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The Moulin Beige
1 Entries. 134 Views.
Paris is home to The Moulin Rouge but Melbourne prefers her cheeky little sister, The Moulin Beige. The Moulin Beige features vaudeville, variety and stand-up and has been running as a weekly comedy night for the past six months. Hosted by comic accordionist Liz Skitch, special guests so far have included physical comic Daniel Oldaker, contortionist Ruby Rubberlegs, hula-hooping burlesque clown...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 23 Apr 2013
Winners: Anonymous
Upfront
8 Entries. 188 Views.
Unlike your 18th birthday, Upfront gives you a night you can remember in this special performance that will be featuring the best female comedians in the world. Hosted by Geraldine Quinn’s Spandex Ballet and with personalities like Claire Hooper, Cal Wilson, Fiona O’Loughlin, Hannah Gadsby, Loretta Maine and more, this is the club your parents wished you’d snuck into. We've got double passes to...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 16 Apr 2013
Winners:
Anna Harvie
stja
Matt The Craw
Jack Dee
18 Entries. 311 Views.
After a six year absence from stand-up, he’s back, agonizing over the slightest of annoyances and misdemeanors. Although he's a man of few smiles, Jack Dee's deadpan, dry humour has made him one of Britain's favourite comedians. We've got double passes to his April 18 show at Melbourne Town Hall (Main Hall). For your chance to win, tell us something petty that annoys you.
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 16 Apr 2013
Winners:
TroyMcClure
willywonka
Craig Hill
2 Entries. 132 Views.
Indulge yourself in a deliciously wicked evening of gloriously camp no-holds-barred comedy and pure, unadulterated fun. Hilarious, sometimes wickedly provocative and always outrageously cheeky, The Scotsman called Craig “a revelation” and he has been selling out theatres across the country and internationally on tour.
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 15 Apr 2013
Winners: Gkelly
Eddie Ifft
14 Entries. 170 Views.
What's off limits? Not much in Eddie's world. Known for his quick wit and caustic style of comedy, Eddie has a habit of speaking first, then thinking, which gets him in trouble – a lot. Eddie has performed to sold out crowds all over the world and is the star of one of the highest-rating and most talked about comedy podcasts 'Talking Shit'. We've got a double pass to the April 16 show at the...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 15 Apr 2013
Winners: Eadie
Margaret Cho
14 Entries. 244 Views.
Her new show MOTHER offers up an untraditional look at motherhood and how we look at maternal figures and strong women in queer culture. It’s probably Margaret's edgiest show to date, filled with riotous observations on race, drugs, sexuality (gay-straight-everything in between), celebrity, culture, politics...nothing is sacred – least of all this MOTHER. We've got double passes to the April 16...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 15 Apr 2013
Winners:
Shit Lister
Kasie May
Felicity Ward
4 Entries. 145 Views.
Returning to Melbourne for one night only, see the show that was nominated for Best Comedy at every major comedy festival across Australia in 2012. We've got double passes to this April 15 show at the Anthenaeum Theatre. For your chance to win, tell us why you want to be part of this special one off show and live DVD recording.
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 12 Apr 2013
Winners:
Melstar
janebrownrigg
Raw Comedy National Grand Final
5 Entries. 252 Views.
While most of us have been enjoying our summer festivals and getting up to all kinds of shambles these past three months, comedians from around Australia have been battling each other in open-mic competitions to be crowned the 2013 RAW Comedy National Champion. Judges have narrowed it down to a field of 12 freshmen who will brave the stage and past RAW comedy finalist, Matt Okine, will reveal the...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 12 Apr 2013
Winners:
green83
sventek234
david4thebirds
Peter Helliar
8 Entries. 161 Views.
Obvs, espesh, ridic, awks, totes – who the hell knows what the youth of today are talking about? Peter Helliar, that’s who. Pete is ditching his Malvern Star for a fixie, replacing his trackie dacks for a pair of skin-tight jeans and turfing his Reeboks for vintage slip-ons. Oh, and he’s getting as many tattoos as he can – completely on trend, of course. He’s on a mission. He’s getting to the...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 12 Apr 2013
Winners:
larrythesmallhorse
Matt The Craw
Robert Ellis
PatriceYee
Yon
3 Entries. 125 Views.
There will be no threesome jingles this year as Tripod’s Yon is going solo for his new act, And His Prism of Sexy Thoughts. Yon has musicians SJ and Naomune backing him up in this melodious performance about all things sex. Whether it’s rebound sex, dirty sex, pity sex or your average middle-age sex, Yon does it all, and he’ll even let you watch. Co-written and directed by Fiona Scott-Norman this...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 11 Apr 2013
Winners: Anonymous
Mark Trenwith
2 Entries. 125 Views.
Mark Trenwith is rising to be one of the country's most exciting comedians. A highly energetic and ridiculous performer, Mark is a past Moosehead Recipient and was crowned 2010 Adelaide Comedian of the Year. It's highly likely Mark will be wearing a leotard or bad wig, impersonating the carpet or referencing MacGyver. Expect brilliant game shows, facts about fish and a cameo from Tom Selleck. It’...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 11 Apr 2013
Winners:
newman121
Ian Morley
The Kransky Sisters
4 Entries. 250 Views.
From ABBA to Pink Floyd and Beyonce to AC/DC, these three eccentric sisters, with their eclectic mix of instruments (including musical saw, tuba, old reed keyboard and kitchen pots) have cooked up a very special sweet and sour serving of well-known songs gleaned from their old wireless at home. Add to this, a spicy lot of stories from the sisters’ travels, and you have the icing on the cake. Hot...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 11 Apr 2013
Winners:
Cat Woods
GregGreg
PatriceYee
Josh Earl Is A Librarian
6 Entries. 291 Views.
Josh Earl and his guitar grace our stages again with his latest comical song about being a librarian. Turning even the most mundane into comic gold, it’s no surprise he’s sold-out seasons in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, strumming his way through The Dewey Decimal System from 001 to 920.7. Josh has not only performed on Spicks and Specks, Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation and the Melbourne...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 11 Apr 2013
Winners:
hatwearer
Markjongg
Sam McCool
0 Entries. 60 Views.
Fresh from the finals of Australia’s Got Talent, the Scottish, English, Irish, Kiwi, Indian has put together a one hour comedy spectacular – Multiple Personality Distorter! Sam, who has been described as 'Russell Peters meets Sascha Baron Cohen', will take you on a comic journey of discovery to foreign lands and across the globe for a night of world class comedy. We've got double passes to the...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 11 Apr 2013
Winners: Anonymous
Simon Keck
1 Entries. 127 Views.
In 2008 comedian Simon Keck committed suicide. It didn’t take. More interesting than the question 'why do people kill themselves?' is 'what happens when they survive?' This is the tale of a comedian who lost all hope and humour, only to find both in that fleeting moment between life and death. Also, it has fridge magnets. We've got double passes to the April 10 show at the Portland Hotel. For...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 10 Apr 2013
Winners: Pizza
Josie Long
6 Entries. 220 Views.
Josie Long just turned 30 years old and to her it is a little alarming. Romance And Adventure is about freaking out about growing up and climbing a mountains and how much she bloody loved that. It’s also about social justice. There’s a bit in it where she pretends to be a sort of Godzilla for some reason and also a bit where she definitely comes across as a psychopath. If you like the sound of...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 10 Apr 2013
Winners:
Twoods
soula
Adam Todd
Kitty Flanagan
19 Entries. 331 Views.
Kitty returns with her highly anticipated new show Hello Kitty Flanagan and this time she answers all the difficult questions: What’s wrong with teenagers? Why are babies so angry? What snack foods should be avoided when dating? Should cabaret be outlawed? When did rappers start hating on ladies? Is it okay to take hot beverages into the dunny can? Is dunny can an acceptable term for toilet? What...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 10 Apr 2013
Winners:
PatriceYee
Miss D
Anna Harvie
Harlem J Calleja
Darren Page
Dave Thornton
12 Entries. 239 Views.
You’ve seen him on the Gala and heard him on Fox FM, and with height and angles on his side, Dave Thornton is back, live on stage. For a cracking night out you can’t go past this honest, engaging, whip smart and damn funny star on the rise. We've got double passes to the April 10 show at the Victoria Hotel.
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 10 Apr 2013
Winners:
newman121
stephanie
Jacinta
adelag
The Incredibly Satisfying Adventures of Milton McAffrey P.I.
0 Entries. 137 Views.
It's 1937, and your favourite detective serial The Incredibly Satisfying Adventures of Milton McAffrey P.I. is playing on the wireless, only you get to watch it live and unedited. When Magdalene Marmalade comes into Milton's office to report the mysterious disappearance of her husband, Morris, Milton's interest is piqued. With the help of his plucky, young investigative assistant, Milton sets off...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 10 Apr 2013
Winners: Anonymous
Aisha The Geisha & The Dairy Chicks
1 Entries. 162 Views.
Follow Aisha The Geisha through her journey as she tries to salvage her engagement with captain of the Nar Nar Goon Goons football team, Craig, after he falls for Japanese beauty, Yumiko, on a football trip to Japan. Aisha sets off to the Tokyo jungle, along with her band The Dairy Chicks, to become a Geisha and convince Craig that farm girls do it better. We've got double passes to give away to...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 10 Apr 2013
Winners: Ian Morley
Michael Workman
3 Entries. 211 Views.
This is a very black comedy about those who refuse to turn down the volume. A brand new show from genre-defying comedian Michael Workman, Ave Loretta is about music, and art and the silent war against banality. We've got double passes to the April 10 show at the Melbourne Town Hall (Regent Room). To go in the draw to win, tell us how you quietly fight against banality.
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 9 Apr 2013
Winners:
inkarnate
Twoods
BSAV
Karin Danger
0 Entries. 56 Views.
Karin knows that everyone has a place where they feel hot. It may be that you’re having a good hair day, you’re feeling particularly fashionable or that little part inside you that says 'dayyymn girl' every once in awhile. Directed by Scott Gooding, Hot Box is comically vulgar, encapsulating singing and everything hot. Karin has won many awards from her seven years of bringing hilarious songs to...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 9 Apr 2013
Winners: Anonymous
Dan Ilic
0 Entries. 97 Views.
Have you ever been sued by the Australian government? Have you ever tried to assassinate a presidential candidate? Have you ever been heckled by the Taliban? Dan Ilic has. In his first solo comedy show, Dan Ilic (Ronnie Johns, Hungry Beast, Can Of Worms) takes you behind his comedy to explore the origins of his rabble-rousing brand of comedy. It’s subversive, it’s naughty, it's touching, it’s raw...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 9 Apr 2013
Winners: Anonymous
School Dance
1 Entries. 136 Views.
This is a story of three nerds. They're on a mission to be popular, but they don’t stand a chance. They don’t have girlfriends, in case you hadn’t already guessed. (Re)live the exquisite awkwardness of high school in this flagship Windmill Theatre production and Melbourne International Comedy Festival highlight. Set to a killer ‘80s soundtrack, this one’s an ode to helpless teenagers everywhere...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 9 Apr 2013
Winners: GregGreg
Sammy J
5 Entries. 166 Views.
Sammy J returns with a brand new solo show about possums, ninjas, blimps, childhood and the joys of swearing. Featuring stories, confessions, and songs from his ARIA-nominated album "Skinny Man, Modern World". You will enjoy yourself. Potentially. We've got tickets to the April 09 show at the Arts Centre (Fairfax Studio). For your chance to win, tell us your favourite Sammy J song.
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 9 Apr 2013
Winners: KrissyR
John Robertson: Dark Room
0 Entries. 63 Views.
John Robertson recreates the online interactive game The Dark Room where the audience participates by playing the hero, and John plays the villain: a floating head with a British accent. Over 300,000 people have played The Dark Room via YouTube, with only two winners so far. Prizes are given to those who succeed whilst losers receive punishment. The Dark Room has sold out in London, Adelaide,...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 8 Apr 2013
Winners: Anonymous
Max Attwood
0 Entries. 113 Views.
There have been 105 billion people alive over the course of history. Some of them have been better than others. In his hilarious new show, comedian Max Attwood answers the question Am I Better Than Gandhi?* Along the way, he’ll examine world records, sexy Mother Teresa and unstoppable toddler armies. *Spoiler: No. We've got double passes to the April 04 show at the Tuxedo Cat. For your chance to...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 4 Apr 2013
Winners: Anonymous
Deadly Funny National Showcase
4 Entries. 134 Views.
Deadly Funny gives you the chance to hear from the best Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander comedians from across the country in a one-time afternoon performance. Hosted by the hilarious Constantina Bush, and starring Sean Choolburra and Kevin Kropinyeri, this show is filled with sassy black humour originating from the dawn of time. We've got double passes to the 3pm, April 7, show at the...
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 4 Apr 2013
Winners: Paul J Watson
Tom Gleeson
18 Entries. 263 Views.
You can’t go past Tom Gleeson for smart, relatable, top shelf stand-up. He’s the black label of comedy. Last year’s season completely sold out. Don’t miss out bitches! We've got double passes to the April 07 show at the Melbourne Town Hall (Supper Room). To go in the draw to win, tell us who you would greet with "Hello, Bitches!".
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 4 Apr 2013
Winners:
david4thebirds
rusty barnacles
maria-lee
Tommy Little
11 Entries. 191 Views.
Little returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with a brand new show, titled Sex, Drugs & Herbal Tea. If you're young, dumb and party too hard but justify it because you drink green tea once a week then you'll understand. We've got double passes to the April 07 show at the Melbourne Town Hall (Cloak Room). To go in the draw to win, tell us how you justify going wild.
Competition Ran: 27 Mar - 4 Apr 2013
Winners:
CodeJ
Harlem J Calleja
Melstar