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The Music’s Weekend Comedy Hit List At The 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!
News / Arts
Six Acts You Don’t Want To Miss At Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Alex Williamson, Vir Das and more
Features / Arts
Alice Fraser Goes For Highbrow Humour In Her Latest Show, 'Empire'
"It is funny but also serious but mainly funny. But seriously, it's funny."
Features / Arts
Bright Young Funny Things: The Best New Talent You Have To Catch At MICF 2017
Reviews / Arts
Silent Comedy On The Yarra River (MICF)
"Regardless of who may pop up, this is an event that is well worth experiencing."
Features / Arts
Odd-Ball Brit Comic Paul Foot On How There's Method In His Madness
"A lot of people have been saying to me, 'Oh isn't everything so surreal now?' I don't know what they mean,"
Features / Arts
Urzila Carlson Replies To All Her Fanmail And Doesn't Eat Organic
"There are so many people who don't eat gluten now... You're just farty - get over it!"
Features / Arts
Aaron Gocs Reveals He Loves Parodying Old Aussie Series Like 'Blue Heelers'
"You can parody something and it doesn't mean you're mocking it if your heart's in the right place."
Features / Arts
Jenny Eclair's New Stand-Up Show 'Does What It Says On The Tin'
"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."
Features / Arts
Comedy Comes Naturally To Aborigi-LOL Funnyman Dane Simpson
"I might be disowned by my mob and have to dodge my mum's thong when they hear some of my stories."
Features / Arts
Why Susie Youssef's Mum Told Her To Behave Herself
"I absolutely adore my mother, but mostly for her comedy value."
Features / Arts
British Comedy Activist Liz Carr Is Giving State-Apporoved Suicide A Broadway Makeover
"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."