Fresh Faces at the Festival | Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Want to take a chance on something new? Check out some of the artists making their solo or group debuts at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2026!

I Couldn't Find a Babysitter! Image

Mae Da

I Couldn't Find a Babysitter!

07 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows

Baby Doomer Image

Sam Nicoresti

Baby Doomer

26 Mar - 19 Apr 22 shows

Pretty Thai for a White Guy Image

Mathew Hespe

Pretty Thai for a White Guy

07 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows

Cruel Little Man Image

Mike Rice

Cruel Little Man

07 Apr - 19 Apr 13 shows

The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows Image

Abby Wambaugh

The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

26 Mar - 19 Apr 22 shows

Comedian's Comedian Image

Luke McQueen

Comedian's Comedian

26 Mar - 19 Apr 22 shows

Basher Image

Ali Woods

Basher

07 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows

Skin Deep and Meaningful Image

Rachael Hornbuckle

Skin Deep and Meaningful

07 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows

Squid's Sunday Sideshow Image

Samora Squid

Squid's Sunday Sideshow

29 Mar - 19 Apr 4 shows

Divine Feminine Image

Prashasti Singh

Divine Feminine

26 Mar - 12 Apr 15 shows

Life After Near Death Image

Emmanuel Sonubi

Life After Near Death

07 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows

Little Miss Typecast Image

Chloe Halley

Little Miss Typecast

23 Mar - 29 Mar 7 shows

Daddy Daycare Image

Steph Crothers

Daddy Daycare

06 Apr - 19 Apr 14 shows

Love Letter To Heephah Image

Amelia Pawsey

Love Letter To Heephah

13 Apr - 19 Apr 6 shows

So It's Come To This Image

Jess McGuire

So It's Come To This

26 Mar - 05 Apr 11 shows

No Strings Attached Image

Strewth!

No Strings Attached

10 Apr - 18 Apr 4 shows

Freidah Will See You Now Image

Caitlin Duff

Freidah Will See You Now

23 Mar - 05 Apr 14 shows

Easily Distra... Image

Harriet Dyer

Easily Distra...

26 Mar - 05 Apr 10 shows

Who's That Girl ? Image

Shamaine Othman

Who's That Girl ?

06 Apr - 19 Apr 14 shows

Sareeously Not Sorry Image

Sharul Channa

Sareeously Not Sorry

09 Apr - 18 Apr 6 shows

Dr Hubble's Brilliant Bubbles Image

Dr Hubble's Brilliant Bubbles

28 Mar - 19 Apr 15 shows

The Wheel Image

Demi Adejuyigbe

The Wheel

07 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows

Milk Dud Image

Milk Dud

06 Apr - 19 Apr 14 shows

Camp Culture Image

Dale Woodbridge-Brown

Camp Culture

11 Apr - 12 Apr 2 shows

Crazy Bird Lady Image

Juliet Sironi

Crazy Bird Lady

25 Mar - 03 Apr 10 shows

Vampire Image

Amy Ruffle

Vampire

25 Mar - 05 Apr 11 shows

Disappoints His Parents Image

Ryan Mason

Disappoints His Parents

06 Apr - 19 Apr 14 shows

Horse Brother Image

Leo Amadeus

Horse Brother

07 Apr - 12 Apr 6 shows

Australia, Mon Amour Image

Leo Filipetti

Australia, Mon Amour

30 Mar - 12 Apr 12 shows

Offline Image

Chris Kent

Offline

06 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows

The Cow, The Cat, And the Rat Image

Tej

The Cow, The Cat, And the Rat

13 Apr - 19 Apr 7 shows

Clare Taylor is Chimp! Image

Clare Taylor is Chimp!

01 Apr - 05 Apr 5 shows

The Golden Twins Image

Croucher & Kindleysides

The Golden Twins

17 Apr - 19 Apr 3 shows

LoveBomb Image

Zain Seven

LoveBomb

27 Mar - 18 Apr 7 shows

Initial Consult: Taking Diet Culture to Therapy Image

Charlotte Grimmer

Initial Consult: Taking Diet Culture to Therapy

07 Apr - 11 Apr 5 shows

Escape Brisbane Image

Hoey & Sahib

Escape Brisbane

25 Mar - 29 Mar 5 shows

Scribbler Image

Eben Rojter

Scribbler

07 Apr - 19 Apr 12 shows

Risible Image

Rory Harman

Risible

25 Mar - 05 Apr 11 shows

Running Out Of Time Image

Max Zadnik

Running Out Of Time

14 Apr - 19 Apr 6 shows

You're Not Pretty... But I Love You Image

Sandra Pace

You're Not Pretty... But I Love You

15 Apr - 18 Apr 4 shows

is Not Uberman Image

Aaqib Merchant

is Not Uberman

26 Mar - 05 Apr 11 shows

Chinese Comedy Party Image

Nathan Chin

Chinese Comedy Party

26 Mar - 19 Apr 22 shows

Topic Thunder Image

Alex Main & Jet Nye

Topic Thunder

25 Mar - 05 Apr 11 shows

Melbourne International Comedy Festival acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands upon which we work and live. We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' spirit, imagination and rich history of storytelling and humour that is an inspiration to all Australians.

We accept the invitation to walk together with First Nations people towards a more positive future for Australia, as described in the Uluru Statement From The Heart.