40th Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala poster

40 years of funny

40th Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala

5.0 / 10 5.0 2026 2h 0m

Comedy

Denise Scott hosts the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala featuring a stellar lineup including Claire Hooper, Josh Thomas, Urzila Carlson, Sammy J, Matt Okine, Sashi Perera, Takashi Wakasugi, Ray O'Leary, Nath Valvo and more.

CAST

The people behind the story

Emma Holland

Emma HollandEmma Holland

Denise Scott

Denise ScottHost

Josh Thomas

Josh ThomasJosh Thomas

Sez

SezSez

Gillian Cosgriff

Gillian CosgriffGillian Cosgriff

Takashi Wakasugi

Takashi WakasugiTakashi Wakasugi

Ray O'Leary

Ray O'LearyRay O'Leary

Rhys Nicholson

Rhys NicholsonRhys Nicholson