Australia’s biggest and best comedy festival is hitting the road for a huge year! They’re featuring the best and brightest of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and bringing the funny to you!
Get ready for a stellar line-up with Roadshow favourites alongside the most talked-about breakthrough stars of the moment, together in one jam-packed show that will leave the whole nation laughing.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow, Hamilton 2025 Date
This one-night event promises lots of stand-up comedy, satire, and sketches for a major dose of fun. If you’re looking for a night of laughs with friends, this event will feature a cast of Australian stars, talented newcomers and special guest international performers.
The line-up and venues are subject to change each year, so look up the schedule in advance. As some performances may feature coarse language and mature material, the event is recommended for participants aged 15 years and up.
This year’s Roadshow promises nation-wide happiness, featuring a dynamic line-up of comedy legends and fresh faces.
Marcel Blanch-de Wilt
Marcel Blanch-de Wilt is an award-winning stand-up, improviser, writer, and director. He has performed in the US, UK, NZ, and every capital city in Australia. Marcel has been fortunate enough to MC all the best comedy clubs nationwide. Marcel has performed seven solo shows, and he has toured the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Fringe, Bondi Festival, and the Sydney Comedy Festival.
Marcel is an in-demand director. He has directed several stand-up shows including Steph Broadbridge, Ting Lim, Oliver Hunter, and Lizzy Hoo’s special for Amazon Prime. He hosts The Comedy Writers Group Podcast and performs alongside his wife in their improv duo The Newlyweds.
Matt Stewart
Matt Stewart started performing stand-up comedy, quickly hitting his stride and winning Australia’s largest open mic stand-up comedy competition, RAW Comedy, in 2014. He has performed sell-out shows across Australia and the UK since 2015.
Matt also co-hosts the popular AACTA award-nominated podcast Do Go On (and its spin-off Who Knew It with Matt Stewart), which has had millions of downloads from fans across the globe.
Alexandra Hudson
Alexandra Hudson shares entertaining little musings about her experiences as a disabled woman and her observations about the mostly foreign non-disabled world she lives in. In 2022 Alexandra became the National winner of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Raw Comedy Competition and a So You Think You’re Funny finalist at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Alexandra’s list of accomplishments include, opening for Hannah Gadsby, writing for ABC Everyday, and was a 2023/2024 recipient of the Creative Australia’s Arts and Disability Initiative which saw her touring her accessible and Auslan interpreted debut solo hour ‘Making Lemonade” throughout Australia, and returning to The Edinburgh Festival Fringe for an entire 2024 season.
Con Coutis
Con Coutis is an award-winning comedian from Melbourne. His mix of stand-up and sound effects has seen his 2023 show “Con vs Con Vs Con” nominated for best independent show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Best Comedy at the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
His 2024 show, CON 2077, had a sold-out season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and won the Sound and Technical Excellence award at the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is just one stop of many during the three-week event. It is the largest comedy festival in Australia and has only grown in popularity over the last few years. They even have international roadshows planned, so if you’re in town, this is one comedy event you won’t want to miss.
Australia’s favourite comedy convoy can’t wait to tour Hamilton once again! With an all-killer, no-filler line-up of stars and talented newcomers, buckle in for a night of stand-up, sketch, satire, silliness and song to satisfy all your comedy cravings!
So, get some mates together, book your tickets and head out for a much-needed comedy fix when the Roadshow hits a stage near you!
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