Typically beginning around April Fool’s Day (April 1), the festival lasts for a month and Melbourne Town Hall is its hub, though it spreads out over several performance spaces and venues throughout the city.
The third-largest international comedy festival in the world, Melbourne Comedy Festival in Australia’s Victoria, is one of the largest cultural events in the country. Typically beginning around April Fool’s Day (April 1), the festival lasts for a month and Melbourne Town Hall is its hub, though it spreads out over several performance spaces and venues throughout the city. Debuting in1987 and considered an incubator for emerging talent, the festival now boasts over 6,700 performances by 3,400 artists from living greats to budding comedic stars.