MICF
Rhys Nicholson reigns supreme at Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Judges deemed Nicholson performed the most outstanding show of the festival, with the awards often catapulting the careers of those who win.
- by Tyson Wray
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Janty Blair is a traditional comedian and officially Deadly Funny
This year’s Deadly Funny National Grand Final at MICF featured cheeky, loud and proud First Nations comedians.
- by Tyson Wray and Patrick Horan
The laughs keep coming: Our reviewers on comedy festival hits and best jokes
Newcomer Grace Jarvis among the up-and-coming stars who shone at Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
- by Patrick Horan, Tyson Wray, Donna Demaio, Mikey Cahill and John Bailey
If you don’t already, you really should get to know comedian Josh Earl
On top of a podcast that’s winning him fans, Josh Earl’s comedy festival show is wholesome and hilarious.
- by Tyson Wray, Mikey Cahill and Donna Demaio
Garry Starr’s (almost) five-star show an epic comedy festival hit
The laughs keep coming thick and fast at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
- by Tyson Wray, Donna Demaio, Mikey Cahill and John Bailey
‘The hype is justified’: The shows you can’t miss at the comedy festival
In this mixed bag of reviews from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sammy J and Melanie Bracewell come out on top.
- by Tyson Wray, Donna Demaio, Patrick Horan and John Bailey
‘I sort of hate my able-bodied alter ego’: comedian Alistair Baldwin on the misconception of ability
Muscular dystrophy led comedian Alistair Baldwin to create a “weird multiverse sliding-door reflection on disability” for his debut solo set.
- by Carla Jaeger
How an Aunty Donna came to direct a comedy show about a gay couple
Comedy festival shows feel like they sprang direct from the brains of the jokers on stage. But behind the scenes, sometimes there’s an invisible guiding hand.
- by Nick Miller
Perfect shows and the best of the rest: Reviews from the Melbourne Comedy Festival
This wrap of Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews includes a look at a near-perfect show from RAW Comedy finalists.
- by Donna Demaio, Tyson Wray and Patrick Horan
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Stand-up comedy
Remember stomach muscles? Five stars to the comedian who wrecked them
This wrap of Comedy Festival reviews includes a perfect score for a comedian who took on incels, graphic designers and Bratz Dolls.
In comedy newbies vs comedy veterans, youngsters win (by half a star)
This wrap of reviews from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicks off with its rising stars.
- by Age reviewers