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Melbourne Town Hall, April 11
After 64 heats and finals and a record 1183 entrants, Australiaâs largest open mic competition had finally whittled down the shortlist to 12 aspiring comedians to see who would join the RAW Comedy alumni such as Hannah Gadsby, Ronny Chieng and Celia Pacquola.
Prue Blake, winner of RAW Comedy.
Credit:Jim Lee
Hosted by the jovial Dane Simpson, Mathew Hespe kicked things off and set the bar with material on a reciprocal problem-sharing psychologist and Tiger Woodsâ infidelity; Kelly Gulliver followed with more commonplace stories of the problems of being of a single mother; and Jayde OâBrien (one of two acts to receive a special mention from the judges) floored the room with a blistering set of growing up ignorant of her familyâs poverty, li
Melbourne Comedy Show to hit Pilbeam Theatre Kirsty Weback, Dane Simpson, Matt Ford, Mel Buttle and Carl Donnell are in the line up for the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow at the Pilbeam Theatre later this month.
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The Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow is about to hit the road and Rockhampton is on the schedule, pinned for April.
The stellar lineup features Australian and international acts.
More than any year before, the comedians are champing at the bit to break out from the barriers, shake off the seclusion and roll out the laughs.
With an all killer, no filler line-up of Australian stars and talented newcomers, buckle in for a night of stand-up, sketch, satire, silliness and song to satisfy all your comedy cravings.