Tom Gleeson at The 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala for Oxfam Australia. Please donate to Oxfam Australia on 1800 034 034 or www.oxfam.org.au For more Gala clips: www.youtube.com

The Chooky Dancers at The 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala for Oxfam Australia. Please donate to Oxfam Australia on 1800 034 034 or www.oxfam.org.au For more Gala clips: www.youtube.com

www.angry-feet.com The official Tim Minchin Fansite Tim Minchin opening the 2007 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala with “Hello” and “Happy Little Africuns” (deliberately spellt that way by Tim Minchin, to rhyme with guns). Also features Peter Hellier (MC). And guys, please try and keep the comments free of racism. I’ll just delete them, anyway.

Reginald D Hunter and David O’Doherty

Sarah Millican at The 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala for Oxfam Australia. Please donate to Oxfam Australia on 1800 034 034 or www.oxfam.org.au For more Gala clips: www.youtube.com

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2009 Chooky Dancers Supporting: www.oxfam.org.au

Arj Barker at The 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala for Oxfam Australia. Please donate to Oxfam Australia on 1800 034 034 or www.oxfam.org.au For more Gala clips: www.youtube.com

Tim performing ‘If I Didn’t Have You’ at the MICF Gala www.timminchin.com.au http www.angry-feet.com The official Tim Minchin Fansite

Nina Conti with new doll Granny at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2010. www.comedyfestival.com.au

Arj Barker standup at the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala 2010 squidergydidge

James Galea at The 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala for Oxfam Australia. Please donate to Oxfam Australia on 1800 034 034 or www.oxfam.org.au For more Gala clips: www.youtube.com

Will Anderson – Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala 2010

Dave Hughes’ stand up act the the 2007 Melbourne Comedy Gala.

Otis Lee Chenshaw Bundaberg Rum Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2009 For www.oxfam.org.au Since there were a few requests. The Lyrics: They thought they’d be – The kingdom by the sea. The Jewel, in Australia’s crown. They used to think – They’d made the drink – That would turn, The whole world upside down. One sip. And the whole world would come. For one sip. Of Bundaberg Rum. They distilled the sugar. Into pure molasses. They raised their glasses High above their heads. They took one sip – They took one sip. And someone said: Holy shit, this is liquid crack, What the f.. are you lookin’ at? Come over here and I will beat you like a drum. And I’ll introduce your face to my hand. And we’ll settle this whole thing man to man. Bartender, two more cans of Bundaberg Rum. Cause its canned hate, Liquid Venom. Makes you mean as a snake. Makes you wanna punch women. It’s purified sugar from a high pressure cooker. Makes your skin start crawling, ‘Til they peel you from the roof. Its caustic soda, Mixed with cola. Makes your eyes grow beady, Makes you go bipolar Makes you watch sport channels, Wanna wear flannel. Makes you wanna call the bouncer a big fat poof, Join One Nation, or family first. But he hates mankind. Cause hes blind drunk, and dumb on Bundaberg Rum. Bundaberg Rum. Wine is for purists, Whiskey’s for snobs, Foster’s is for tourists, But Bundy is specifically targeted for yobs. Cause its canned hate, Liquid Venom, Its semen from a demon, With just a twist …

 The Largest Cultural Event In Australia

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is an event held in Melbourne, Australia. It is considered to be the 3rd biggest comedy festival in the international arena and is the most massive cultural event to be held in Australia. Commercialization of the event is kept to a minimum and the atmosphere at the comedy festival is very relaxed compared to the other big three comedy festivals. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival was started in the year 1987. The festival is held for a period of 3 weeks, starting generally on the first of April (April Fools Day). During the first half of the 1990s the Melbourne International Comedy Festival was held at the Melbourne Town Hall but now the venues for the event are selected rite throughout the city. This year the event will be held from the 1st to the 26th of April 2009.

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival hosts numerous comedy artists both from the international and local scenes. The 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival included 298 shows and 1, 765 performers. This includes art exhibitions, musical shows, debates, improvisational theatre, plays, sketch shows but includes a great number of cabaret acts and stand up.

Special events that take place at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival include the Comedy Festival Gala, the Great Debate and Upfront. The Comedy Festival Gala is the opening night show.

A visit to Melbourne would require a stay at one of the comfortable hotels in Melbourne. The Langham Hotel, Melbourne would be a good place to stay among the number of hotels located in Melbourne.