5 FOOT ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES LINE UP FOR MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL’S 40TH YEAR
Australia’s Favourite Funny Man and arguably Wagga Wagga’s best export, Dane Simpson returns to Adelaide.
After 10 iconic years on stage, Dane Simpson (AKA the King of Wagga Wagga) is presenting all the killer punchlines and greatest hits from his stand-up career so far. No fillers, just back-to-back laughs, the ultimate ‘best of’ collection, live on stage.
Multi-award-winning comedian, podcaster, radio presenter, TV Host (and gay icon) James Barr is thrilled to be bringing his fearless, critically acclaimed stand-up show to the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
This show is a deeply personal journey through James’ experience as a survivor of domestic violence, taking the audience on an emotional rollercoaster exploring the impact of abuse and the chaos that follows in an hour of poignant stand-up comedy.
As seen on The Bachelor, Steph Crothers is stepping out of reality TV and onto the Melbourne Comedy Festival stage with her debut solo hour, Daddy Daycare – a bold, risqué clowning show that uses nostalgia and satire to shine a light on male entitlement.
Steph spent years working as both a children’s entertainer and a stripper, experiences that have shaped her unique comedic voice. Beneath the playful surface, Daddy Daycare is a feminist satire about male violence against women, power, and entitlement over women’s bodies.
London’s scandalous socialist, Coco the Time-Travelling Tart is finally making her Australian debut. For only 12 dazzling nights, a glitter-soaked cocktail of comedy, history and debauchery will delight audiences of Melbourne.
With 30M+ views, 180K followers across socials and sold-out art and history tours at institutions including the National Portrait Gallery, join Coco as she takes you on a journey back in time injecting glamour, sass and a healthy measure of irreverence into the cultural sector.
Dress to impress – if you fancy! A hint of historical glamour, divine chaos or fabulous flair is always welcome (but never required).
he one and only, Shamaine Othman is set to make her Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut with a brand-new hour exploring modern womanhood, cultural confusion, faith, family, and the joys (and disasters) of dating in your 40s.
Warm, bold, and unapologetically honest, this new hour from one of the Queens of Malaysian comedy explores feminism, multiculturalism, relationships and navigating cultural contradictions. Shamaine opens up about her unique upbringing as the daughter of Malaysia’s longest-running sitcom producer bringing a voice rarely heard on Australian stages—and one that audiences are going to fall in love with.
Australia’s favourite bubble man, Shep Huntly, is bringing a fun, funny and (slightly) educational show to Melbourne’s newest venue, Spiegel Haus on Lonsdale Street. Dr Hubble’s Brilliant Bubbles is fun for the whole family, not just the little ones.
Dr Hubble will amaze with bubbles you have never seen before – the square bubble, the bubble carousel, the chimney bubble, the explode-a-bubble, bubbles-inside-bubbles, and bubbles so big you could fit somebody inside them (and someone will get inside them).
For further info: comedyfestival.com.au
