If you've a mind, you can see comedy basically every night of the week in Melbourne. Here are the best regular comedy shows across the city.
Comedy
Comedy clubs, comedians and comedy festivals in Melbourne

Discover Melbourne's purpose-built comedy theatre
Comedy Republic opened in 2020 and is purpose built for comedy and social distancing.

Improv comedy nights in Melbourne
You’ve seen it on Thank God You’re Here and Whose Line Is It Anyway? but the rawest, most exciting improvised comedy has got to be experienced...

The Chaser returns with friends for 'War On 2022'
Four of Australia’s funniest satirists are teaming up to end the year with a banging series of live shows. All’s well that ends well, right?

Prue Blake on tarot readers, niche comedy and when it’s worth shaving your legs
Here’s what the 2020/2021 Raw Comedy National Champion has been up to over the last few years.
This week in Melbourne comedy

Comedy at Spleen
Start your week right with a live comedy show every Monday evening at Spleen

Jimmy Carr
The award-winning comedian, writer and television host is bringing his quick wit and one-liners back to Melbourne
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In conversation

Prue Blake on tarot readers, niche comedy and when it’s worth shaving your legs
When Prue Blake moved from Brisbane to Melbourne, she signed up for improv classes because she knew that that was how Abbi and Ilana of Broad City met. Four...

Mark Watson on TikTok, being a MICF veteran and what he loves about Melbourne
British comedian Mark Watson has performed on Melbourne stages around 200 times now, so you could say that he's among our city's favourite comedians. He's...

Phil Wang on food, family, and the addictive joys of stand-up
Phil Wang is a Melbourne fan, and he's ready to indulge. A staple on the UK comedy scene and well known to Australian audiences through his appearances on...

At home with Hannah Gadsby
Hannah Gadsby sits in her kitchen on a warm but drizzly day. The backdoor is open, and outside, her veggie patch is flourishing. Gadsby lives in a...