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.
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VENUE GUIDE
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.
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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 facebook group
Comedy @ Spleen
Weekly, 8:30pm
Spleen Bar, 41 Bourke Street Melbourne (Parliament House end)
Comedy At Spleen website | on facebook | on twitter
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Melbourne & Surrounds
The Wrong Night
After a 4 year hiatus The Wrong Night returns to the sumptuous Order of Melbourne for a monthly show of stand-up, cabaret, characters, burlesque and other daring acts to dazzle your imagination. Comedy that’s a little bit naughtier than nice.
Third Tuesday of the month
$10 tickets on the door
The Order of Melbourne, Level 2/401 Swanston Street,Melbourne (opp RMIT)
Group on Facebook
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Melbourne & Surrounds
The Death Star Canteen @ Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets
Named after a classic Eddie Izzard routine, expect anarchy and comfy chairs.
Weekly 8:30pm
80 Smith St, Collingwood
Death Star Canteen on facebook | on twitter-
Checkpoint Charlie Comedy @ Eurotrash Bar
New Comedy Room in a favourite comedy venue: new comics and featured stars.
Weekly 8pm $5
Eurotrash Bar – 18 Corrs Lane, Melbourne, Australia 3000
Email |Checkpoint Charlie Comedy on Facebook
Felix Bar Comedy
The best in comedy every Wednesday night in St Kilda!
$12 8:30pm 11 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda.
on twitter
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Softbelly Comedy
great lineup on Thursdays for just twelve bucks. It’s always a brilliant night out.. so get in early for a good seat!
$12 Thursdays 8:30pm | Softbelly Bar, 367 Little Bourke Street, City
Facebook Group | Twitter
Commedia Dell’Parte
Melbourne’s newest underground comedy night. Commedia Dell’Parte is a new room dedicated to promoting Australian comedy. Each week we will feature up and coming comedians alongside established comics performing for your enjoyment.
Every Thursday, 8:30pm, George Lane Bar, George Lane, St Kilda.
tumblr | Twitter
Laugh Upstairs @ Exford
Lively FREE COMEDY room, a favourite with backpackers
Weekly 8:30pm in the Winter Garden Room
The Exford Hotel, 199 Russell Street, Melbourne
website
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Melbourne & Surrounds
The Big Hoo-Haa (Melb): a Perth classic crowd-pleaser has spawned an offshoot in Melbourne.
Every Friday at the Portland Hotel, two teams (the Hearts and the Bones) battle it out against each other armed with only audience suggestions and a handful of props as they leave no song unsung, no joke undelivered and no pun unpunished in their mad dash for the punchline.
$14 Adult / $12 Concession / $10 Groups of 10+
Fridays 8pm Upstairs at the Portland Hotel (Cnr Russell and Lt Collins street)
Bookings | website | twitter
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Melbourne & Surrounds
- Softbelly Comedy Sundays: great lineup on on summer Sunday evenings (in the weeks leading up to and during MICF)
$12 Sundays 6:30pm | Softbelly Bar, 367 Little Bourke Street, City
Facebook Group | Twitter
The Impro Cave @ The Penny Black
Returns for a new season in 2010!
Sundays 7:30pm – Favourite formats “Gorilla Theatre™” and “Bingo Board of Doom” and more!
420 Sydney Road Brunswick
tel (03)9416 2555 | Impro Cave website
occasional
Anarchist Guild Social Committee @ Trades
The meetings are no longer regular! But you will still see 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 AGSC profile & dates- Comedy @ Trades

Special Events & Festivals
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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