Dilruk Jayasinha: Gratitude Guy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
18/04/2026 … Dilruk Jayasinha knows how to turn misery into comedy, having previously created a lucrative stand-up show about having a heart attack in his mid-30s.
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Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near Death
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2026 … Physically imposing and with immense stage presence, Emmanuel Sonubi seems bulletproof – and for a while he lived his life that way, too, consuming wholesale…
Tarsh Jago: Cherub
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2026 … Tarsh Jago has been heard by more attendees of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival than any other comedian, because it’s her voice acknowledging the…
Alexei Toliopoulos: VHS
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2026 … To say Alexei Toliopoulos likes films would be like saying Bonnie Blue ‘might be up for it’, something of an understatement.
Sashi Perera: Pear Tree
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2026 … Gently spoken Sashi Perera offers a fascinating journey thought the colonial history of Sri Lanka, why society there still holds white people in such esteem and…
Thu 16 April 2026
Frankie McNair: Huge Ass Mindset
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
16/04/2026 … Forging laughter from trauma has become bread-and-butter for a festival show.
Andrea Barello: Full of Grace
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
16/04/2026 … The ritualistic behaviour of a church service is always ripe for parody, and Andrea Barello offers a clown’s eye view of all the pomp and ceremony involved.
Jess Fuchs: Feral
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
16/04/2026 … Forget all the empowering messages that surround us about personal growth, Jess Fuchs doesn’t believe any of it is possible.