The Melbourne International Comedy Festival

I got my copies of 'The Age' for today and yesterday this morning and sat down in one of my free periods. Out from the paper slipped the nice glossy Melbourne International Comedy Festival guide. Now my family are not Age readers under normal circumstances so this was the first time I had seen this very exciting booklet. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many theatrical events are being held during the comedy festival and the amount of venues that shows are being put on at (this includes stand up and various other acts). Clearly this is a very important time for both the comedians and theatre people from Melbourne- and I suppose the world. If it wasn't such a big year of theatre for me the way it is (way over budget already with all the shows I plan on going to) I won't be able to see any Comedy Festival shows this year but I was wondering is anyone on the site here involved in the festival? Is anyone performing or working backstage? Has anyone here been involved in a previous Melbourne International Comedy Festival? I assume it's a great atmosphere with all the shows and comedians in town! Anyone have any picks for shows to see during the festival? Oh and has anyone seen 'Keating: The Musical'? I was looking at the poster with great interest.

Whoa! So many questions... I'm producing a show as part of the festival. It's interesting that this festival is quite different from the Fringe - of course - but also in the way you can get involved. You should try getting involved in The Funny Tonne - a competition to see the most shows during the fest, which offers free tickets to participants. See here: http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/specialevents/tonne/ There are plenty of publications that do reviewing, including InPress, Beat, etc. and you should try and get involved. Many shows would love to have a reviewer at their show, so if you plan on seeing something and review it here, then they will likely offer you a comp ticket. That's the easiest way... Also, venues often have volunteers helping out on front of house, which means you get to see some shows... I've been involved in 6 Fringe festivals (as vollunteer, employee and performer), as well as the Comedy Festival, and they are both great times to get involved in the local arts/theatre scene. There's so much to do, see, and be a part of. ...I won't give a pick of the festival, since I'm biased! :) But if you want to review my show, please contact me - I'll give you a comp! By the way, the free guide in The Age has been a regular thing for years - and there's always heaps (heaps!) of shows on during the Festival. (Did you know the Melb Int. Comedy Festival is the third largest comedy festival in the world?) The Prompt Copy www.thepromptcopy.com Sticky Apple Legs www.freewebs.com/stickyapplelegs Puppets in Melbourne www.freewebs.com/puppetsinmelbourne Treading the Boards www.treadingtheboards.thepromptcopy.com

Whoa! So many

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