bits: Feminist Trash

Cult-hit sketch sensations return with absurd, pungent characters and stinky feminist songs.

11 Apr

Stella Young Documentary Fundraiser

A who’s who of comedy raising funds to celebrate the comedian and disability activist.

26 Mar – 5 Apr

Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic

Following her hit stand-up special, Zainab Johnson returns to Melbourne, Toxically Optimistic.

26 Mar – 19 Apr

Sam Jay: We The People

US Comedian Sam Jay, makes her Australian solo debut.

6 – 19 Apr

Chelsea Heaney: I'm Funny, I Swear

Dedicating an hour, every night, for 14 nights, to listing many of the reasons why she is funny.

23 Mar – 5 Apr

Jenna Suffern: Lobster In A Glass

A brand new comedy show by Jenna Suffern for anyone who isn't where they thought they’d be by now.

26 Mar – 19 Apr

Ed Night: Your Old Mucker

Underrated, pathetic wretch Ed Night returns with a sizzling new hour of utterly gratifying comedy.

23 Mar – 5 Apr

Little Devil and the War Machine

Leonardo da Vinci and his wily boyfriend juggle art, and the absurd machinations of tyranny.

6 – 19 Apr

If You're Hearing This

A one-woman musical comedy about the end of the world...and the beginning of something else.

28 Mar – 19 Apr

Dr Hubble's Brilliant Bubbles

A fun, funny and (slightly) educational show for all the family by Australia’s favourite bubble man.

23 Mar – 5 Apr

Cabin Pressure

Part immersive theatre, part clown-fuelled chaos, and all high altitude hilarity.

6 – 19 Apr

Black Widow: Sex, Bugs and A High Death Toll

Part woman, part spider, all cannibalistic blood lust in a dynamic femme fatale cabaret.

6 – 19 Apr

Milk Dud

An open-hearted journey which is silly and serious at all the right times.

23 Mar – 5 Apr

My Grandpa Doesn't Follow Me on Instagram

An unravelling of what it means to hide yourself from the people you love.

31 Mar – 12 Apr

MagicSafe: Conjuror vs Corporate

What happens when a working class magician tries to survive the absurd world of corporate red tape?

26 Mar – 19 Apr

Sashi Perera: Pear Tree

A stand-up comedy show about pear shaped events between Sri Lanka and Australia.

25 Mar – 19 Apr

Charlie Valentine: Fence

Comedy was invented 12 years ago when Charlie Valentine made his first successful joke.

26 Mar – 5 Apr

James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

The trailblazing gay UK comedian makes his Melbourne debut with a bold hour of stand-up.

31 Mar

Shaun Micallef: De'Ath Takes a Holiday

Shaun Micallef unveils his wildly inventive new novel, De’Ath Takes a Holiday.

26 Mar – 19 Apr

Chloe Petts: Big Naturals

See one of the top comedy shows from the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe.

31 Mar – 14 Apr

Comedy on the Rooftop

Comedy on the Rooftop features a rotating line-up of comedians every Tuesday night.

23 Mar – 5 Apr

Jordan Sharp: The Music

A beautiful show for your eyes and ears and your brain.

7 – 19 Apr

Maitreyi Karanth: Maitriarchy

The matriarch of Hong Kong comedy makes her long-awaited Australian debut.

6 – 19 Apr

Annie Louey and Miranda Hill: Putting the Us in Uterus

Comedian Annie Louey and musician Miranda Hill smash the stigma of women’s health.

26 – 30 Mar

Danny McGinlay: Blaggard

A new stand up show from one of Australia's funniest.

26 Mar – 19 Apr

Phil Wang: Uh Oh

Phil Wang’s back with a new stand-up show and he’s older than ever before.

7 – 19 Apr

Mike Rice: Cruel Little Man

Irish rising star Mike Rice makes his Melbourne debut with a rapid-fire hour of twisted storytelling

14 – 18 Apr

Kit Kat Prov: The Improvised Cabaret

Impro Melbourne's favourite late night improvised cabaret show returns for the Comedy Festival!

6 – 19 Apr

Ece Mustafoff: Tomato Queen

A one-woman comedy that celebrates the gloriously unpicked and unpolished.

23 – 29 Mar

Izzy Goessens: Crumble

A comedy show about how committing to the bit got gravely out of hand.

23 Mar – 5 Apr

Bronwyn Isaac: Why Are You Here?

A solo comedy show from Bronwyn Isaac.

6 – 19 Apr

Twinkle Town: The Forgotten High School Musical Musical

Do you ever wonder what Troy and Gabriella actually auditioned for in High School Musical?

27 Mar – 18 Apr

The Late Nite PowerPoint Comedy Showcase

Six comedians perform six different PowerPoints in this line-up show like no other.

6 – 19 Apr

Shamaine Othman: Who's That Girl?

A fabulous and irreverent hour from one of the Queens of Malaysian comedy.

7 – 19 Apr

Chris Demos: Chips in the Night

Do you spend your nights bathed in blue light, staring at screens and eating chips?

7 – 19 Apr

Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near Death

Emmanuel Sonubi survived heart failure and lived to write a show about it!

26 Mar – 5 Apr

Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters

A new show about discovery, wonder, extinction from comedian Josie Long.

23 Mar – 5 Apr

Blake Everett: Kindly Remove Your Shoes

Take off your shoes (slippers provided) and step into the cosiest show of the comedy festival.

13 Apr

The Big Four-Oh!

Catch a massive line-up of comedy superstars past, present and future.

26 Mar – 19 Apr

Sam Nicoresti: Baby Doomer

Queer icon Sam Nicoresti brings Baby Doomer to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

25 Mar – 19 Apr

Mushroom Lady and Me

Joseph Green's journey from the mushroom lady trial to clown school.

23 – 29 Mar

Anna Perry: Days of Our Lies

A new show about the lies we tell ourselves and the lies the world tells us.

25 Mar – 5 Apr

Jo Gowda: Don't Deport The Fun

A cheeky, heartfelt comedy hour about surviving immigration, marriage and motherhood.

23 Mar – 19 Apr

Mark Silcox: The Successful Gold Trader

Mark Silcox, the long-reigning king of gold-plated anti-comedy, strikes again.

28 Mar – 19 Apr

In Pour Taste: A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience

Two comedians and a wine expert guide you through five wines and at least five jokes.

23 Mar – 5 Apr

Beat Boyz: Best Houseparty Ever

Big Mike and DJ JayJay are the drag king, party boy, alter-egos of Roxie Halley and Michele Owen.

23 Mar – 5 Apr

A Thousand Faces

One thousand faces in one hour.

5 Apr

The 36th Annual Great Debate

Two teams of comedy superstars battle it out with jokes, jabs and justifications.

24 Mar – 5 Apr

The Ex Files: A Comedy True Crime Tour

A crime has been committed – and comedian Matt Bell knows where the bodies are buried.

23 Mar – 19 Apr

Johanna Cosgrove: Sweetie

An hour of romantic chaos that will leave you gagging for more.

3 – 19 Apr

Winni Wizard and Her Magical Smells

Winni Wizard’s hilarious hijinks turn the Magic Shop upside down these school holidays.

31 Mar – 5 Apr

One Way Ticket to Funnyland

A wild ride of gags, props, hats and minimal eye contact.

26 Mar – 12 Apr

Prashasti Singh: Divine Feminine

Indian stand-up star Prashasti Singh makes her Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut.

25 Mar – 19 Apr

Jane Austen Improvised

Straight from its sold out season last year, Jane Austen return to the comedy festival.

23 Mar – 4 Apr

Mrs Lovett’s Famous Meat Pie Grand Reopening Extravaganza

Gird your loins and grab a meat raffle ticket for a show unlike anything else.

3 Apr

David O'Doherty and Max Rushden: What Did You Do Yesterday?

See the chart-topping, hit comedy podcast What Did You Do Yesterday?, live in Melbourne.

9 – 19 Apr

Roll To Me: An Hour of Crowd Work with Sarah Keyworth

Sarah Keyworth is back in Australia, but with something a bit different.

26 Mar – 18 Apr

Chookas

A variety show that’s stripped back and entirely cooked.

26 Mar – 19 Apr

Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty

Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ian Smith makes his Australian solo debut.

26 Mar – 19 Apr

New Order

See three of the UK’s hottest young comedians in the one show.

7 – 19 Apr

Kirsty Webeck: Lost For Words

One thing no one has ever accused Kirsty Webeck of is being lost for words.

23 Mar – 19 Apr

George Rigden: Self-Inflicted

A hilarious, heart-wrenching musical romp through the life of someone who’s been to hell and back.

8 – 12 Apr

Diana McLaren is Detached

Bold, funny and unfiltered – a sharp comedy hour on single life and modern connection.

6 Apr

Upfront

A one-night showcase of the funniest female and non-binary comedians from Australia and the world.