Hello there.
The Butterfly Club is a small theatre in the heart of Melbourne. We have plenty of shows, award-winning foyer bars, and an enormous collection of kitsch.
MICF 2023
Here at The Butterfly Club we take our funny business very seriously, working hard to curate a mix of the best shows in town. It's a real fun job, but someone has to do it.
Check out our program for the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival!
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Our Shows
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The Saboteur
Five performers are all working hard to make a good improv show. Well, almost all of them. Can you unmask The Saboteur before it's too late?

The Big HOO-HAA!
Fast, furious and funny, The Big HOO-HAA! is Melbourne's longest-running and best-loved weekly impro comedy show. This is a popular show in a tiny theatre: book ahead.

Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit
Step into the world of a classic English murder mystery, complete with mysterious characters, devilish red herrings, clever clues, and an amateur sleuth always on hand to outsmart local law officials and solve the case themselves.

Elyce Phillips Pretends To Be On Tropical Holiday For 50 Minutes (Definitely Not A Scam)
Elyce Phillips is going on tropical holiday and you’re invited, ‘cause OH BOY, we could all use a nice tropical holiday right now. It’s her treat and it’s all so, so fine. Really.

Business Women’s Luncheon: Your Ticket To Financial Freedom!
Comedy queens Sarah Bartolo and Lauren Edwards are finally together in a camp journey of satirical bliss!

Tuck Shop Ladies – In Real Life
Dating online? Fallen in love with your trackies? Wondering what to do with that shitty pen or just how the hell you fold a fitted sheet?

Emmet Nichols - Not Church
Singing songs, eating bread, drinking wine… what’s not to like? The only problem with church is religion. All are welcome in the Not Church.

Gillian Cosgriff - actually, good
Gillian Cosgriff thought she was a pessimist, but it turns out she might have a secret optimist trapped inside her. Gross.
Producers, we want your shows.
With over 1200 performances every year, we are always on the lookout for new shows. If you are a producer (or self-produced artist) we’d love to hear from you.
With no minimum hire fee, free rehearsals, free front-of-house, free merch sales, and other assorted perks, the Club is a great place to get your work on stage without breaking the bank.
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