Today, Mike chats with two lovely gents from The Improv Conspiracy – artistic director and founder Adam Kangas, and instructor and performer Andrew Strano. They have two shows this festival. A Night in Chicago runs Tuesday through Saturday, 6.30pm at the Croft Institute – tickets on sale from TryBooking. Regular show Harold Night is on tonight and every Wednesday, 7.30pm at the Dan O’Connell Hotel in Carlton – entry during MICF is free.
In today’s MICF Daily Update:
Reviews: More reviews in overnight. The Herald Sun have awarded four and a half stars to Kate Dehnert and Kyle Kinane with four stars going to Laura Davis and Jen Brister. SBS have awarded five starts to The Boy With Tape On His Face, with Edge!, Max & Ivan, and Stuart Bowden getting four stars each. And Beat have given out four stars to Stephen K Amos and Emily Taylor.
5 for 5 at 5 the popular Imperial Hotel show has added extra shows due to sell-outs. You can catch the early bird showcase every Sunday at 5pm, tickets from TryBooking or at the venue.
Exhibitions: Two free photography exhibits are open today, and they are totally free. Comedy Mid-Air showcasing photos from Jim Lee and Stano Murin is open today at The Spiegeltent at Federation Square and Alan Moyle‘s Behind the Curtain is open from 4pm at The Arts Centre’s Curve Bar.
If you’ve ever wanted to ask Paul Foot a question – today’s the day. He will be participating in a live chat session, noon at heraldsun.com.au.
Family Comedy: The (very) Big Laugh Out returns to the City Square Pitch today for some free family friendly comedy. At 4.30pm, see Sharon from Canada, then at 5.30pm Ong-als in Babbling Comedy. Both shows are free.
Aunty Donna will conduct walking tours from the Town Hall to their venue at Trades Hall on Wednesday’s during the festival. Get your tickets for Aunty Donna’s World’s Greatest Showbag from Ticketmaster, then meet at the corner of Swanston and Collins Streets at 8.30pm for the tour.
Late Night: Tonight The Festival Club present Comedy Up Late. Tom Ballard hosts with guests Dave O’Neil, Nish Kumar, Hannah Gadsby, Sam Simmons, Luke McGregor, Anjelah Johnson, Harley Breen and Seeton Smith. 11.15pm at The Hi-Fi Bar. Victoria Healy’s We Heart Comedy hosts Rebecca De Umanuno, The Lords of Luxury and Bart Freebairn at 10.15pm at the Imperial Hotel. Also on late tonight: The After Party, Ryan Coffey and Hunter Smith. For a full list of late night shows, check the Comedy Festival website.
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