AN is a Un Certain Regard nominated film centering around a small bakery serving pastries filled with red bean paste (“an,”) known as dorayakis. When an old lady named Tokue offers to he...

This is the story of two brothers ripped apart by the most infamous act in trans-Tasman sport. As adults, they are reunited at another test clash in Wellington. What results is a tumultuous ...

One of David Letterman’s favourite comedians, Jake made a record 46 appearances on The Late Show. With HBO and Comedy Central specials under his belt, and an appearance in the cult film Th...

Returning from an amazing sell out run in 2015, ‘Keep Calm It’s British Comedy’ is back! Same place, same time, with a fresh line up of the very best stand-up comedy talent from acro...

Winner Best International Show 2009 & 2011 New Zealand Comedy Festivals I wrote this show because I love you and wanted to tell you in person. I like politeness. I put the toilet seat do...

As seen on BBC One. Is Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll as fun as it sounds? After Melbourne 2015, George returned to the UK for his relationship to end, his agent to drop him, the tax offic...

Following its hugely successful debut tour in 2015, many comedians converge again in Melbourne to discover who is the greatest superhero of them all. With a mixture of stand-up comedy and in...

… acts of escape, levitation and THE SCORPION never before seen in Australia Following successful Adelaide seasons of Cabaret de Paris and The Ultimate Vegas Show internationally a...

This Festival showcases many great stand-up comedy and storytelling shows. They’ll be performed by palatably quirky people in jeans and t-shirts, sharing ‘unique’ world views that grat...

A personal tale of finding your feet, only to realise you’ve landed on a small-but-stinky pile of dog poo. Since 2009, Anthony has charmed audiences with his 'wonderful storytelling' (H...

BangNation has landed and things are gonna get wild! Chris Martin and Taylor Edwards, the delightful/mad/charming/energetic comedy geniuses behind BangNation, can’t wait to deliver the hot...

In 1968 the Soviet Union sent the first tortoise into deep space. That tortoise was my daddy. I’ll sing about it. You’re invited on the heart-warming intergalactic journey of a tortoi...

Can’t decide which international comedians to see at the Comedy Festival? Then this is the show for you! The International Comedy Showcase contains a selection of international visitors...

After three years of shows, The Laughing Horse returns to Melbourne, bringing with it a comedy club show featuring a selection of the finest UK comedians to hit the Festival this year. It’...

The Comic's Lounge is guaranteed to produce another sell-out season with some of the best live comedy in the Festival. Featuring Tahir (Fat Pizza, Swift & Shift Couriers and Housos) and A...

What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in ...

Jayemanne had a great year in 2015, performing his debut solo show at the Melbourne International and Sydney Comedy Festivals. The show, Eat Praline, Die, was selected for SCFs FRESH program...

A new live performance, Small Details extends the focus in Sandra Parker's practice on minimal movement and gestural action. The work uses a series of automated kinetic sculptures set agains...

This play is about a devoted Liverpool Football Club supporter, a 'scouser', who tells the story of the famous Kop from 1957 to 1994 when the Kop was converted from standing room to set seat...

“He radiates a magnetic mix of winking charm and unpredictable vitriol.” The New York Times Three-time Grammy Winner Diego El Cigala has captivated audiences around the world with his g...