Ben Russell: Bon
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
03/04/2026 … Ben Russell’s Bon is an ode to idleness.
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Fri 03 April 2026
Zachary Ruane: Comedy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
03/04/2026 … Introduced as ‘the master, the maestro, the best to ever do it’, Zachary Ruane enters the venue with all the corny swagger of a Vegas magician.
Thu 02 April 2026
Greg Larsen: Unrelenting Ultra-Violence
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
02/04/2026 … Comedy’s roots lie in the jester whose abject status allowed him to reveal unspoken truths.
Courtney Smith
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
02/04/2026 … A primary school teacher by day, Courtney Smith is a lively, agreeable presence full of the positivity and playfulness her job demands.
Happy Birthday Taylah Whelan
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
02/04/2026 … Quite reasonably, the word-of-mouth rumblings surrounding Happy Birthday Taylah Whelan focus mostly on the comedian’s animatronic double act-partner, a not-so-lifelike…
Alanah Parkin’s Garage Sale
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
02/04/2026 … A stone’s throw from Fountain Gate, the shopping centre around which sitcom duo Kath and Kim oriented their lives, character comedian Alanah Parkin is having…
He Hueng: Temu Joke Factory
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
02/04/2026 … After delivering her tried-and-tested club set, some of which propelled her to minor fame via Australia’s Got Talent, He Huang spends most of her festival…
Wed 01 April 2026
Lara Ricote: Inkling
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2026 … There’s so much going on in Lara Ricote’s Inkling that you won’t catch all of it – a fact that’s hardwired into the many knowing layers…