First Live Comedy Day hailed a success
Event will become an annual fixture
02/04/2026 … Organisers have hailed the first Live Comedy Day as a great success in raising the profile of grassroots comedy.
2026 Archives
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…
Jack Knight: Technology's gone too far
From the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
02/04/2026 … Jack Knight talks about technology going too far in this stand-up clip from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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…
Kate Dolan: The truth behind hen nights
From the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
02/04/2026 … Kate Dolan reveals the truth behind hen nights in this stand-up clip from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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…