Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back and bigger than ever – featuring a diverse and dynamic mix of international superstars, beloved Australian comedians, and exciting emerging talent.

Running from 26 March to 20 April 2025, the Festival promises to be an unforgettable celebration of comedy. From stand-up and sketch to improv and musical comedy, line-up shows, special events, talks and unforgettable nights out.

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The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the largest and most celebrated comedy festivals in the world, attracting thousands of visitors each year. Over its 39 years, the Festival has become a cultural icon in Melbourne, offering a platform for comedians to showcase their craft and for audiences to experience the best in live comedy from across the globe.

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Watch lasers bounce off The Capitol's iconic ceiling, transforming the auditorium into a kinetic sculpture of light.

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The Capitol Theatre Orchestra plus My Fair Lady (1964)

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Join us at The Capitol for an unforgettable afternoon of live music by The Capitol Theatre Orchestra and a screening of Audrey Hepburn's My Fair Lady (1964).

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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