Comedy
Comedy review: Han Arbuthnott: They/Hehe, Storyville, MICF 2025
Not short of dad jokes, Han Arbuthnott is one of a few trans comics in this year's MICF program.
Funny Tonne – part one, MICF 2025
The first batch of top reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2025.
When comedians don't give up the day job...
Heeding the advice of a million parents, these comedians all have a career to fall back on – but is…
Comedy review: Anisa Nandaula: You Can't Say That, The Victoria Hotel
What's it like being a black girl in Australia?
Comedy review: Ting Lim: What I Really Think, QT, MICF 2025
Cheerful comedy from a stand-up on the rise.
Comedy review: Elf Lyons: Horses, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2025
Elf Lyons is definitely horsing around.
Comedy review: Lewis Garnham: Stream of Contentedness, Spleen Bar, MICF 2025
Lewis Garnham shows why the world really is a strange place.
Comedy reviews: Lou Wall: Breaking the Fifth Wall, Eddie Pattison: Dad Genes, MICF 2025
An award-winner questions the veracity of everything, while new talent Pattison shares their experience of losing a father, just as…
Comedy review: Jon & Jero: The Forgotten Tales, ACMI, MICF 2025
Fun improv comedy for the kids.
Theatre review: Antilton, Explosives Factory
An ant-inspired musical based on 'Hamilton'. What could possibly go wrong?