The giggles are coming to Geelong for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s RAW Comedy open-mic night.
Geelong Arts Centre (GAC) is set to host the next wave of comedy legends in February, with Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s RAW Comedy open-mic showdown catching the train to Geelong as part of a state-wide series of competition heats.
The Open House, GAC’s spectacular hybrid venue, is the ideal spot to connect these barrel-of-laugh performers and audiences with the Australian first contemporary and uniquely creative collaboration space lending itself to intimate audience-performer-community experience.
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If you think you’ve got what it takes to step into the spotlight and bring home the prize, registrations are now open for heat competitors; your path to glory involves a five-minute act of original humour and the desire to win.
Contestants will throw their hat in the ring with their best five minutes of original material with winners of the heats advancing to state finals, then participants at their peak will battle it out one punchline at a time at the RAW Comedy National Grand Final, held during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in March and April.
The crowned champion will not only take home the prestigious RAW Comedy title but also secure a coveted spot at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to compete in So You Think You’re Funny? and rub shoulders with leading emerging comics from around the world.
For those of you hoping to be the ones off-stage, echoing laughter around the room, grab a $20 ticket and come experience a showdown of wits from the freshest comedic talent in your very own city.
Why not gather your pals and cheer on your community’s next comedy sensation as they compete for the Comedy Champion title.
The heats will also visit Victoria’s other major cities including Adelaide, Bendigo, Brisbane, Bunbury, Byron Bay, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Fremantle, Hobart, Melbourne, Mullumbimby, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Sunshine Coast, Surfers Paradise, Sydney and Wollongong.
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