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.
The Tricky Nick Magic Show
Strap in for an unpredictable rollercoaster ride through the weird mind of Tricky Nick.
Rachel Tunaley: Recovering Eldest Daughter
When Rachel was born, her identity was clear – over achieving eldest daughter.
Annie Boyle: To All The Boys I've Loved Before
Annie Boyle presents an hour of comedy as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Girl Power Comedy Hour
Let the most hilarious women in Australia cast a spell on you.
James G Warren: True Blue Christmas Jazz
It's that time of year again - Christmas jazz at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
The Listies
Family comedy doesn’t get any better than this.
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.
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.
Chris Pucillo: A South African Son
Chris Pucillo dives into the bizarre and chaotic experience of growing up in 1990s South Africa.
Circus The Show
A family circus spectacular that families are raving about.
Comedy Club for Kids
A laugh-a-minute hour the whole family will enjoy.
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.
Milo Edwards: Decade
An hour of Milo’s best material from an entire decade.
Rhys Mathewson: Big Mistake
Unpacking addiction and shame with side-splitting humour.
Funny Shorts
Catch Australia’s funniest short films at ACMI Cinemas, showcasing competition finalists.
Romantic Comedy
Award-winning comedian couple take you on a hilarious journey through dating, comedy and more.
Kyle Wisniewski: Talking Out Of School
Have you been to school? Then this show is for you.
Luke McQueen: Comedian's Comedian
Critically acclaimed comedy maverick Luke McQueen makes his Australian debut.
David O'Doherty: Highway To The David Zone
A new opus from the hairy Enya, the Ryanair Bublé, the nine volt battery-powered Beethoven.
Carmelo Costa: Near the Knuckle
A new hour of standup comedy by the Melbourne comedian.
Con Coutis: Joke Protocol
A live comedy experience in surround sound.
Sugar Bits: Feminist Trash
Cult-hit sketch sensations return with absurd, pungent characters and stinky feminist songs.
Stella Young Documentary Fundraiser
A who’s who of comedy raising funds to celebrate the comedian and disability activist.
Ariana and the Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
A one-woman show where heartbreak meets pop music, cabaret and comedy.
Lukas Meintjes: B48Y Crash Lands on Earth! Australia
An extraterrestrial clown show that asks, can you teach this alien how to be human?
Library Up Late x Melbourne International Comedy Festival
State Library Victoria transforms into the ultimate late-night comedy club.
Cabaret Time Machine
Step into a time machine, with a different historic era every single night, as voted by you.
Comedy Roulette
Enjoy top comedians and big laughs in a stand-up comedy show with a spontaneous spin.
Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic
Following her hit stand-up special, Zainab Johnson returns to Melbourne, Toxically Optimistic.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Busking Program
Laughs, magic and high‑energy street acts as the Comedy Festival takes over City Square.
Sam Jay: We The People
US Comedian Sam Jay, makes her Australian solo debut.
Adore Händel’s Cautionary Tales
Bringing beloved standards and new works to life with wit, drama and 18th-century glam.
Signor Baffo
Don’t miss this laugh-out loud treat for young children and their families.
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.
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.
Merrick Watts - An Idiot’s Guide to Wine: Volume 3
Merrick Watts returns to the Melbourne Comedy Festival with a brand-new wine tasting comedy show.
Queerly Beloved
Featuring the best LGBTQIA+ acts from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Ed Night: Your Old Mucker
Underrated, pathetic wretch Ed Night returns with a sizzling new hour of utterly gratifying comedy.
Little Devil and the War Machine
Leonardo da Vinci and his wily boyfriend juggle art, and the absurd machinations of tyranny.
If You're Hearing This
A one-woman musical comedy about the end of the world...and the beginning of something else.
Cat and Caz: Bloody Good Time
A bonkers, goofy physical sketch show with too much of everything.
Dante's Wombat
Eb Brittlebank shares the comic potential of confusion itself through an hour of lyrical chaos.
Greg Larsen: Unrelenting Ultra-Violence
Watch Greg Larsen grub around and get mucky and enjoy some big, funny comedy.
Lord of the Zings: A Kiwi Comedy Showcase
You shall not pass... up this opportunity to see some great Kiwi comedy.
Dr Hubble's Brilliant Bubbles
A fun, funny and (slightly) educational show for all the family by Australia’s favourite bubble man.
Cabin Pressure
Part immersive theatre, part clown-fuelled chaos, and all high altitude hilarity.
Watson Underground
An hour of explosive sketches, hilarious characters and out of control capering.
Black Widow: Sex, Bugs and A High Death Toll
Part woman, part spider, all cannibalistic blood lust in a dynamic femme fatale cabaret.
Milk Dud
An open-hearted journey which is silly and serious at all the right times.
My Grandpa Doesn't Follow Me on Instagram
An unravelling of what it means to hide yourself from the people you love.
Daniel Connell: Prairie Dog
Award-winning stand-up Daniel Connell returns with a brand new festival show.
Daniel Muggleton: White Here, White Now
Come and see the man in the red tracksuit, with Daniel Muggleton's new stand-up comedy hour.
Shitegeist: Sean Collier
Award-winning Kiwi comedy returns to Melbourne for the Comedy Festival.
MagicSafe: Conjuror vs Corporate
What happens when a working class magician tries to survive the absurd world of corporate red tape?
Jayne Steer: Addickted
Darkly funny and painfully human; a brutally honest comedy about loss, lust and trying to heal.
Sashi Perera: Pear Tree
A stand-up comedy show about pear shaped events between Sri Lanka and Australia.
Jess McGuire: So It's Come To This
After 20 chaotic years of odd jobs, Jess McGuire tries stand-up in a hilarious mid-career pivot.
Charlie Valentine: Fence
Comedy was invented 12 years ago when Charlie Valentine made his first successful joke.
Alanah Parkin's Garage Sale
Join Greg and Denise at the greatest garage sale the south-eastern suburbs have ever seen.
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.
Shaun Micallef: De'Ath Takes a Holiday
Shaun Micallef unveils his wildly inventive new novel, De’Ath Takes a Holiday.
Chloe Petts: Big Naturals
See one of the top comedy shows from the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe.
Brown Women Comedy
An award-winning comedy featuring Indian and South Asian women tackling taboo topics with humour.
Laurence Driscoll: Gay for Pay Cheque
The office 'personality hire' hits 40 and realises he may have no actual skills.
Bubble Show in Space
Embark on a soap-tastic adventure to the intergalactic wonder that is bubbles in space.
Comedy on the Rooftop
Comedy on the Rooftop features a rotating line-up of comedians every Tuesday night.
Jordan Sharp: The Music
A beautiful show for your eyes and ears and your brain.
Maitreyi Karanth: Maitriarchy
The matriarch of Hong Kong comedy makes her long-awaited Australian debut.
Annie Louey and Miranda Hill: Putting the Us in Uterus
Comedian Annie Louey and musician Miranda Hill smash the stigma of women’s health.
Puss Puss
A weird and wonderful clown-character-comedy show.
Damian Callinan: Spoons
A moving portrait of an octogenarian’s fight to save his dead wife’s souvenir teaspoon collection.
Danny McGinlay: Blaggard
A new stand up show from one of Australia's funniest.
Adults Only Magic Show
A wild ride of raunchy comedy, illusions and a generous helping of skin.
Maren May: Why Haven't You Listened To That Song I Sent You?
A stand-up comedy show about limerence, obsessions and love for music through a neurodivergent lens.
