Hannah Gadsby: The Evening Muse
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
03/04/2026 … Whether because of their autism or not, Hannah Gadsby is the sort of person who likes everything to be in order, under their control.
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Fri 03 April 2026
Lou Wall: Where Are All the Tall Grandmas?
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
03/04/2026 … Multimedia maven Lou Wall has cut back slightly on the bells and whistles this year to offer a surprisingly thoughtful rumination on height and visibility.
Ben Russell: Bon
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
03/04/2026 … Ben Russell’s Bon is an ode to idleness.
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…