MICF has been inviting emerging comics to comedy stages around the country as part of RAW Comedy annually since 1996, with entrants having to have earned less than $500 from comedy and have a short set of jokes ready to go for their local heat. Professional comedians will judge who will go through to the big deal RAW Comedy Grand Final, where they will pit the top twelve finalists from around Australia against one another up on the main stage of the Melbourne Town Hall later on in the year.
MC’ing the events this year will be a mix of comedians including Anne Edmonds, Nick Cody, Celia Paquola, Lawrence Leung, Tommy Little, Nath Valvo and Joel Creasey with many more to be announced.
