Turning up to a comedy event looking sweaty and disheveled is not my preferred choice of entrance, but, when you get off a tram two blocks from the Trades Hall with roughly two minutes before the gig starts and have chosen to wear tight blue heels, that is usually how you appear on arrival.

The NAFF Film Festival is another stroke of genius by The 4 Noels, three lads in their ninth season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

The act is a great blend of short film and live comedy performance with the presenters, directors, actors and sponsors all played by the boys themselves. Nothing is sacred to these boys, and their three films send up everything from visual artists and suburban Melbourne to relationships and personal aspirations.

The audience was never silent, whether enjoying a quiet giggle or laughing hysterically. Even the actors themselves could not keep a straight face during the special guest section. It is always good seeing comedians laughing at their own jokes’if they find it funny, the audience is bound to too.

Make sure you stay until the end as the bloopers and behind the scenes section is worth sticking around for. The 4 Noels get props from American directors and even their favourite U2 band member. Being a New Zealander in Melbourne (Who isn’t these days?) I also enjoyed the subtle references to the land of the Kiwi’keep an eye out for them.