Andy Balloch: Welcome To Hell
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
19/04/2026 … Are you ready to do the Devil’s work? Hell’s HR officer Ramone has all you need to know in this orientation lesson.
Sun 19 April 2026
JKS: A Comedy(?)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
19/04/2026 … Tom Ballard isn’t the first stand-up to write a play set in the green room of a comedy club, and he won’t be the last.
Tarang Hardikar: If I'm Not Wrong
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
19/04/2026 … Indian comedian Tarang Hardikar is a chronic overthinker with uniquely silly logic that he applies to everyday situations with a forensic rigour.
Laura Davis: Swag
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
19/04/2026 … For a stand-up supposedly on strike over how the Australian comedy industry treats outsiders – among many other grievances – Laura Davis has been remarkably…
Reuben Kaye: Hard To Swallow
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
19/04/2026 … As the new wave of Nazis becomes ever more visible, Reuben Kaye provides the counterpoint.
Sat 18 April 2026
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.
Celia Pacquola wins Melbourne's top award
18/04/2026 … Celia Pacquola has won the biggest prize in Australian live comedy.
Fri 17 April 2026
Amandaland series 2 trailer
17/04/2026 … Here's a first look at the trailer for the second series of Amandaland Series two finds Amanda (Lucy Punch) still living in SoHa, and juggling…