Today on the show, Mike speaks to super-talented man (with wonderful hair) Liam Ryan, whose show The Hedge started last night. See The Hedge, 6pm tonight at The Duke. Tickets from TryBooking.
In today’s MICF Daily Update:
Extra Shows: More extra shows have been announced. A Sunburnt History have added an extra edition of Citizenship, 9.45pm tonight at Trades Hall. Coming up this weekend, Andy Matthews will perform his popular show String Theory at the Gin Palace, 9.30pm Friday and Saturday, 8.30pm Sunday. Colin Lane and Des Bishop will run an early editions at 6pm on Saturday, and Fiona O’Loughlin, Housos Live, and Tommy Little will all run late shows Saturday at 11pm. For a full list of extra shows, check out the Comedy Festival website.
Kicking off tonight are two brand new American acts as part of Festival staple Headliners. Joining Dave Merheje are Dave Merhecz , newcomers A-par-nay Nan-chair-la and Will Sil-vence newcomers Aparna Nancherla and Wil Sylvince. 9:45pm tonight at the Town Hall, tickets from Ticketmaster.
The (very) Big Laugh Out is on at the City Square Pitch today. See Ong-als in Babbling Comedy at 12.30pm, Sivouplait at 1.30pm, and Yo-Yo Guy at 3pm. Entry for all is free.
If you want to peek inside the mind of a stand-up comedian, Sara Pascoe will conduct a live chat, noon today at HeraldSun.com.au.
Free: Also free tonight, Harold Night. The Improv Conspiracy‘s flagship show runs every Wednesday at the Dan O’Connell Hotel in Carlton, but is totally free during MICF. See it from 7.30pm tonight.
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: In late night news, Justin Hamilton hosts a huge lineup at The Festival Club with ten comedians for ten bucks. 11.15pm at The Hi-Fi. Other late night shows tonight: Ryan Coffey, The After Party, and Nicole Henriksen. For a full list of tonight’s shows, check out the Comedy Festival website.
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