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Australia's funniest head to Edinburgh Fringe!

10 Australian comedy artists set to shine at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
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VicScreen and Melbourne International Comedy Festival join forces to find Victoria's next on-screen comedy hit
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The Gala, proudly supporting Oxfam, and 2026 Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow
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Stream The Big FOUR Oh! part one and two on Channel 10 and 10 Play
2026 Awards

Congrats to out 2026 Award winers: Celia Pacquola, Nathan Chin, Kitty Flanagan, Lizzy Hoo, Bron Lewis, Laura Davis, Nath Valvo and Kate Dolan!

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Festival News

24 August 2026 · Festival News

Asian Allstars Gala available to stream for the first time!

An epic showcase celebrating the finest and funniest performers from India, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and beyond is coming to SBS On Demand from Monday 31 August 2026. Hosted by Lizzy Hoo, the Asian Allstars Gala features Annie Louey, Douglas Lim (Malaysia), Fadzri Rashid (Singapore), Harry Jun, He Huang (China), Henry Yan, Jacky Ng (Singapore), Jenny Tian, Jo Gowda, Kuah Jenhan (Malaysia), Nathan Chin, Phil Wang (Malaysia/UK), Prashasti Singh (India), Rowan Thambar, Stella Wu, Takashi Wakasugi (Japan), Tarang Hardikar (India), Ting Lim and Urvi Majumdar.

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.