VIC
Venues listed below produce the regular comedy shows taking place all year round. Touring shows from national/international acts often appear in other venues such as city theatres, town halls, or footy/RSL clubs. Use the search function in the sidebar to check for news of tours that may be coming near you.
Comedy Clubs
Melbourne
Specialists dedicated to comedy, these get the top national and international acts and have shows running most nights of the week at a single venue.
The Comics Lounge
The Last Laugh @ The Comedy Club
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Melbourne & Surrounds
Local Laughs @ The Local
Weekly, 8:30pm
The Local Taphouse, 184 Carlisle St, St Kilda East
pub website | Local Laughs myspace
Monday Comedy @ The Spleen
Weekly, 8:30pm
Spleen Bar, 41 Bourke Street Melbourne (Parliament House end)
Comedy At Spleen myspace
Laughing Lion @ The Toorak Lion
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Melbourne & Surrounds
Laughmasters @ Cue
Weekly 9pm
277 Brunswick St Fitzroy
tel 0410 600 964 (Ben Hodson) | Laughmasters At The Cue myspace
Comedy Lair @ Hardiman’s Hotel
8:30 pm first Wednesday every month, $15/$13
Upstairs in Janie’s Bar, Hardiman’s Hotel, 521 Macaulay Rd, Kensington
Hardiman’s website | Comedy Lair on myspace
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- Mic in Hand @ Vibe Bar
Weekly 8pm, $10
Vibe on Smith, 123 Smith St, Fitzroy
tel 03 8415 1263| venue website | mic in hand website | on facebook
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Melbourne & Surrounds
- Laughmasters @ Velvet Underground, Hotel Discovery
Weekly, 8:30pm
Hotel Discovery, 167 Franklin Street, Melbourne
venue website | Laughmasters Australia myspace
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Melbourne & Surrounds
Fortnightly Fools@ Bar Open
5pm fortnightly
317 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Bar Open website | Fortnightly Fools myspace
Impro Sundae @ Trades Hall
Fortnightly from July 13 - impro from The Crew
Bella Union Bar at Trades Hall, cnr Victoria & Lygon Streets, Carlton South (enter off Lygon Street)
| The Crew website
The Impro Cave @ Don’t Tell Tom Café
7:30pm June 22 to August 31 from Impro Melbourne
Favourite formats “Gorilla Theatre™” and “Bingo Board of Doom” and more! [schedule]
420 Sydney Road Brunswick
tel (03)9416 2555 | Impro Cave website
Anarchist Guild Social Committee @ Trades
Meetings Third Sunday of The Month - Melbourne’s newest comedy event - experienced comedians with guaranteed new material.
Bella Union Bar at Trades Hall, cnr Victoria & Lygon Streets, Carlton South (enter off Lygon Street)
tel 03 9659 3569 | Comedy@ Trades website
occasional
Comedy @ Trades
Runs a full roster of shows during MICF and occasional smaller shows during the rest of the year (see the Sunday listings for a couple of regular shows @ Trades).
Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St (corner Lygon St), Carlton South
tel 03 9659 3569 | website
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