Shows to see at Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2025

There are almost 700 shows at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival - the choice is overwhelming.

Not to worry - let us narrow down your “must see” list by highlighting some of the amazing comedians that call Stupid Old Studios home.

• Vidya Rajan & Mel McGlensey alt-comedy rising stars present high-octane absurdity and sketch with Greg

• Not to be confused with Greg Larsen’s show Geggy. We have no idea what this will be other than probably amazing

• Matt Jenner ‘stomps about stage in stupid hats and wigs and calls it comedy’ in I Feel Sick.

• Suren Jayemanne questions his identity in There’s a World Where My Head Ought Be

• Matt Stewart will politely give you the finger in Bad Boy

• Jett Bond & Thom Heim :/ (Comedy Lab recipient) don’t turn up in No Show

• Do Go On do one show only at the Festival Club on April 2nd

• Broden Kelly’s show Yabusele will probably be sold out by now, but give it a go

• Zach Ruane & Alexei Toliopoulos tell the story of Margaret & David & Ken Park in Refused Classification

• Marcel Blanch-de Wilt goes behind the scenes in the Comedy Writers Group Podcast - live

• Ben Searle presents a stand-up comedy show about Punk Music

• Charlie Lewin presents what might be the first Cabaret about a gay frog in Frogaccini

• Jordan Barr helps us all get a bit closer to inner peace in Dog Why

• Raewyn Pickering is not ‘just a farmer’ in Sheepish

• Han Arbuthnott shares all the weird boy secrets in They/Hehe

• Luke Morris as Matt Boring presents a lecture in PSY24IGE An Introverts Guide to Extroverts

• Dave Warneke...Dates the Entire Audience in his return hit show

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