Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

When

Duration

2 hours 15 minutes (includes 20-minute interval)

Location

Glasshouse Theatre

Warning

MA15+. Coarse language, adult themes, sexual references and content that may offend. Smoke machine and hazer may be used.

Glasshouse Port Macquarie and Mercure Centro Hotel Port Macquarie Present:

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

Australia’s most iconic comedy tour is hitting the road for a huge 27th year! Bringing together the brightest stars from the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’re delivering top-tier humour straight to the Glasshouse stage!

Featuring a dynamic line-up of comedy legends and fresh faces including the night's host Justin Hamilton, along with Ben Kochan, Bronwyn Kuss, Nick Schuller and Ting Lim, this year’s Roadshow promises nation-wide happiness. So, grab your friends, lock in your tickets and prepare for a much-needed dose of laughter as the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow rolls into Port Macquarie.

2025 Line-up

Justin Hamilton - Host for the evening, Justin Hamilton, has built an incredibly successful career as a stand-up comedian, writer, TV producer and podcaster, all while maintaining his unique voice within the Australian comedy scene.

Ben Kochan - Ben is a stand-up comedian with a keen observational eye and an unhealthy commitment to being as silly as possible. With his sharp writing and phenomenal moustache, Ben promises audiences a preposterous number of jokes per minute that whiplashes audiences and leaves them in stitches. Since being selected as one of the best new comics in Australia through the Melbourne Comedy Festival Comedy Zone show, Ben has performed numerous side-splitting shows around Australia and supported the likes of Dave Hughes, Tom Gleeson and Wil Anderson.

Bronwyn Kuss - It’s been a huge couple of years for Bronwyn. Her 2022 debut solo show, I'll Allow It, won the Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Director’s Choice Award and saw her nominated for Best Newcomer. In 2024 she won the Festival’s Pinder Prize and with that headed to Edinburgh where she wowed the crowds with her signature delivery. A writer and comedian who specialises in giving extremely dry recounts of everyday experiences to astonishing comedic effect, Bronwyn has supported the likes of Hannah Gadsby, Nish Kumar, Mel Buttle and has performed on the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala. Incredibly likeable and wonderfully witty, Bronwyn Kuss exudes the seasoned finesse of a veteran comedian, effortlessly turning a roomful of people into a cascade of laughter.

Ting Lim - Ting has appeared on Fisk and recently opened the blue door on Thank God You're Here. Her dry, sarcastic observations have earned her a dedicated following, with sold-out performances across Australia. Ting has also opened for renowned comedians including Atsuko Okatsuka, Marty Sheargold, Akmal, Demetri Martin, Kristen Key and Beth Stelling. She has performed at major festivals such as the Perth Fringe World, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, and capped it all off with a sold-out show at the Brisbane Comedy Festival.

Nick Schuller - A master of deadpan humour, Nick Schuller is as dry as they come. His acerbic wit and understated delivery have established Nick as one of the most exciting acts in the thriving Melbourne comedy scene. Videos of his standup have been viewed millions of times online, he’s written for Channel 10's Have You Been Paying Attention, ABC's The Weekly and BBC Radio Comedy and he was handpicked by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to be part of the prestigious Comedy Zone in 2022.

  

What They're Saying

"Wiping tears away and wheezing from the sheer joy." - Australian Stage

"Side-splitting fun, razor-sharp, high velocity wit." - Daily Examiner, Grafton  

"...a seamless and ultra-hilarious evening!" - Scenestr

 

Exclusive Pre-Show Function

Mercure Centro Hotel Port Macquarie invites ticket holders to Birdrock Bar & Grill on June 28 from 5pm to 7pm for a pre-show gathering ahead of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow!

For only $30 per person, enjoy a glass of wine or beer on arrival, as well as delicious canapés and a grazing station from 5.30pm to 6.30pm in Birdrock’s Front Bar. Plus, don't miss out on their special “comedy cocktails” offered at a discounted rate.

Secure your place with Birdrock directly, via our Pre-Show Function page here.

Spots are limited to the first 50 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow ticket holders to book!

Part of Glasshouse SELECT 2025 Theatre Program

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