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An annual event, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival literally takes over Australia's comedy capital, Melbourne, each autumn with an enormous program of stand-up comedy, cabaret, theatre, street performance, film, television, radio and visual arts.

The Festival was launched in 1987 by Barry Humphries and Peter Cook. Thirty festivals later, with attendances of over 800,000, it has grown to be Australia's largest cultural event - selling more tickets than any other Australian Festival. With an average ticket price of just $27, the Melbourne Comedy Festival is not only a hugely popular event but an extremely accessible one. Comedy hubs are scattered across the city from the central Town Hall to Trades Hall, The Malthouse to The 86 Cabaret Bar.  There is something for every comedy lover, from the very best local and international comedy acts in venues of all shapes, sizes and locations.

HOT FAT CRAZY
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
7pm: 11 APR to 16 APR

TICKETS: $25(+BF)

Tommy & Eadie give us....’Hot Fat Crazy’.

Based on the true story of one woman’s fat journey through her hot psych ward admission – also she is crazy. This two-person musical sketch comedy is a love letter to the psych ward, being fat and a lesson in why that makes you hot!


Written by and starring Eadie Testro-Girasole and Thomas Bradford, Hot Fat Crazy is the inaugural show from emerging comedy duo, Tommy & Eadie.  Born out of Eadie's eye-opening, healing and hilarious experiences with the public and private mental health systems and her journey of reclaiming the word FAT and rejecting its negative connotations. Hot Fat Crazy immerses you in a hyper-realistic, bizarre and silly fictional psych ward, where inpatients get it on, wizards cure your depression with the power of magnetism and everyone is gunning to be the psychiatrist's funniest client. 


With a score of entirely original songs, spanning multiple genres, Tommy & Eadie take you on a lyrical journey with their powerhouse vocals and musical stylings, while they attempt to nail the intricate choreography.


Directed by Aubrey Flood

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NOT KILLING IT
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
7pm: 17 APR to 21 APR

TICKETS: $25(+BF)

James Coburn Not Killing It (USA AUS)


James moved to New York in early 2017 just after having started comedy in Melbourne in 2016. He loves it there, but it's hard going. Getting back to Australia as often as he can, James has found that every-time he does, many of his family and friends claim that he's "killing it in New York". 

What they don't see is everything that doesn't appear on social media. Being well into sobriety now, James looks back on his time so far in New York in Not Killing It and uses jokes and storytelling to highlight why he isn't actually doing so great.


James is open and vulnerable. You'll hear stories about overcoming a bad drinking problem, growing into bisexuality, feeling the heat from family and the constant struggle that is mental health, of course. If the never ending self-imposed pressure to succeed doesn't finally kill him before the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, James will at The 86 Cabaret Bar for five nights and it'll be raw.

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CLOSURE AT A SELF-SERVE CHECKOUT
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
9pm: 11 APR to 13 APR

TICKETS: $28(+BF)

Ever been ghosted by a Gemini? Burned by yet another boy with a mustache? Then this show is for you. 

In a snappy 50 minutes of original comedy songs and witty audience banter, Bobbie tells the niche yet oh-so-relatable stories of love, life, and being ghosted by a boy with a mustache. This is a show about taking our depressed and broken hearts of the past and finding ways to move on by having a laugh about it all. It is honest, it is raw, and it is a little bit cheeky.

'Closure at a Self-Serve Checkout' debuted at the Adelaide Fringe this year, where it took audiences by storm and won the Adelaide Fringe 'Best Emerging' Weekly Award.

'A brilliant piece of work ... It's not hard to see that Bobbie has something special here.' - Weekend Notes'

'One cracker of a performance ****½' - Your Local Hok

'Bobbie is the definition of fun and quirky and her ability to keep a room comfortable and captivated is truly a talent of hers ****½ ' - The A Review

"Hilarious and moving lyricism ****' - The Adelaide Show Podcast

''The show to see this year.' - Weekend Notes

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ALREADY MAD: VOLUME 1
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
9pm: 19, 21, 23 APR

TICKETS: $35(+BF)

After a turbulent few years the world is ready to laugh again and Mad Fap is back and coming to Melbourne to proudly present our debut event for Melbourne International Comedy Festival –Already Mad: Volume I!


Featuring a colourful spectrum of artists from across the country including burlesque, comedy and hip-hop and showcased in an ADHD-friendly format.  Already Mad 3 Nights ONLY at THE 86
Starring; Andrew Wolfe (NSW)   Bluntfield (WA)  Cat Daddy (WA via UK)  East Coast Alien (QLD)  Fresh Violet (VIC)

Miss Liquor Vagesty (WA)  Dj Angry Buda on the decks (WA) 

Hosted by 'The Nature Boy' STICK FLAIR plus special guests!