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You know that moment of excitement when you first find out this year's Comedy Festival line-up, and there's one act that you really, really can't wait to see? Well, I'm sad to say that for me, that moment came when I read two words: Pauly Shore. Of course, nobody I know seemed to share my excitement. I was all, 'Come on! Don't wee-eeze the jui-uice!' and, 'Buuuuuuddy!' and, 'He ...

Familiar faces and voices abound in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Here's just a bit of info to help you place where you've seen and heard them before. Andy Muirhead'That happy chappy from 'Collectors' is also an incredibly talented stand-up comic. His show, Andy Muirhead is??Perky shows off his day job. Dave Callan'Surely you've heard his dulcet tones on triple j? Part Irish, part mad (in the best possible way), ...

Staging the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is no laughing matter. This year the Melbourne International Comedy Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary, with 233 individual events included in its broad program. For four weeks, international and local comedy superstars will rub shoulders with unheard-of hopefuls in a range of venues across the inner city, from Footscray Community Arts Centre to Federation Square. Organising an event of this magnitude is no ...