Today’s guest on the show is Adam from improv team Bear Attack. See Bear Attack tonight and tomorrow, 11pm at the Victoria Hotel. Adam is also involved with the Improv Conspiracy – more info at improvconspiracy.com.
Today’s MICF Daily News Update:
ONE-OFF: Today marks the return of the Class Clowns National Grand Final. The comedy event featuring some of Australia’s funniest schoolkids will be hosted by Die Roten Punkte, and feature special guests Andy Saunders and the Djuki Mala. The action kicks off 1pm today at the Melbourne Town Hall.
EXTRA SHOWS: The final weekend of the festival is always marked with extra editions due to awards buzz or sell out after sell out. The following acts have extras tonight:
David Tulk & Jamie McCarney’s Full of It: The True or False Game Show. 5pm at the Exford Hotel.
Corey White – The Cane Toad Effect. 7.15pm at the Portland Hotel.
A Dinner to Die For – 7.30pm at the Retreat Hotel.
Nellie White – Idiot Dick. 8.30pm at the Bull and Bear Tavern.
Nick Cody – Beard Game Strong. 9.45pm at ACMI.
Juan Vesuvius – Calypso Nights. 9.45pm at the Tuxedo Cat.
David Quirk – Thrasher. 10.45pm at Fast Times Skateboards.
Jason Byrne – 20 Years A Clown. 11pm at the Forum.
Matt Okine – The Other Guy. 11pm at the Melbourne Town Hall.
VENUE MOVES: Nazeem Hussain has been selling out like wildfire this festival, so tonight and Sunday’s shows move to ACMI. Legally Brown, 7.15pm today, 6.15pm Sunday. Also on the move tonight is Aunty Donna – they move from ACMI to the Forum Theatre Upstairs. 9.45pm.
FRIDAY ONLY: Back tonight at 8.30pm is Tym Jeffery and his show A Diabetes Discrimination. See it at The Geddes Lounge off King St in the city.
FAMILY: Family friendly comedy returns to Federation Square today with The (very) Big Laugh Out. Hosts Ozstar Airlines will bring up Mathieu Moustache, Trygve Wakenshaw, Tessa Waters, Trash Test Dummies, and the Djuki Mala. It all happens from 5pm today, entry is free.
HOT TICKETS: Friday night at the festival means many shows are near selling out or sold out already. Make sure to buy tickets early for any of the following:
Nazeem Hussain – Legally Brown
Ronny Chieng – You Don’t Know What You’re Talking About
Joel Creasey – The Hurricane
Damian Cowell – Hara-Karaoke
Dave Thornton – Spit & Polish
Dilruk Jayasinha – Immigrateful
Dolly Diamond – The Real Queen of Moomba
Kitty Flanagan – Seriously?
Nina Conti – In Your Face
Tommy Little – Enter The Weapon
Jen Kirkman – I‘m Gonna Die Alone and I Feel Fine
Urzila Carlson – Poise Control
Anne Edmonds – You Know What I’m Like!
Nath Valvo – Happy Idiot
Nick Cody – Beard Game Strong
Steen Raskopoulos – Character Assassin
Wil Sylvince – Syllables, Fat & Celibacy
Pajama Men – 2 Man 3 Musketeers
Russell Kane – Smallness
Corey White – The Cane Toad Effect
Luisa Omielan’s What Would Beyonce Do?!
Lawrence Mooney – Surely Not
Michael Che
Sam Campbell – Cambo’s On Top
Tessa Waters – WOMANz
Thomas Jaspers – Always The Bridesmaid
LATE NIGHT: In late night news Jameson Festival Club is back in Comedy Bonanza mode. Nazeem Hussain hosts Adam Rozenbachs, Mike Wilmot, Lawrence Mooney, Joel Creasey, Neel Kolhatkar, and more. After the comedy, stick around for Geraldine Quinn’s Spandex Ballet featuring special guest singers Anne Edmonds, Oliver Clark, Tom Ballard, Adam Hills, Dolly Diamond, and more. After that, music with DJ Rainbow Connection. Doors at The Hi-Fi open 11.15pm.
American festival favourite Rich Hall offers a special late night edition of his show 3.10 to Humour. 11.15pm at the Melbourne Town Hall.
Tomas Ford gets the people dancing with the Crap Rave Music Party. 11.55pm at the European Bier Cafe.
Also on late tonight:
Angus Hodge – Slow Death of the Spirit Animal
Ben Russell – The Tokyo Hotel
Bear Attack
FNC
The After Party
The Fancy Boy Variety Show
Gamze Kirik, Ruben Francis & Sahil Saluja – The Late Night Show
Hayley Brennan – Date Night
Nick Capper – Capper
Facty Fact: Sleepover Club
Thomas Jaspers – Always The Bridesmaid
Joshua Ladgrove Talks at You for 52 Minutes in Exchange for Some of Your Money
Heckle!
After Hours: Late Night Laughs at Society
Capital Punishment
Ali McGregor’s Late-Nite Variety-Nite Night
Late Night, Every Night
Sinful Stories
Late Night Impro – The Bingo Board of Doom
Greg Fleet – Ad Lib-Oration
Lee Naimo – Finding Lee
Best of British
Blake Mitchell – High Noon At Yum Yum Mountain
Fringe: Comedy with Bangs
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