Melbourne International Comedy Festival: The international superstars

Melbourne hosts the third largest comedy festival in the world, each year attracting international comedians in their droves. 

 You can expect a mammoth line-up including festival veterans and first-timers such as Daniel Sloss (SCO), Daniel Kitson (UK), Stephen K Amos (UK), Arj Barker (USA), Melanie Bracewell (NZ), Ed Byrne (UK), Larry Dean (SCO), Carl Donnelly (UK), Paul Foot (UK), Ari Eldjárn (Iceland), Rosie Jones (UK), Tim Key (UK), Lloyd Langford (UK), Josie Long (UK), Guy Montgomery (NZ), Dylan Moran (Ireland), David O’Doherty (Ireland), Danny Bhoy (SCO), Sara Schaefer (US), DeAnne Smith (CAN/US), Takashi Wakasugi (JPN), Jason Leong (Malaysia), Daniel Fernandez (India), Maisie Adams (UK) and Mark Watson (UK) and more.

Can't decide who to see? Check out our must-see shows for this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023.