Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Gordon Southern - A Brief History of History Running time: 60 minutes *please note all times are approximate and subject to change Star of "Bulmers Best of the Fest" in Adelaide and Brisbane 2011. As seen on "Good News Week" SELL OUT MICF 2011 A mildly ambitious attempt to cover the complete history of civilisation, with jokes, in one hour. With a battered music sampler and some old fashioned visual aids Southern will bluff and bluster through time with his unique "poetic, clever and joyfully freewheeling" style **** Chortle. "His smooth relaxed style is a joy. He feeds off the audience and his machine gun comebacks to crowd banter are bang-on." **** Herald Sun 2011 **** 1/2 Adelaide Advertiser 2011 In the last year Southern has Headlined the prestigious "Big Show" at the New Zealand Comedy Festival, and performed headline tours all through the UK as well as Mumbai, Central Europe, Ireland, Greece, Egypt, Hong Kong, Thailand and the Middle East. Contains occasional coarse language and adult elements

Louise Joy McCrae & Nicolette Minster in Girls, Uninterrupted Louise Joy McCrae & Nicolette Minster in Girls, Uninterrupted Comedy stars on the rise, Nic (Comedy Channel) & Lou (Rove, World War Wonderful!) are fired up for their first ever twosome, dishing out nonstop laughs in this hysterical hour of original sketch & stand-up comedy. These funny ladies shared a flat as Uni virgins, but have been mysteriously estranged for 5 years. The droll duo no longer share a microwave, but now take to the microphone to reveal ALL of their dirty laundry. It's going to get very personal. Uncensored. Uncovered. GIRLS, UNINTERRUPTED. "Dark and laugh out loud funny" - The Groggy Squirrel

Mark Watson - The Information Australian favourite Mark Watson returns to Australia with his brand new show The Information. A lethally funny, poignant hour of wit and British soul searching that examines Mark's disruptive identity theft in 2011. 2012 will mark another prolific year for the young award winning UK comic, including the launch of his debut DVD, hosting the smash Radio 4 series, Mark Watson's Address to the Nation with Tim Key and Tom Basden, anointed team captain of the new BBC series Mad Bad Ad Show and releasing his fourth novel The Knot in August. The real Mark Watson (not the stick insect expert called the same name) will be performing at the Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival in 2012. No Latecomers Allowed 60 min duration Contains Occasional Coarse Language and Adult Elements