MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
AT THE CARLTON
CARLY ELECTRIC: In My Box
Hilariously unapologetic, audaciously unfiltered & decidedly UNsexy—comedian, podcaster & award-winning escort Carly’s wild, true comedy debut is not for the faint of heart.
She sold out sessions and added shows at Adelaide & Sydney Fringe Festivals - don't miss Carly's MICF debut!
Gill Cordiner is the Scary Queen of Scots
What if you could be royal? Would you be fair, just, regal, or a hideous tyrant?
Gill's life, like Mary Queen of Scots, has had some misadventures, terrible failed relationships and near-death experiences. But unlike Mary, Gill won't lose her head. She's ready to claim the throne and pronounce herself the Queen of Scottish Comedy.
A riotous show that looks at thwarted dreams, failed ambitions and never giving up on your dreams.
Filled with mad stories and raucous hilarity from Perth's very own self-proclaimed Queen of Comedy!
CockBagg's Cockzilla: An Adult Pantomime for Gentlemen and Gentleladies.
Master theatrephiles (we’re on a list) and World’s Greatest Actors™, Maurice Cock and Belvedere Bagg, CockBagg, return once again to redefine the highest form of performance art – the pantomime! Using their immense acting talents and exceptional humility, CockBagg will grace the stage, and you, with their presence as you witness a modern-day re-imagining of that classic Japanese fairytale, Godzilla. This Comedy Festival, search for the hero inside yourself and pull out your... Cockzilla!
★★★★★ The Scotsman (UK) 'Comedy sensations.' The Age 'Electric, finely tuned and hilarious.' ★★★★ RHUM 'The show is a gag machine gun... the best show of the Fringe.' Broadway Baby (UK) 'Leaving their audience helpless with laughter.' ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks (UK)
British Invasion
The producers of Best of British present a second line-up of top class British headline comedians, direct from the international comedy circuit.
Four acts per night, guaranteed professional comedians delivering fast-paced laughter and hilarity.
As seen at Edinburgh Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe and on television throughout the world.
Sold out 2025.
Gill Cordiner: SKETCHY C@NT – where art and comedy collide...
A fine art degree is a life time of disappointment for your parents and there is only one job thats worse and that's a stand-up comedian .
A brand-new, fun-filled show from Australia’s favourite Scottish mum and internationally acclaimed, award-winning comedian. Gill Cordiner is a powerhouse in comedy and this year she brings her love of portraits and her degree in fine art to the stage with hilarious consequences.
Anyone who fancies their portrait drawn is welcomed to the stage where in the space of a few minutes they are sketched and enjoy some off the cuff spontaneous banter from the queen of crowd work, all done with a cheeky wink and warm Scottish charm.
Every portrait will be different and fun. Every encounter unforgettable.
This is a unique and hilarious show unlike any other.
'Hilarious, raucous and innapropriate.' Chortle (UK)
'Absolutely hilarious her bawdy banter with the audience is sensational.' One 4 Review (UK)
Alec Fry - Snape: Life after Voldemort
It has been some time since the wizarding world had their apocalypse. Everyone's favourite Potions professor is trying to find a new career – with your help!
How is he still here? What has he been doing? What is the inside scoop on life in the biggest school of wizardry and witchcraft?
Snape now finds himself trying to make a living in our Muggle world. 2025 was the Year of the Snake, but 2026 is the Year of the Snape!
Bring your friends, come along and be ready to help him find his way forward in our muggle world.
JoJo Sutherland
The Real Housewife of Scotland
Despite not having had a house for the last three years, or a husband, Jojo Sutherland is The Real Housewife of Scotland. Join her as she ages into imperfection with the wisdom that never came, no regrets and a message for everyone – “Growing up is overrated”.
Jojo turns life’s chaos into comedy gold! From spectacular mistakes to glorious comebacks, she shares her highs, lows and hilarious truths. Bold, brutally honest and brilliantly funny – she’s never been better (or badder)!
'A conversational style with humour so interwoven it seems effortless.' Chortle (UK)
'A performer the audience could have watched all night.' The Herald (UK)
Jojo Sutherland is a Scottish comedian renowned for her fearless honesty, sharp wit and infectious energy. Dubbed The Real Housewife of Scotland – despite not having had a house for the last three years – Jojo turns life’s chaos into comedy gold. A master storyteller, she mines her own experiences of parenting, relationships and resilience to deliver bold, brutally funny stand-up that’s both relatable and rebellious. With a career spanning theatre, radio and sell-out festival shows, Jojo’s trademark authenticity and unfiltered humour have made her a standout voice in Scottish comedy. She proves that growing up is overrated – and laughing at life is essential.
Haylee Deutrom: Jagged Little Jill
What a difference a year makes.
Haylee Deutrom returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2026 with a new lease on life, a new series of hot takes and a new sense of self in the wake of navigating the current political, economical and environmental hellscape.
Minority groups are being scapegoated while the billionaires are being GOATed, weapons are protected more than humans are, and we are not ok.
But just when everything seems hopeless, we are witnessing the kind of counter-strike only pop culture can launch: a new Lily Allen collection of anthems, a fashion magazine obliterating the "male loneliness epidemic" by heralding boyfriends as embarrassing and Haylee's new offering – her first as a happily unmarried woman.
YUKI NIVEZ (JPN): Active B*tch Face
With unnerving calm, Yuki playfully flips every cliché and “you should smile more” into comedic destruction. A dangerously funny, unapologetically dark hour of razor-sharp stand-up from Tokyo’s deadpan queen of comedy.
'A funny, ferocious hour worth catching' CityHub
The Ashes: Comedy Showdown
Nominee Best Comedy Show 2016 Perth FRINGE WORLD
Winner Best Comedy Show 2019 Laughs of Launnie, Launceston International Comedy Festival
Australia’s top comedians take on England’s best in a five test comedy series to claim the comedy Ashes.
Kick back with a beer and watch the old enemies go head to head to prove once and for all which country is funnier.