More international names join Melbourne festival | Rich Hall, Josie Long and John Kearns

More international names join Melbourne festival

Rich Hall, Josie Long and John Kearns

Rich Hall, Josie Long and John Kearns have joined the line-up for the 2020 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Hall returns to the leading Australian festival with an alt-country band to deliver a new, ‘deluxe’ version of his Hoedown celebration.

Long will be performing her new show, Tender, about motherhood and kindness, while the multi-award-winning Kearns will be presenting his latest show, show Double Take and Fade Away (review).

These comics join an international line-up that also includes the previously announced Liza Treyger, Lou Sanders, Jessica Fostekew, David O'Doherty, Ed Night, Sarah Keyworth, Rosie Jones, Ivo Graham, Eleanor Tiernan, Mark Watson, James Veitch, Flo & Joan, Larry Dean, Darren Harriott and Iceland’s Ari Eldjárn.

The festival runs from March 25 to April 19. Website.

Published: 17 Jan 2020

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