micf 2026

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   Step into the strange and carefully curated world of Artisanal Wizardry, a one-man magic show of impossible craft and gleeful mania. It’s what happens when Willy Wonka snorts a philosophy degree and crash-lands in a cabaret bar – frenetic, unhinged and irresistibly funny.  

14 Apr to 19 Apr @ 7pm

  Everyone’s favourite pansexual, time-travelling songbird is back! Adore Händel returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with Cautionary Tales, the scandalous sequel to Little Black Book. 

6 Apr to 12 Apr @ 7pm

  Black Widow: Sex, Bugs & A High Death Toll is a sensual and salacious cabaret with Queen Cannibal, mother of all spiders and the reason Daddy Longlegs got his name, Black Widow. Be enveloped in her web of lust, lunacy and love? 

6 Apr to 19 Apr @ 10pm

    “You’re going to love Laurence” was the office promise. Now the sparkle’s gone, and he’s realising he never learned any real skills beyond buying the milk.

25th Mar to 5th Apr @ 8:30pm; 13th Apr to 19th Apr @ 8:30pm

 A comical music show about the greatest Pokémon and Pokémon card ever made!

Every song is about Charizard, interspersed with stories that take you on a journey of love, betrayal, hardship and humour.

26 Mar to 29 Mar @ 5:30pm / 10pm

  Zain Seven is the immigrant your mum warned you about: charming, polite and spiritually unstable. In Lovebomb, he tackles race, religion, identity and modern chaos with sharp, shameless comedy that’s loud, self-roasting and oddly affectionate. 

27 Mar to 29 Mar @ 7:00pm

 Liam "LJ" Jumpertz returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with MagicSafe: Conjuror VS Corporate, a high-chaos, high-laugh magic seminar where workplace safety meets wand safety… and neither survive intact.

31 Mar to 5 Apr @ 7pm

 For 20 years, Jess McGuire’s career has been gloriously chaotic, spanning writing, radio, odd jobs and questionable gigs. In her debut stand-up show, she unpacks how all of it led her to one unsettling truth: comedians keep taking the jobs she wants—so now she’s stepping into their world.

26 Mar to 5 Apr @ 7pm

 Debuting to a sold out season at Adelaide Fringe in 2024 and winning the One to Watch Award, Ryan Mason's first solo show makes its Melbourne premiere in what can only be described as a misguided attempt to impress his Dad. 

6 Apr to 19 Apr @ 5:30pm

 If you’ve been to school, this show is for you. In his debut solo show, Tasmanian comic and son of a teacher, Kyle Wisniewski, shares hilarious stories and silly songs about how crushes, canteen food and school formals still haunt you well into adulthood.

25 Mar to 3 Apr @ 5:30pm