Melbourne International Comedy Festival

The biggest weekend of the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival is about is commence, with more openings than an octopuses turtleneck!

Alex Williamson, Vir Das and more

"It is funny but also serious but mainly funny. But seriously, it's funny."

"A lot of people have been saying to me, 'Oh isn't everything so surreal now?' I don't know what they mean,"

"There are so many people who don't eat gluten now... You're just farty - get over it!"

"You can parody something and it doesn't mean you're mocking it if your heart's in the right place."

"The poster is a woman in her mid-fifties in a mismatched bra and panties, and there's quite a lot of cellulite on show."

"I might be disowned by my mob and have to dodge my mum's thong when they hear some of my stories."

"I absolutely adore my mother, but mostly for her comedy value."

"They'd be singing this chirpy little song about, 'Anal rape. Anal rape! La-la-la-la.' And people would be clapping along and laughing."