The Pun is a free weekly publication which is released each Wednesday of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. It aims to offer a comprehensive guide to the festival for everyday punters, publishing reviews, news and interviews from the festival.

The aims for The Pun are threefold:

• To offer punters attending the Melbourne International Comedy Festival unbiased and comprehensive free coverage of the whole event - not just the headliners.
• To celebrate and publicise one of the most successful arts festival in the Southern Hemisphere.
• To offer young and emerging arts writers the opportunity to review life theatre and publish their work.

The magazine is distributed by hand in the MICF ‘hub’ out front of the Melbourne Town Hall, as well as being left at festival venues not in the immediate CDB (such as Trades Hall).

The Pun 2007
Articles | Blog | Reviews

The Pun for 2007 consisted of one broadsheet edition, published halfway through the festival. Other reviews, articles and interview were published on this website.

Publishing Editor: Lefa Singleton
Editor: Jane Watkins
Art Director: Tim Norton
Writers Coordinator: Kelly Griffin
Subeditorial Manager: Gillian Terzis

Subeditors: Paul Bugeja, Georgia Fox, Brewster Hipik, Rachael Howlett, Janette Sato

Contributors: Tom Arup, Kate Blanch, Jim Bob, Sabine Brix, Greg Burchall, Matthew Buschmann, Michael Chamberlin, Wendy Claughton, Mitchell Diamond, Bianca Durrant, Kim Edwards, Nicholas Edwards, Rosa Ellen, Marcus Felicetti, Jess Friedmann, Ewan Gordon, Matt Heath, Kim Hellard, Bels Hillard, Brewster Hipik, Courteney Hocking, Kim Hope, Rachael Howlett, Alethea Kinsela, Irene Korsten, Katee Le Cornu, Matt from Hooray for Everything, Pat McGrath, Alex Murray, Amanda Muzslai, Kate Nicholson, Travers Purton, Miriam Reynoldson, Inderdeep Thapar, Fifi Trixabell-L’Amore, Chloe Walker, Richard Watts

Thanks: Crumpler, Slingshot, Ross House Associaton, Express Media, Tatia Sloley, Mary Thompson, Tash Ludowyk, Natalie Crupi, Saskia Moore, Gemma Croft, Is Not Magazine, Richard Watts, Martin Hughes, Farrago, Rod & Ann, Mycroft.

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The Pun 2006
Articles | Interviews | Reviews

The Pun for 2006 included three separate editions, one published for each week of the festival.

Editor in Chief: Lefa Singleton
Editor & Designer/Webmaster: Tim Norton
Editor & Sub-Editorial Manager: Jane Watkins
Editor & Submissions Coordinator: Chloe Walker
Events Coordinator & Powerhouse: Penny Modra
Legend: Mel Campbell

Sub-Editors: Paul D’Agostino, Andrew Garrick, Ben Gook, Rachael Howlett, Irene Korsten, Magenta Magenta, Kyla Morgan, Sarah Nichols, Jonathon Rivett, Brianna Summers, Janette Sato, Gillian Terzis, Greg West

Contributors: Tim Adams, Pauly B, Alex Beebe, Kelly Blainey, Sabine Brix, Caroline Buckle, Michael Burville, Joshua Burns, Ashlee Cain, Mel Campbell, Sarah Carson, Deanne Chiu, Merv Collins, Paul D’Agostino, Joel Davis, Tom Doig, Alison Duggan, Bianca Durrant, Kim Edwards, Nick Edwards, Marcus Fellicetti, Andrew Garrick, Ben Gook, Ewan Gordon, Amanda Greig, Taylor Kendall Grumley, Jade Gulliver, Justin Hamilton, Matt Heath, Geraldine Hickey, Josh Humphreys, Penelope Hone, Rachel Howlett, Richard Ibrahim, Lisa-Syke Ionnidis, Mike Matsieris, JD King, Alethea Kinsela, Juliet Ingram, Irene Kosten, Kirsten Law, Thomas Lahood, Stu Leader, Bex Lee, Ronan Macewan, Magenta Magenta, Laura Maitland, Kathryn Martin, Alexander McKenzie, Russell McGilton, Sarah Miller, Lucy Modra, Carla Moragan, Kyla Morgan, Colin Mowbray, Alex Murray, Sarah Nichols, Kate Nicholson, Tom Nightingale, Claire O’B, Patrick O’Duffy, Jo Pennicott, Scott Pollard, Travers Purton, Miriam Reynoldson, John Richards, Megan Rogers, Sarah Routledge, Jonathon Rivett, Reannon Ryan, Clea Sanders, Kristy Smale, Brianna Summers, Anna Sutton, Gillian Terzis, Kylie Trounson, Honi Walker, Richard Watts, Chris Wenn, Jenny Wynter

Distributors: Tim Adams, Paul D’Agostino, Nick Edwards, Ewan Gordon, Jamie Hartigan, Bex Lee, Magenta Magenta, Louise Murphy, Claire Perriman & the ever energetic Richard Watts

Thanks: Big thanks for Lefa Singleton, who has made this publication a reality in such a short time, through from initial idea to finished product. Penny and Mel for encouraging Lefa to make the idea a reality, amazing co-editor and designer Tim Norton who has supported above and beyond the call of duty, the unstoppable Jane Watkins, unflappable Chloe Walker and every volunteer who has made the publication happen. And of course, Ma ‘n Pa. We also thank John and all at Arena Printing & Publishing (we owe you big time!), the Melbourne International Comedy Festival staff (particularly Gemma), Tatia & Mary, Michelle & Clea, all the festival publicists and producers and Kelly Fogarty Publicity. Above all, we thank every performer who has allowed us to review their show… and had the courage to get up there and dance like monkeys for our entertainment.
Go You Big Red Fire Engine!

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