Today on the show, Mike has a chat to Martin Dunlop about points of view, performing on your own, and his new show. Martin Dunlop Begs His God For Forgiveness is on 8.15pm tonight at The Provincial Hotel, tickets from TryBooking.
In today’s MICF Daily Update:
Extra Shows: Plenty of extra additions of popular shows on at MICF tonight. If you left things too late the first time around, catch these encores tonight:
Rose Callaghan and Mates – 6pm at Imperial Hotel
Tres Miserables – 6.30pm at the Downstairs Lounge at the Swanston Hotel
Natalie Harris – 7pm at the Provincial Hotel
Andy Matthews – 9.30pm at the Gin Palace
Fiona O’Loughlin – 11pm at the Town Hall
Housos Live – 11pm at the Athenaeum
Fancy Boy Variety Show – 11.59pm at the Imperial Hotel.
The (very) Big Laugh Out is back with a big Friday edition at the City and Federation Squares. Today at the City Square Pitch (or the Town Hall depending on weather): Ong-als in Babbling Comedy at 12.30pm, Sivouplait at 1.30pm, and Yo-Yo Guy at 3. Then at 5pm OzStar Airlines hosts the big show at Federation Square with Ong-als in Babbling Comedy, Yo-Yo Guy, Sivouplait, and The Listies. Entry is free.
Cinema Fiasco is back tonight at Carlton’s Cinema Nova. Janet A McLeod and Geoff Wallis will offer a live commentary of the awful sounding film Howling 2: Your Sister Is A Werewolf. 7.30pm tonight, tickets from the Cinema Nova website or at the venue.
Pop-Ups: Comedy karaoke showcase Kara-Jokey! takes place at 10.45pm tonight at Bella Union at Trades Hall. Tickets from bellaunion.com.au or at the door.
Late Night: The Festival Club is back at The Hi-Fi with another Comedy bonanza. The Axis of Awesome, Clayton Carrick-Leslie, Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall and many more hit the stage from 11.15pm. Damian Callinan, Nick Cody, and Alexis Debus tell stories of pride in Sinful Stories, 10.45pm at the Tuxedo Cat. Lisa-Syke hosts Neillie White and Simon Chugg her Lovely Tea Party, also 10.45pm at the Tuxedo Cat. And The Late Night Board Game Slumber Party brings in FanFiction Comedy, Trygve Wakenshaw, Michael Hing, and Alice Fraser – 10.45pm at Games Laboratory. For a full list of all of today’s shows, visit the Comedy Festival website.
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