Oops! Too Many Recommendations For Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026
Comedy Festival is our favourite time of the year and our most busy - cursed with the blessing of working and laughing all month long GOD HELP US! As a comedy production company we happen to know a bunch of people who have shows and are fucking sick, so here is a list of recommendations. We’ve put them in alphabetical order and if we forgot you, take it as an insult. We’ve decided to develop a mean streak this year, we’re gonna get sunglasses and a skateboard. Now go out and support local comedy! Kickflip!
Guaranteed FUNNY Comedians You Should See at the Festival
- Alex Ward - Literally Anyone
- Anisa Nandaula - No Small Talk
- Annie Louey & Miranda Hill - Putting the Us in Uterus
- Barney Pollock - King of the Pigs 2
- Ben Russell - Bon.
- Ben Searle - Shelter in the Age of Loneliness
- Bron Lewis - Chaos
- Celia Pacquola - Gift Horse
- Claire Hooper - Fun Show xx
- Do Go On - Live Podcasts
- Elliot Ulm - Book Signing
- Emma Holland - The Dog Dies at The Start
- Frankie McNair - Huge Ass Mindset
- Gabbi Bolt - Small Poppy
- Grace Jarvis - Getting Dragged Backwards Through a Hedge
- Greg Larsen - Unrelenting Ultra-Violence
- Harry Jun - Inside Jokes, Outside Voice
- He Huang - T.E.M.U Joke Factory
- Hot Department - Amalgamation
- Jenna Suffern - Lobster In A Glass
- Jordan Barr - Choir Girl
- Justin Porter - Don't Ask, Don't Telfast
- Kate Dehnert - Echo
- Lena Moon - Sounds Like a Brag
- Lizzy Hoo - Says Hoo?
- Lou Wall - Where Are All the Tall Grandmas?
- Mish Wittrup - Not As Good As I Remember
- Ray O'Leary - I Can See O'Leary Now The Ray Has Gone
- Sam Taunton - This Must Be The Place
- Suren Jayemanne & Matt Stewart
- Thorno - More or Less
- Urvi Majumdar - "Miss!"
- Zachary Ruane - Comedy
Fancy Comedy Festival Events that we LOVE!
- The Big FOUR-OH!
- Asian Allstars Gala
- Deadly Funny National Grand Final
- The 36th Annual Great Debate
- RAW Comedy National Grand Final
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