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In a world obsessed with romance, Marlies and Ash celebrate the underrated art of making friends. Marking their 1-year f...
22/01/2025

In a world obsessed with romance, Marlies and Ash celebrate the underrated art of making friends. Marking their 1-year friendaversary—born from a fateful encounter and a snarky comment about posture—this show delves into their platonic bond, generational differences, and the mystery of a $14 debt. Friendship has never been funnier!

✏️ Ash and Marlies are... Amicable
📍 Tasma Terrace
🗓️ Mon 14 to Sun 20 April at 6:15pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
🎟️ Link in bio!

UK comedian Josh Rayne has crafted an unbelievably funny and heartfelt show about growing up painfully English - after b...
22/01/2025

UK comedian Josh Rayne has crafted an unbelievably funny and heartfelt show about growing up painfully English - after being born in Africa, navigating Borderline Personality Disorder, and uncovering the secrets of his father’s past.

From manic moves to Australia to the chaos of discovering his q***r identity at boarding school, Josh’s stories are as wild as they are uplifting.

✏️ When it Raynes it Pours
📍 Tasma Terrace
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 20 April at 9:15pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
🎟️ Link in bio!

In 2018, Sammy Petersen walked away from stand-up after collapsing onstage. Now, after writing a book about his facial p...
22/01/2025

In 2018, Sammy Petersen walked away from stand-up after collapsing onstage. Now, after writing a book about his facial palsy (Why The Long Face), launching a hit podcast, and finding his way back to the craft that shaped him, Sammy returns with his new solo show. Raw, honest, and hilarious, this is a story of resilience, redemption, and rediscovering the joy of comedy.

✏️ Why The Long Face
📍 Tasma Terrace
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 20 April at 9:00pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
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15 classic drama films are re-cut, re-written, and hilariously re-voiced into a brand-new 50-minute comedy masterpiece. ...
22/01/2025

15 classic drama films are re-cut, re-written, and hilariously re-voiced into a brand-new 50-minute comedy masterpiece. A man claiming to be 2,187 years old faces charges of Grievously Unreliable Narration, but could his absurd tales actually be true?

Known for Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell and Fawlty Towers Live, Stephen Hall delivers a must-see night at the movies—with a twist.

✏️ Stephen Hall presents For The Term Of His Natural Lies
📍 DoubleTree
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 20 April at 8:45pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
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Slip into your dressing gown and step into the coziest show of the festival with Blake Everett! With slippers provided a...
21/01/2025

Slip into your dressing gown and step into the coziest show of the festival with Blake Everett! With slippers provided and a vibe that’s pure comfort, Blake delivers an hour of hilarious comedy (and one poem) in his signature laid-back style.

A seasoned performer since his teens, Blake’s award-winning comedy has wowed audiences with sold-out shows and rave reviews. Whether it’s stand-up, music, or his improvised comedy band, Blake’s bringing the laughs (and the dressing gowns) to this year’s festival.

✏️ Blake Everett: Kindly Remove Your Shoes
📍 Tasma Terrace
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 20 April at 8:35pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
🎟️ Link in bio!

Everyone’s favorite Potions professor is back, but the Wizarding World apocalypse has left him jobless and searching for...
21/01/2025

Everyone’s favorite Potions professor is back, but the Wizarding World apocalypse has left him jobless and searching for a new career—with your help!

What’s he been up to, how is he still here, and what’s the real tea on life at the world’s most magical school? Join him for a silly and interactive journey as he tries to navigate the muggle world.

✏️ Alec Fry is Snape: Life After Voldemort
📍 Tasma Terrace
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 20 April at 8:20pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
🎟️ Link in bio!

Hunter Smith’s life took a wild turn when a cryptic message from an old flame led to an awkward conversation, a genealog...
21/01/2025

Hunter Smith’s life took a wild turn when a cryptic message from an old flame led to an awkward conversation, a genealogical deep dive, and an unexpected family connection to infamous bushranger Ned Kelly.

In Bushranger, Hunter unpacks the chaos of discovering too much about your family history, where ancestry.com meets bedroom confessions, and Australia’s most notorious outlaw gets dragged into the mix.

✏️ Bushranger
📍 Tasma Terrace
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 20 April at 7:00pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
🎟️ Link in bio!

Sharam Namdarian is fed up and firing back at modern Australian life with a hilarious, no-holds-barred takedown of conte...
21/01/2025

Sharam Namdarian is fed up and firing back at modern Australian life with a hilarious, no-holds-barred takedown of content saturation, high costs, and low rewards.

In a world drowning in cinematic universes and endless scrolls, this show serves up exactly what we all need: a glorious, unapologetic lack of substance.

✏️ From Brunswick with Love
📍 DoubleTree
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 20 April at 7:40pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
🎟️ Link in bio!

Fran Middleton is back at MICF, this time as Tara Bark: a tree with a head injury and your new favourite mindfulness gur...
21/01/2025

Fran Middleton is back at MICF, this time as Tara Bark: a tree with a head injury and your new favourite mindfulness guru. Part clown, part stand-up, and part therapy, this absurd show dives into meditation, visualisation, and maybe even a cameo from Kundalini the serpent.

Root yourself in the present moment and experience the bizarre brilliance of Fran’s unique comedy.

✏️ Barklife with Tara Bark
📍 Tasma Terrace
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 20 April at 7:25pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
🎟️ Link in bio!

You knoe that feeling when you leave a social situation and everyone else got the memo except you? Or lie awake replayin...
20/01/2025

You knoe that feeling when you leave a social situation and everyone else got the memo except you? Or lie awake replaying that cringe-worthy thing you said five years ago?

Maren May is back with a hilarious new show about missed cues, awkward moments, and the art of saying the wrong thing at the right time. Following her smash debut, she’s diving into her socially clumsy misadventures with a delightful dose of silliness.

Directed by Claire Hooper 😮

✏️ Maren May reads between no lines
📍 Tasma Terrace
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 20 April at 7:10pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
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Ciarán fled Europe nearly a decade ago, survived the potatoes, and now thrives as a stand-up comic with a love for inter...
20/01/2025

Ciarán fled Europe nearly a decade ago, survived the potatoes, and now thrives as a stand-up comic with a love for internet-era absurdity. Once dubbed a “cutie pie” by Britney Spears, he now skewers modern life with exceptional dark humor, humanitarian bootleg Ozempic sales, and a comedy rise as steady as an influencer’s filler schedule.

Catch him while he’s still standing—before cirrhosis gets its turn.

✏️ BROKE AND ALONE IN MELBOURNE
📍 Tasma Terrace
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 20 April at 6:55pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
🎟️ Link in bio!

Ever had that moment where you said something you really shouldn’t have, and the person actually heard it? Now it’s stuc...
20/01/2025

Ever had that moment where you said something you really shouldn’t have, and the person actually heard it? Now it’s stuck in your head forever, popping up at the worst times—like swearing at a Bunnings cashier mid-timber sale. If awkward encounters, guilty memories, and overthinking keep you up at night, this is the show for you!

✏️ Rough Patch
📍 Tasma Terrace
🗓️ Mon 7 to Sun 13 April at 6:15pm
💰 Early Bird tickets if you buy before Jan 31
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