Festival News
Check back here regularly for all the latest Festival news, videos, promotions and more.
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17 April 2026 · Awards
2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award Winners Announced
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16 April 2026 · General
Celebrate 40 Years of Laughter with Funny Bone Gin!
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15 April 2026 · Awards
2026 Award Nominees announced
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13 April 2026 · Festival News
Joshua Khoury Wins Top Prize at RAW Comedy National Grand Final
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13 April 2026 · Festival News
‘One Silly Ring' Named 2026 Deadly Funny Winner
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02 April 2026 · Awards
The Festival crowns Melbourne teen our 2026 Class Clowns National winner!
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29 March 2026 · Awards
2026 Funny Shorts winner announced
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25 March 2026 · General
Look Up: Before the show is over
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24 March 2026 · Festival News
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opens This Week!
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17 March 2026 · Festival News
Meet our Comedy Zoners!
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13 March 2026 · Festival News
Funny Shorts Finalists and Final Jury Panel Announced!
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12 March 2026 · Awards
Scottish Comic Christopher Macarthur-Boyd Wins 2026 Next Big Thing Award
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11 March 2026 · Festival News
Low Fares, Big Laughs: AirAsia Partners with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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24 February 2026 · General
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Unveils Huge 40th Anniversary Program!
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20 February 2026 · Awards
Chortle Awards 2026: Nominations Announced – and these acts to watch are coming to Melbourne!
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19 February 2026 · Awards
Standing up for the next generation of comedic talent
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16 February 2026 · Festival News
Funny Tonne: 2026 Expressions of Interest Now Open!
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12 February 2026 · General
Melbourne International Comedy Festival launches new Podcast: The Callback
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11 February 2026 · Festival News
Jury Announced as Funny Shorts Sessions Now on Sale
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06 February 2026 · Festival News
Introducing our 2026 International Acts!