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Melbourne Comedy Festival Local Newcomers 2011


MAR30

to

APR24


When: 30 March - 24 April 2011
Where: Various venues across Melbourne
Tickets: Prices vary. See website for details.

When the first Melbourne International Comedy Festival was held back in 1987, it was in recognition of the vibrancy and diversity of Melbourne's local comedy scene.

Today, while that scene is still going strong, it sometimes seems as if the festival's parade of international acts and household names threatens to overwhelm those local artists not fortunate enough to have their own television program or radio show.

This year, in honour of the Comedy Festival's 25th anniversary, take a punt on some comedians who aren't household names. Here are our suggestions of just some of the rising stars you should see.

Richard Watts, Citysearch

Check out other suggestions from our Crazy Bonkers Guide to the Melbourne Comedy Festival:

Top 5 Potty Mouths
Top 5 G-Rated shows
Top 5 Bad Smells
Top 5 Smart Arses
Top 5 Sexiest Comedians
Top 5 Sex-obsessed Acts
Top 5 Button Pushers
Top 5 Potential Disasters
Top 5 Mind Benders
Top 5 Style Sliders
Top 5 No Brainers
Top 5 Made in Brunswick Acts

You can also check out our interview with Festival Director Susan Provan.

Local Newcomers

Eva Johansen - Fran I Am

Like crazy, man - what's a hip Beatnik chick doing in downtown Melbourne in 2011?

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The Hermitude of Angus, Ecstatic

This inspired mix of clowning, dance, and slapstick is one of the must-see shows at this year's Comedy Festival.

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The Lords of Luxury

Today your iPod. Tomorrow the world!

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Toby Halligan - Electile Dysfunction

If you need a spoonful of wit to help the bitter pill of Australian politics go down, then Toby Halligan is your man.

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Poet Laureate Telia Nevile - For Whom the Bell Tolls

If war is hell, what does that make high school? Re-enter educational purgatory with word-nerd Telia Nevile.

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