Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026
Wednesday 25th March 2026 - Sunday 19th April 2026
Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back and in 2026 they're celebrating 40 years of funny.
Get ready for a star-studded month of longtime festival faves, rising stars, international icons, family fun and non-stop celebration.
They're taking the party across Melbourne, and everyone is invited.
Even though it's their big birthday, they've got gifts aplenty for you.
Take your pick from hundreds of shows, popping up everywhere from the backstage bars to the biggest stages in town.
Whether you want to treat yourself to a post-work giggle, take a chance on someone new, fill the school holidays with laughter for the kids, or party through the night at the Festival Club, there are so many ways to join in on the fun.
It's their party and they'll laugh if they want to. Browse the program and book now!
Featured Shows
❊ When ❊
Date/s: Wednesday 25th March 2026 - Sunday 19th April 2026
When: Monday 23rd March 2026
Venue: The Motley WhereHaus
In 2020, George Rigden was roundly (and rightly) cancelled, and his life fell apart. In 2025, he was finally diagnosed with autism, finally sobered up - and began to put his life b.. Show More..
When: Thursday 26th March 2026
Most people have an unbelievable, fantastical story from their life - the kind that makes others question if that really, truly, happened.
Thanks to an unconventional life, Luc.. Show More..
When: Monday 23rd March 2026 to Sunday 29th March 2026
Venue: The Motley WhereHaus
After ignoring her friends' pleas to download a dating app, heartbroken Izzy finally caves and creates a profile.
The catch? It's entirely made up of photos of her crying.
J.. Show More..
When: Thursday 26th March 2026 to Tuesday 31st March 2026
"Tilly Harrison Can't Lie" at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Fresh off the stages of Edinburgh and Adelaide, 2026 RAW Comedy Finalist and Adelaide Native Tilly Har.. Show More..
When: Monday 23rd March 2026 to Saturday 4th April 2026
Address: The Motley Spielhaus, Berrbang Lane and Kulinbulok Lane, Melbourne 3000
Peel back Mrs Lovett's meat curtains for the reopening of her famous pie shop.
Experience an immersive night of gore, vore, and more!
Support local buxom women!
Nearly 2.. Show More..
When: Monday 23rd March 2026 to Saturday 4th April 2026
Venue: The Motley Bauhaus
It's Taylah Whelan's birthday and she is alone in her bedroom. Jealous?
You've had your outfit planned for weeks, the lounge room is set up and your crush is invited.
Then,.. Show More..
When: Thursday 26th March 2026 to Sunday 5th April 2026
Venue: Comedy Theatre
Celia wasn't planning on doing a show in 2026, then her boyfriend gave her an inflatable kayak for her birthday... So here we are.
A show about the people we love and the things.. Show More..
When: Wednesday 25th March 2026 to Sunday 5th April 2026
Venue: Comedy Theatre
After more than a decade away from solo performance, beloved Australian comedian Denise Scott is making a triumphant return to the stage with her most personal show yet.
Famous .. Show More..
When: Monday 23rd March 2026 to Sunday 5th April 2026
Venue: The Motley WhereHaus
What happens when two overly interconnected share houses go head-to-head in a highly anticipated board game showdown?
It's that time of year again, Bourke Street versus Vine Str.. Show More..
When: Wednesday 25th March 2026 to Sunday 5th April 2026
Venue: Comedy Theatre
Lano & Woodley are all alone on a spaceship. Or are they? Commander Col is focused on their important mission. Co-pilot Woodley ... isn't.
One thing is for sure, when Frank an.. Show More..
When: Tuesday 7th April 2026 to Wednesday 8th April 2026
Venue: Comedy Theatre
After the success of her record-breaking tour The Prosecco Express, Joanne McNally returns with her hotly anticipated new stand-up show.
Hailed by Variety as One to Watch, McNa.. Show More..
When: Wednesday 8th April 2026 to Sunday 12th April 2026
Venue: Club Voltaire
Diana McLaren brings her sharp, cathartic new hour DETACHED to Club Voltaire from 8-12 April as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
An Illawarra-based stand-up.. Show More..
When: Saturday 11th April 2026 to Sunday 12th April 2026
Stand-up comedy 100% in italiano!
A show for Italian speakers who love very cheeky comedy.
Con oltre 15 anni di esperienza come comica inglese in comedy club, festival ed .. Show More..
When: Sunday 12th April 2026
Venue: Comedy Theatre
After three years of total sell-out shows - including last year's packed-out Comedy Theatre - co-hosts Wil Anderson & Tom Ballard are back with the hottest ticket of the Melbourne .. Show More..
When: Friday 17th April 2026
Venue: Comedy Theatre
Louis Hanson's debut one-man show has arrived.
Last year, Louis made a certain discovery that prompted him to take a walk down memory lane, metaphorically hold a mirror up to .. Show More..
When: Saturday 11th April 2026 to Saturday 18th April 2026
Venue: Comedy Theatre
There is no one else that comes close to the phenomenon that is Dave Hughes.
Behind that cooked looking facade is a mind that works like no other.
Dave has carved out a larg.. Show More..
When: Saturday 28th March 2026 to Saturday 18th April 2026
Venue: Regent Theatre
Catch Jimeoin for his unique blend of observational humour, physical expressiveness, and spontaneity.
Join Jimeoin as he turns the everyday into the absurd, often riffing on mu.. Show More..
When: Saturday 18th April 2026
Venue: Comedy Theatre
Winner of the Melbourne Comedy Festival 2025 Directors' Choice Award - and yes, an actual medical doctor - Noah Szto returns with his award-winning show "Med School" for a very spe.. Show More..
When: Tuesday 7th April 2026 to Saturday 18th April 2026
Venue: The Coopers Inn
Come live in the moment and have a huge freakin' laugh with Sonia!
But who is she?... With over 16 years of stand-up, Sonia has made her mark on stages across the country.
.. Show More..
When: Monday 6th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: The Motley Bauhaus
Silent clown wizardry at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Ben has discovered he has magical powers and he'd like you to witness them. But what even is magic? A bunny.. Show More..
When: Monday 6th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Victorian Trades Hall
"Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb.
Idiom, used to describe either the best or worst person you know.
Example, "Wow, that Casey Filips is such a character.. Show More..
When: Tuesday 7th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: StoryVille
Do you spend your nights bathed in blue light, staring at screens and eating chips? Then you deserve a break. So come join me on my potato-ship and we'll sail across the seven seas.. Show More..
When: Wednesday 25th March 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Theory Bar
Going to Melbourne International Comedy Festival?
Wanna cap off the night with something wild?
Club Club is the late-night comedy destination where no two shows are the sam.. Show More..
When: Tuesday 7th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Comedy Theatre
I had breast reduction surgery, but they took them all.
I didn't want them, they were big and heavy and I wanted it to be easier to find clothes that would fit.
I wanted to.. Show More..
When: Tuesday 7th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Malthouse Theatre
The man, the myth, the mackerel, Fergus Mackerel - it's Mr Radio!
Yowie Zowie! Look who's coming over the airwaves! It's Fergus Mackerel!
Hold onto his tasteful pony tail .. Show More..
When: Thursday 26th March 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Malthouse Theatre
Hannah returns with another audacious hour.
Dinner-and-a-show is a new experience. I mean, it's not. It's as old as time, as the hills! It's been there, done that, and perhaps .. Show More..
When: Thursday 9th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Jayne Steer lost her mum, her fiance and her mind - in that order, all two weeks before her nine-night Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut.
After a psychotic episode .. Show More..
When: Wednesday 25th March 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: House of Maximon
Joseph spent 18 years completing a law degree, worked as the Associate on the Mushroom Lady trial and then resigned to go to clown school. This is their story.
'Green makes you .. Show More..
When: Thursday 26th March 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Katrina Mathers presents, as a part of the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the premiere season of
Anything But The Dyson and Other Excellent Monologues
Created an.. Show More..
When: Thursday 2nd April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Regent Theatre
Kitty Flanagan is coming to Melbourne with her new stand-up show.
Asking but not necessarily answering all the big questions.
Were we smarter before social media?
Has y.. Show More..
When: Monday 6th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: The Motley WhereHaus
An alien crash lands into a gay club! Can YOU teach it how to be human?
Collingwood locals were shaken last night after a UFO ploughed straight into the infamous gay nightclub .. Show More..
When: Tuesday 7th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Ballers Clubhouse | Carlton
Fifty, frisky and family roadtrippin'. A midlife crisis, a round-the-world tour and a glimpse of marital life. Laughs, luggage and a little lack of lingerie. Ooh la la!
Followin.. Show More..
When: Monday 23rd March 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: The Motley WhereHaus
Dr Silcox (62), who had previously faced considerable financial insecurity and an uncertain retirement outlook, has recently found success through gold trading strategy.
Focusi.. Show More..
When: Thursday 26th March 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne
David Massingham presents, as part of the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit
It's Agatha Christie, improvised!
After sma.. Show More..
When: Monday 6th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: The Motley Bauhaus
When your homeland falls under authoritarian rule, you only have two options: fight the tyranny or... ya know, pretend like you've never even been there.
Born to British immigra.. Show More..
When: Monday 6th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: The Motley Bauhaus
The cult hit of 2025 returns for two weeks only.
Knock over your trash cans - sketch trio Sugar Bits are back spilling feminism all over the street.
Smeared with the socio.. Show More..
When: Saturday 28th March 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Regent Theatre
nternational comedy phenomenon, The Umbilical Brothers are bringing their legendary live show Speedmouse to the Regent Theatre for two nights on Saturday 28 March & Sunday 19 April.. Show More..
When: Thursday 9th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Regent Theatre
Hard Quiz host. Taskmaster Australia host. Gold Logie winner. 5 times AACTA winner.
Tom Gleeson is completely out of touch. Come along to the show and take him down a peg.
".. Show More..
When: Tuesday 7th April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
Venue: Comedy Theatre
After a decade of being fuelled by whiskey and adrenaline Tommy decided it was time to treat his body to some wellness.
Even he couldn't have predicted just how badly it would g.. Show More..
When: Friday 3rd April 2026 to Sunday 19th April 2026
The Wacky Wizard is back these School Holidays with her hilarious hijinks for 4-400 year olds, at the Melbourne Comedy Festival 2026.
A laugh-out-loud comedy adventure for kids.. Show More..
❊ Web Links ❊
Advertiser:
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❊ Also See.. ❊
Alice Schlipalius: Confessional
Ben McCarthy: Alakazam
Bronwyn Isaac - Why Are You Here
Casey Filips - What a Character
Cat & Caz: Bloody Good Time
Celia Pacquola - GIFT HORSE
Chris Demos: Chips in the Night
Club Club at Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Comedy Gold: Live Stand-Up Comedy
Comedy Monday's @ Spleen
Dave Hughes | Cooked
Denise Scott - Tickety Boo
Diana McLaren is Detached
Elliot Wood - Mrs Lovett's Famous Meat Pies Grand Reopening Extravaganza
Finn Hoegh-Guldberg & Penelope Gordon: Articulate
George Rigden - Self-Inflicted
Geraldine Hickey - A Weight Off My Chest
Handful of Bugs: Hello Mr Radio
Hannah Camilleri: Dinner Hannah Show
Happy Birthday Taylah Whelan
Izzy Goessens: Crumble
Jayne Steer - Addickted
Jimeoin - Ballyhoo
Joanne McNally - PINOTPHILE
Joseph Green: Mushroom Lady & Me
Katrina Mathers: Anything But The Dyson and Other Excellent Monologues
Kitty Flanagan - Glad Game
Lano & Woodley - In Space
Louis Hanson - GOOD BOY! One Night Only
Lucy Best: Unbelievable
Lukas Meintjes: B48Y Crash Lands on Earth
Maitreyi Karanth: Maitriarchy
Mark Silcox - The Successful Gold Trader
Melbourne Cultural Festivals
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit
Nick Abrahams - The Accidental Lawyer
Noah Szto - MED SCHOOL
Richard Mealey: DisUnited States
Rohan Arneil: You Wouldn't Have Cut Me Off If I Wasn't So Sunburnt
Roisin McAlinden - Mirror Mirror
Sonia Di Iorio: Battute Per Peccatori
Sonia Di Iorio: Right Here, Right Now
Stand Up For Refugees: A Benefit For The ASRC
Sugar Bits: Feminist Trash
Sweeney Preston: Australia's Worst Journalist
The Big FOUR-OH - 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Umbilical Brothers - Speedmouse
Tilly Harrison: Can't Lie
Tom Gleeson - Out Of Touch
Tommy Little - NAMASTE THE F*CK AWAY FROM ME
Winni Wizard and Her Magical Smells - Comedy for Kids & Families
The Motley WhereHaus
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