
Must see shows at Melbourne Comedy Festival!
Hilarious new hours from Australia's favourite comedians now on sale at Melbourne Comedy Festival!
The world’s biggest AND best comedy festival is back, and it’s better than ever!
Get ready to laugh with your favourite panel show stars, familiar voices from the airwaves, and the freshest talent that’s taking over your social media. There's a show for everyone at this year's festival. You can expect stories about awkward celebrity encounters, multi-dimensional time travel and improvised nights of comedy from the absolute best! (just to name a few).
Book your tickets today and be part of laughs from 26 March - 20 April 2025.

ABBY HOWELLS
Welcome To My Dream
Melbourne Town Hall
27 Mar – 20 Apr
“Gem of a show.”★★★★★ The Age, 2024


BRETT BLAKE
Little Turd
The Westin Three
27 Mar - 20 Apr
“Punchy and relevant insight… peppered with clever jabs at Australian culture.” The Age


CLAIRE HOOPER
Nothing To See Here
QT Melbourne
27 Mar - 20 Apr
Winner – Piece of Wood Award, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2024

DAVE HUGHES
WTF?
Morris House - Basement Comedy Club / 27 Mar – 20 Apr
Comedy Theatre / Sat 5 Apr
“A master of his trade.” ★★★★★ The Advertiser

GERALDINE HICKEY
Meander
Arts Centre Melbourne / 27 Mar - 20 Apr
Comedy Theatre / Sat 12 Apr
“Hickey is a Master.” ★★★★ Time Out

GILLIAN COSGRIFF
Fresh New Worries
Arts Centre Melbourne
27 Mar – 20 Apr
“Highly infectious, clever, original songs.” ★★★★½ The Age

JENNY TIAN
Jenny's Travels
Melbourne Town Hall
27 Mar - 20 Apr
“Excitable hour of comedy.” ★★★★★ The Wee Review

JOHN SAFRAN
Squatting at Kanye’s and Other Adventures
Comedy Theatre
Sat 12 & Thu 17 Apr
“A sly jester and social stuntman” The Guardian

JORDAN BARR
Dog Why
The Westin Four
27 Mar – 20 Apr
"It’ll turn gears in your head, and you’ll leave bemused, confused and in awe." Time Out

JUDE PERL
Jude Perl Tries To Finish A Sentence
Arts Centre Melbourne
27 Mar - 20 Apr
‘Music comedy perfection.’ Sammy J

LIZZY HOO
Deja Hoo
Victoria Hotel
27 Mar - 20 Apr
Seen on Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and Question Everything.

LLOYD LANGFORD
Powerful Energy
Melbourne Town Hall
8 – 20 Apr
Seen on Thank God You’re Here, Have You Been Paying Attention? and winner of Taskmaster Australia Season 2.

LOU WALL
Breaking The Fifth Wall
Comedy Republic / 27 - 20 Apr
The Westin One / Mon 14 Apr
“One-of-a-kind masterwork” ★★★★★ Time Out, 2024

LUKE McGREGOR
Okay, Wow
Comedy Theatre
27 Mar – 6 Apr
“An impeccable sense of comic timing.” ★★★★ The Age

MICHAEL HING
Get In The Submarine
Comedy Republic
27 Mar – 20 Apr
“Endlessly funny.” ★★★★½ The Sydney Morning Herald

NATH VALVO
The Nath Valvo Comedy Spectacular
Comedy Theatre
Sat 12 Apr
“Gags that will leave you gasping. Nath Valvo has landed the bullseye.” ★★★★★ Herald Sun

NICK WHITE
I'm Scared, Babe
Swiss Club
27 Mar - 20 Apr
“Hilarious and lightning quick.” Theatre Travels


OLIVER COLEMAN
The Ballad of Oliver Coleman
Melbourne Town Hall
27 Mar – 20 Apr
“The journey is a wonderfully wild one, and a break from the normal.” ★★★★ Chortle

PETE ROWSTHORN
Keen
The Westin Three
27 Mar - 20 Apr
Pete returns to the festival for the first time since the 80’s to talk life, TV, and aging ungraciously.

SEZ
Keeps Me Young
Victoria Hotel
27 Mar – 20 Apr
Musical comedian and internet freak Sez has the show for you!

STEEN RASKOPOULOS
Steen Improvises with Friends
The Westin
31 Mar - 14 Apr
“Undeniably funny and very satisfying.” Chortle


VIDYA RAJAN & MEL MCGLENSEY
Greg
Chinese Museum
8 – 20 Apr
Rising stars of alt-comedy, Vidya & Mel are multi-award winning performers and writers with a deep love of everything silly and strange.

WILL GIBB
Why Am I Like This?
Melbourne Town Hall
27 Mar - 20 Apr
A show full of cringe-worthy stories, bonkers yarns, and improvisation.

WIL ANDERSON
Whatchu Talkin' 'Bout Wil?
Comedy Republic
27 Mar - 20 Apr
“Savage intelligence and rapid-fire riffing, Wil Anderson confronts humanity head-on.” Time Out

WIL ANDERSON
Wilegitimate
Comedy Theatre
Sun 13 Apr
“Savage intelligence and rapid-fire riffing, Wil Anderson confronts humanity head-on.” Time Out

ZOË COOMBS MARR
Splash Zone
Melbourne Town Hall
27 Apr - 20 Apr
“Gloriously off-the-wall.” ★★★★★ The Age, 2024

DAVE THORNTON
Nothing's Unpossible
(Not part of Melbourne Comedy Festival)
Darebin Arts Centre, Preston
Sat 10 May
“An hour of quick wit and cheery anecdotes.” ★★★★ The Age

MEL BUTTLE
Taking My Sunglasses Off To Hear You Better
(Not part of Melbourne Comedy Festival)
Arts Centre Melbourne
Sat 2 Aug
“Buttle’s dry critique of the perils of life has the audience in hysterics.” ★★★★ The Age

MOOSEHEAD BENEFIT
Melbourne Town Hall
Sun 20 Apr
The finale to the world’s greatest comedy festival.

DAN ILIC AND LEWIS HOBBA
A Rational Fear
The Malthouse Theatre
Wed 9 Apr.
“I’d listen if I hadn’t already made up my mind about deporting them” Peter Dutton

ASRC BENEFIT
Co-hosted by Tom Ballard and Wil Anderson
Comedy Theatre
Sun 6 Apr
Come along and laugh good, feel good, and do some good.

THE BEAR PACK
Steen Raskopoulos & Carlo Ritchie
Melbourne Town Hall
28 Mar - 19 Apr
“Master improvisers.” ★★★★★ The Age