Now its 29th incarnation, this year’s festival will feature a record number of shows and comedians from around Australia and the world.
There will be more than 400 Australian comics gracing the stage during the festival, including Judith Lucy, Wil Anderson, Ronnie Chieng, Fiona O’Loughlin, Dave Hughes, Nazeem Hussain, Adam Hills, Celia Pacquola, Meshel Laurie, Effie, Jim Jefferies, Em Rusciano, Joel Creasey and Tripod with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
There will also be plenty of international talent, with Ruby Wax, Arj Barker, Miranda Sings, Jen Kirkman, Michael Che, Rich Hall, Stephen K Amos, Noel Fielding and Jason Byrne all making the trip to Melbourne.
