The best heckles,riskiest jokes and strangest moments from this year’s comedy festival

After a month packed with shows,our reviewers have come together to pick out the best (and most memorable) moments from this year’s comedy festival.

  • Donna Demaio,Guy Webster,Hannah Francis,Lefa Singleton Norton,Mikey Cahill,Sonia Nair,Tyson Wray andVyshnavee Wijekumar

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Jean Smart as Deborah Vance.

It’s been lauded as one of the best comedies,but Hacks is about to get darker

The third season ended on a note so toxic it surprised even its co-stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder.

  • Michael Idato
Color Theories is on at Max Watt’s until April 20.

The good,the weird and the unmissable from this festival’s final week

From absurdist scribbling in a notebook to a show that digs into the dark recesses of the internet,and ChatGPT acting as matchmaker,here are our latest reviews.

  • Cher Tan,Donna Demaio,Hannah Francis,John Bailey,Lefa Singleton Norton,Sonia Nair,Tyson Wray,Vyshnavee Wijekumar andNell Geraets
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‘I guess I can’t ever do comedy again’:New mum Becky Lucas on the medical emergency that changed her

Stand-up star Becky Lucas worried she wouldn’t be able to write jokes again.

  • Nick Dent
Torres in a scene from Fantasmas.

The letter Q is lonely and purple is sassy:What can we learn from fonts and colours?

Former Saturday Night Live writer and cult comedy favourite Julio Torres has brought his newest experimental work to Australia.

  • Will Cox
The Booth Variety Spectacular&Formal Apology Hour! is on at Arts Centre Melbourne until April 20.

Ghosts,lies,and conspiracy theories:This festival has it all

From a show where musicals meet PowerPoint,to a trip back in time,here are our latest reviews.

  • Cher Tan,Donna Demaio,Elizabeth Flux,Guy Webster,Hannah Francis,John Bailey,Lefa Singleton Norton,Nell Geraets,Sonia Nair,Tyson Wray andVyshnavee Wijekumar
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Roo do you think you are? Comedian Steph Broadbridge strikes a pose.

It’s the comedy show Raygun didn’t want you to see. But is it any good?

Stephanie Broadbridge’s Breaking:The Musical had to overcome some legal challenges to make it to the Comedy Festival,where it’s just started its run. This is what the crowd can expect.

  • Karl Quinn
Broden Kelly’s Yabusele is on until April 20.

The best,the strangest,and the most daring of the comedy festival so far

From an Aunty Donna star to a performer who taps into Joan of Arc,here are our latest reviews of the comedy festival.

  • Cher Tan,Donna Demaio,Guy Webster,Hannah Francis,John Bailey,Karl Quinn,Lefa Singleton Norton,Mikey Cahill,Sonia Nair,Tyson Wray andVyshnavee Wijekumar
Comedians Vidya Rajan and Mel McGlensey who have a show called ‘Greg’.

If you know a Greg or are a Greg then this show is for you

Greg is an hour of absurdist sketch,improv and character comedy,taking as its starting point a pair of comedians’ fascination for a completely ordinary name.

  • Will Cox
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025

This year’s laugh-fest has kicked off,with over 1000 performers stepping up to the mic. Here,our writers take a closer look.