#micf

[laurenmitchellwrites]

A heap of my description vanished on the Redbubble preview, so I wanted to put it somewhere safe.

COVID is not over. But neither is comedy.

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) is one of the highlights of my year. Before COVID, and Melbourne's shutdown, I would go almost every night after work and see dozens of shows. When COVID came onto the scene in 2020, I was one of the people who asked MICF if we would be able to opt to give the costs of our tickets to the artists instead of receiving refunds.

I ventured out between lockdowns when it was held in a much more subdued fashion to see some of my die-hard favourites. In 2023, I planned my schedule to ensure plenty of time outside between shows, away from crowds, and masked at every show. I was cautious as hell, as were friends who I attended with, and yet I had an absolute blast—and I didn't get sick.

COVID is not over. But neither is comedy. I designed this work to showcase that feeling of joy I still get from attending live comedy, while also remaining mindful of the risks, in hopes that other people will enjoy this design as well.

I purchased the original stock art of the laughing people from iStock (credit: jesadaphorn) and added the masks myself in Photoshop, also recolouring some of the people to reflect the diversity in MICF performers and audiences.

I don't know what, if any, profit I will make from this, but I will donate 10% of any profit I earn to Oxfam, selected due to its ties to MICF and its COVID-19 response.

Thank you for reading and for considering this design. It came from the heart.

#comedy #art #masks #micf #covid-19 #covid is not over #comedy is not over #pandemic #coronavirus #melbourne international comedy festival #my art #my design #oxfam australia #oxfam #covid safer practices #covid safety #lauren arts as well as writes

[samcampbellfans]

Sam Campbell performing his show 'Scallop-Toucher' in Australia

(via tomcashman1 on IG)

#sam campbell #cambo #cambo fans #australian comedian #mcdonalds comedy #samcampbell #australian comedy #MICF #scallop-toucher

[keytaryourheart]

guy montgomerys guy mont spelling bee last night was so good ... my first live spelling bee and it was anne edmonds, anirban dasgupta, feRN BRADY and JOHN FUCKING KEARNSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (FT. PAUL WILLIAMS) oughhhhhghghhhh

john won by being a SNEAKY LITTLE BITCH (idiot) and anirban lost but won our hearts.......... johns prize was a horse book which he gave to fern bc she wanted it (they were chatting all night) and he kept the trucker hat prize to himself (pictured wearing)

paul williams helped with the audience interaction and had some crazy fucking zingers... how have i seen him 3 times this festival??? and seeing him again tonight......

#auscom #britcom #nzcom #teddy laughs #I need an umbrella comedy tag or smth idk #micf #guy montgomery's guy mont spelling bee #gmgmsb #john kearns #fern brady #anirban dasgupta #anne edmonds #john kearns my fucking beloved........... #i wanted to see him again but i couldn't so i was SO CHUFFED he was on spelling bee.... like............ #god he's so funny #need him like vitamins and minerals #i haven't watched any taskmaster since s12 apart from s14 so it was pretty wild how this turned out #it was like the sand task all over again

[carryonlikewedidbefore]

Oh good. I’ve finally found some late night coffee shops in Melbourne that aren’t 7-11

#Melbourne #it’s midnight and I’m just about to go into my last comedy show for the night #I need my caffeine if I’m going to be driving home after this #micf

[thankyourluckystar-reviews]

I saw Paul Williams' show 'Mamiya 7' last night at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and enjoyed it immensely. Find my review here! I'd like to note that I met Paul after the show and he was incredibly sweet despite me being the weirdest most awkward person ever.

#paul williams #mamiya 7 #micf #melbourne international comedy festival #comedy #taskmaster #taskmaster nz #review #nzcom

[jakkusan]

Actual living legend, the incomparable Reuben Kaye.

#cabaret #Reuben Kaye #micf #Melbourne international comedy #festival #comedy #performer #drag #art

[mynameisbackpackfloor]

can’t believe they got the real authentic zach from aunty donna

#michelle brasier #broden kelly #australia’s sweetheart #gillian cosgriff #micf #zachary thomas ruane #??? #aunty donna

[subculturemedia-blog]

Kyle McGrath reviews the Adult Only Magic Show as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

#adultsonlymagicshow #centralcoastradio #kylemcgrath #micf #subcultureradioshow

[neptunehenriksen]

Tick tock babes! My comedy comeback is coming to Melbourne Comedy Festival in less than two weeks!

An absurd look at gender, desirability, and capitalism.

"Phenomenal, amazing, must see" Audience Feedback, Adelaide Fringe 2024

"Truly one of the best comedies I've seen" Audience Feedback, Adelaide Fringe 2024

“A perfectly pitched hour” ★★★★★ The Scotsman (UK)

MICF TIX AND INFO | MY WEBSITE (OTHER DATES & INFO)

#comedy #queer #stand up #neptune henriksen #being a woman for money #melbourne #comedy festival #micf

[crustyv]

Melbourne International Comedy Festival. #micf #2021 #covid_19 #postcovidtravel #comedy #melbourne #visitvictoria #travel #nightphotography #sonyalpha #traveldiaries #instagram #instacomedy #tiktok #throwback #tac #akmal #walk (at Melbourne Town Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN5Db-nAtcg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#micf #2021 #covid_19 #postcovidtravel #comedy #melbourne #visitvictoria #travel #nightphotography #sonyalpha #traveldiaries #instagram #instacomedy #tiktok #throwback #tac #akmal #walk

[s-petals-blog]

Transphobia gets called out.

You die as a transphobe. You may be talented. You may be irreplaceable. You may be a genius. You could be a national treasure.

No one forced you to say it. You used your platform to single out marginalised and vulnerable people. Your friends may lament you publicly. A few brave ones will recall your mixed legacy. (Yes, Chapelle, JKR this will happen to you also.)

#transphobes #micf made the right call

[fazcinatingblog]

I saw a sign at the train station saying to not feed the birds because if they're fed, they'll be more likely to be hit by a train

And I just.... I mean....

#but it doesn't make sense #maybe i need to read it more closely #but like are well fed birds more heavier... or maybe the food gives them more energy to fly so they're flying in front of the trains???? #the hungry birds are just skeletal things dragging their bony carcass along the platform #poor things are just praying there'll be a toddler spilling its hot chips so that the bird can feast and fly in front of a train #or going back to the heavier thing - like maybe the extra food weighs down and they're on the tracks and can't move fast enough??? #like maybe they've got autopsies on these dead birds that trains keep hitting and found out they're all full of food #'this one has half a donut and a few muffin crumbs in it!!!!!!' #maybe we humans are just feeding them the wrong food #instead don't feed the birds what about a list of foods they can and can't eat to make them fly better???? #like no donuts but the dregs of your hydralite will do nicely #anyway come see my show at the MICF where i discuss this in more detail #I'll be in the attic of whichever is the most decrepit building in Melbourne #Just me and a few pigeons #seriously though quitting my job to become a comedian lessssssgo #if my boss rings all panicked and talking fast about wanting an appointment changed one more time....... #LIKE SHE TALKS SO FAST AND SHE'S ALL PANICKY I CAN'T DEAL WITH IF THE RECEPTIONIST DOESN'T COME BACK I'LL DIE

[samcampbellfans]

Sam Campbell has a cameo in Two Hearts' MICF show, where he expresses his hate for New Zealand comedians! Watch it below.

#sam campbell #cambo #cambo fans #australian comedian #mcdonalds comedy #samcampbell #MICF #two hearts #Instagram

[nevertrustablueberry]

everyone listen to mel and sams podcast i am once again in stitches on the train unable to breathe they’re so funny

#if you have asthma maybe don’t engage #i love them so excited to go to their micf show hehehehehe

[carryonlikewedidbefore]

"I get embarrassed easily" says woman who takes a baby to a comedy show and proceeds to breastfeed in a location where the comedian can see her from the stage

#arj barker #micf #If you honestly think that a comedian wasn't going to at the very least interact with you in that sort of situation you're an idiot #in this particular scenario it was a very negative interaction #and from a middle aged manchild it was pretty much guaranteed not to be positive #quote taken from The Age newspaper

[thankyourluckystar-reviews]

I saw Chloe Petts' 'If You Can't Say Anything Nice' tonight and wooooooah boy! She's an absolutely amazing performer, besides being incredibly fit. Find my review here!

#chloe petts #if you can't say anything nice #britcom #micf #melbourne international comedy festival #comedy #review