• Prashasti Singh Divine Feminine

    The Westin - Two 205 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

      Indian stand-up star Prashasti Singh makes her Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut with Divine Feminine, her acclaimed hour of sharply observed stand-up. Prashasti always wanted to live the life of a man. Inching towards 40, but pretending to be 30, she can finally mark this dream complete. But instead of happiness, she finds herself pondering […]

  • Brown Women Comedy – Melbourne

    Queen Victoria Women's Centre - Wayi Djerring 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

      Laugh your heart out to an award-winning bold and besharam (shameless) lineup of Indian and South Asian comedians. No topic is too taboo. These women won’t be holding back. Your parents probably won’t approve as you trauma bond watching these six women turn family expectations and life into comedy gold. With over 5000+ tickets […]

  • Dilruk Jayasinha Gratitude Guy

    The Victoria Hotel - Banquet Room fortyfivedownstairs The Victoria Hotel - Banquet Room @ 215 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Dilruk Jayasinha confidently claims his superpower is “gratitude”. But after taking a break from touring last year, he realised he has actually spent most of the last few years whinging about his life. To be fair, his heart attack off the back of a global pandemic, sprinkled with a hearty serve of heartache from a […]

  • Urvi Majumdar “Miss!”

    Melb Town Hall - Paul's Place 100 Swanston St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

      Urvi Majumdar is a teacher by day, comedian by night and hoping not to get recognised for the wrong one! From surviving six periods of PE to mishaps on Compass, a date that lasted 21 minutess and road rage, nothing’s off limits in this brand-new hour of raw and honest stand-up from one of Australia’s best. […]

  • Sashi Perera Pear Tree

    ACMI - Swinburne Studio Fed Square, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

      Sashi’s surname – Perera – means pear tree in Portuguese. You won’t believe how mad Portugal gets if you mention why it’s a super common name in Sri Lanka hehe. Pear Tree is a stand-up comedy show about pear shaped events between Sri Lanka and Australia. It’s about family, love, homes, knives, kids and cats […]

  • Rowan Thambar Sorry For The Late Reply

    Chinese Museum - Jade Room 22 Cohen Place, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

      This story starts on Friday 13 December 2024 at 5:37pm. Rowan knows this precisely, because that’s what the police report says. While playing catch with his wife in a local park, comedian Rowan Thambar witnesses a moderate crime. This show documents everything that led up to that fateful incident and the events that transpired afterwards. Rowan is […]

  • Nazeem Hussain I’d Like to Tell You About Some Jokes

    Melb Town Hall - Lower Town hall 100 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

      Fresh off his biggest-selling tour ever across Australia, New Zealand and London, Nazeem Hussain returns with a brand-new show, I’d Like to Tell You About Some Jokes – wild stories, unhinged characters and still no sign of a filter. GET TICKETS HERE: Melbourne International Comedy Festival 

  • Aaqib Merchant is Not Uberman – MICF

    Charles Dickens Tavern 290 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Aaqib Merchant has no secrets from his audience! But yours are invited. Confess honestly and anonymously (or make public) the events that broke you and let Aaqib create catharsis from the comfort of your seat. Getting scammed over a d*** pic, witnessing goat sacrifice and a man killed by a flying cow – Aaqib brings true stories […]

  • Gajen Nad Global Malaysian Chindian

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Square Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Being mixed race is special and unique? Yes but Gajen Nad said there's a dark side to it, expecially growing up in the '90s. Wait, who is Gajen Nad? A Malaysian Chindian (Chinese-Indian mix) who has a Netflix comedy special. Ok back to the show content... Having spent a lot of time at family gatherings, […]

  • Anith Mukherjee Wasting Time

    Coates Community Arts Suite 6, Level 4, 20 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    In the end you needed a form of love we were incapable of giving to each other. I was eating pink cloud candy and communicating with the moon. You were earning money and travelling with friends. Months later, you saw me hitchhiking across the desert, wearing all white linen and broken sunglasses. When we tried again, […]

  • Brown Women Comedy

    Queen Victoria Women's Centre - Wayi Djerring 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Laugh your heart out to an award-winning bold and besharam (shameless) lineup of Indian and South Asian comedians. No topic is too taboo. These women won’t be holding back. Your parents probably won’t approve as you trauma bond watching these six women turn family expectations and life into comedy gold. With over 5000+ tickets sold […]

  • Tarang Hardikar If I’m Not Wrong

    The Victoria Hotel - Boardroom 215 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

      Tarang Hardikar is a stand-up comedian popular for his unique observational style of comedy. Tarang brings to you his new comedy hour full of anecdotes about his bizarre childhood and his peculiar habit of questioning every minute aspect of life. Why has no one ever seen a growing coconut tree? Why is the biggest […]