In no particular order, here are our hints for shows that are anything but straight standup.
Rod Quantock – In the Beginning
Fancy a walk down memory lane?  You can, quite literally, do just this with Mr Quantock this year as he strolls through Melbourne’s streets visiting the historical sites and stories of comedy in our hometown.
Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour
Ben McKenzie has done us all a favour, bringing back one of last year’s sell-out comedy offerings for another year.  If you like your comedy with a smidge of “I never knew that!”, …

Tim Vine (UK) – The Joke-amotive
A man after our own heart, Tim Vine prides himself on keeping the art of the pun alive. Not just a pun-tastic title, this show promises (or threatens) to offer the most puns-per-show ratio of the festival.
Wil Anderson: Wilful Misconduct
Ever year we open the festival guide to see what truly terrible name-based pun Anderson has gone with this time around. Not one to disappoint, this year it is Wilful Misconduct.
Dean Arcuri – To Sir with Glove ?!
What else would you call a show about fetishism? …

Happy International Women’s Day!  With only a little over two weeks until Melbourne International Comedy Festival begins, we’re celebrating the ladies of the festival by posting our first Top 5 of the year.  Here are our Top 5 shows featuring talented women in 2010, in no particular order.
Keep Your Skirt On
Yes, yes, we’re biased.  We awarded the inaugural Keep Your Skirt On show of 2009 our Professional Development Award.  Their first year was a veritable treasure-trove of talented women, and it’s shaping up to be just as impressive this year.  …