MICF: The Wine Bluffs
Wine and comedy shows are a lot alike. To be memorable they need to distinguish themselves from the many standard offerings around. The Wine Bluffs with Paul Calleja and Damian Callinan seemed to have a good angle on thi...
Category: Comedy
Sam Campbell wins the 2018 Barry Award
Sam Campbell has edged out seven other contenders to take out the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s most prestigious gong, the Barry Award, for his critically acclaimed show The Trough. Launched in 1998 as the &#...
MICF: David O’Doherty – You Have to Laugh
Frequent MICF visitor David O’Doherty returns with his new show You Have To Laugh. Some, especially fans, might find this title relates more to a resigned state than a jubilant one. It must be tough being O’Doherty at le...
MICF: Emma Malik – If You Can’t Train It, Eat It
British-born Emma Malik grew up with animals and has over a decade of professional animal handling and training. She’s drawn on this in her first solo stand-up show If You Can’t Train It, Eat It. The show is amusing and ...
MICF: Jude Perl – Let’s Hang Out
Texas-born and Melbourne-raised, Jude Perl has something of a hybrid accent. Her new MICF show is also an unusual mix for the ear, one of stand-up comedy and music. She’s got form here, having won Green Room Awards for h...
MICF: Judith Lucy & Denise Scott – Disappointments
The downside of being around long enough to become a comedy veteran is reaching middle age. Fortunately (well, mostly), we have Judith Lucy and Denise Scott to share their thoughts on adjusting to this in a return season...
MICF: Viggo Venn – Pepito
Pepito is a beautiful French idiot who will steal your heart. The charming alter ego of Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn (from MICF smash hit duo Zach & Viggo Thunderflop) is back at the Melbourne International Comedy F...
MICF: Mark Watson – I’m Not Here
I’m Not Here involves an account of Welsh comic Mark Watson’s last trip to Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2015. It might also hint at the circumstances that lead to his absence between then and now. Regardles...
