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.

Yes, this festival is quite large; although personally, flipping through this year's guide it seemed like there were less than previous years. It could be that last year, due to the Commonwealth Games, there was less of an audience. Hard to compete with! But when you think about it, there is a lot. Trades usually has about three or four shows in one room (with about five, don't quote me, rooms in the venue), and other large venues do the same thing... Plus there are all the clubs, pubs, fringe venues, church halls, etc.... Well, you can post a review in the reviews section. This site gets a *huge* amount of web traffic, and I'm sure local shows wouldn't mind getting reviewed from someone who posts it here. Basically, most people just want a review to a) say they got reviewed b) have something to put on their next poster (ie "it was great" etc) c) have something to show funding bodies, producers, directors, agents, etc. The musical sounds interesting; improv is always good, and in a musical it should be quite exciting! 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

Yes, this festival is quite

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