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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jessi Ryan: All Guts, No Glory
Nothing and no one is off limits in this new knock out work.
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.
Casey Filips: What a Character
Character comic, Casey Filips' new hour of comedic characters, sketches and loveable buffoonery.
Lukas Meintjes: B48Y Crash Lands on Earth! Australia
An extraterrestrial clown show that asks, can you teach this alien how to be human?
Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic
Following her hit stand-up special, Zainab Johnson returns to Melbourne, Toxically Optimistic.
Who's Afraid Of A Joke?
Join Tom Ballard, Bahaa Dabbagh, Leon Filewood and Sam Jay for a timely conversation on comedy.
Sam Jay: We The People
US Comedian Sam Jay, makes her Australian solo debut.
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.
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.
Greg Larsen: Unrelenting Ultra-Violence
Watch Greg Larsen grub around and get mucky and enjoy some big, funny 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.
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.
Charlie Valentine: Fence
Comedy was invented 12 years ago when Charlie Valentine made his first successful joke.
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.
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.
Danny McGinlay: Blaggard
A new stand up show from one of Australia's funniest.
Phil Wang: Uh Oh
Phil Wang’s back with a new stand-up show and he’s older than ever before.
Hannah Camilleri: Dinner Hannah Show
Hannah returns with an audacious hour of sketch, character, clown, improv, whatever you like.
Mike Rice: Cruel Little Man
Irish rising star Mike Rice makes his Melbourne debut with a rapid-fire hour of twisted storytelling
Kit Kat Prov: The Improvised Cabaret
Impro Melbourne's favourite late night improvised cabaret show returns for the Comedy Festival!
Hot Chicken Bags
A solo musical comedy drawing humans of all kinds together for the same shared love of Hot Chicken.
Ece Mustafoff: Tomato Queen
A one-woman comedy that celebrates the gloriously unpicked and unpolished.
Izzy Goessens: Crumble
A comedy show about how committing to the bit got gravely out of hand.
Bronwyn Isaac: Why Are You Here?
A solo comedy show from Bronwyn Isaac.
Vagina: The Visitor's Guide
An adventure to a place many have been before, but this time there's a map.
Smile: The Story of Charlie Chaplin
This is a one man physical comedy created and performed by Marcel Cole.
Twinkle Town: The Forgotten High School Musical Musical
Do you ever wonder what Troy and Gabriella actually auditioned for in High School Musical?
The Late Nite PowerPoint Comedy Showcase
Six comedians perform six different PowerPoints in this line-up show like no other.
Shamaine Othman: Who's That Girl?
A fabulous and irreverent hour from one of the Queens of Malaysian comedy.
Chris Demos: Chips in the Night
Do you spend your nights bathed in blue light, staring at screens and eating chips?
Sanjay Patel: The Drive
Sanjay drives you to his solo comedy show, offering up multiple topics of conversation.
Guneet Kaur: Sharp
Enjoy an hour of whip-smart comedy.
Silent Comedy Festival
Arbory's annual Silent Comedy Festival is back as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near Death
Emmanuel Sonubi survived heart failure and lived to write a show about it!
Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters
A new show about discovery, wonder, extinction from comedian Josie Long.
Blake Everett: Kindly Remove Your Shoes
Take off your shoes (slippers provided) and step into the cosiest show of the comedy festival.
The Big Four-Oh!
Catch a massive line-up of comedy superstars past, present and future.
Sam Nicoresti: Baby Doomer
Queer icon Sam Nicoresti brings Baby Doomer to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Eva Seymour: The Understudy
A love letter to the always prepared but never called.
Mushroom Lady and Me
Joseph Green's journey from the mushroom lady trial to clown school.
Anna Perry: Days of Our Lies
A new show about the lies we tell ourselves and the lies the world tells us.
Jo Gowda: Don't Deport The Fun
A cheeky, heartfelt comedy hour about surviving immigration, marriage and motherhood.
Chloe Black is a Lexicon Devil
Chloe Black loves words and would love to share some with you.
Mark Silcox: The Successful Gold Trader
Mark Silcox, the long-reigning king of gold-plated anti-comedy, strikes again.
Reuben Solo: Lop Nur
Reuben Solo performs as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
