Don’t Be Sad the Comedy Festival is Over – More Comedy Incoming!
Published on 22 April 2025
While the Melbourne International Comedy Festival might be winding down, don’t despair—2025 is shaping up to be a stellar year for comedy at Frankston Arts Centre! We've got a jam-packed lineup of laugh-out-loud shows featuring some of the best comedic talent around, with even more acts to be announced soon.
Get ready for a bellyful of laughs from comedic heavyweights like Jimeoin, who’s sure to bring his trademark observational wit to our stage in April with his brand-new show Pandemonium.
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow will be hitting Frankston with a fantastic lineup, including Bron Lewis, Alex Ward, Con Coutis, Takashi Wakasugi, and Janty Blair—all ready to bring the best of the festival to our doorstep.
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lowing that, the hilarious Ross Noble’s improv genius and wild antics are guaranteed to entertain in May with Cranium of Curiosities. Plus, Secret Headliner: A Big Night of Comedy will feature Tom Siegert and Daniel Connell, alongside a BIG surprise name you won't want to miss!
Love an award-winner? Check out the winner of the Best Comedy Weekly Award in 2017, 2022 and 2023 at Adelaide Fringe - Ivan Aristeguieta in his show All Bangers, No Mash!
If you're a fan of quick-witted humour, Sammy J will be taking the stage with his unique blend of storytelling and political satire in June. Straight from 5 star reviews at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he brings The Kangaroo Effect to our stage on 6 June!
Damian Callinan will pay tribute to 30 years of the Frankston Arts Centre in Hall Stories on 7 June.
And that's not all—prepare for more comedic brilliance with Geraldine Hickey who is headed to Cube 37 direct from her stint in the jungle on Network Ten’s I’m A Celebrity and her shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Limited tickets left for this one, so be quick!
Dave Thornton tours his smash-hit 2024 festival show Nothing’s Unpossible to Cube 37 in August. If it’s an hour of laughs you’re after, this is where you’ll get them. Followed by one of Australia's favourite comedians - Akmal - with a night of hilarity on 29 August!
Later in the year, international cabaret sensation Hans is turning 21, and you're invited to the celebration of the decade on 12 October!
To ensure you’re the first to know when these big names are coming to town, sign up for the FAC weekly e-news. Stay tuned—there’s plenty more comedy on the way in 2025! Browse upcoming Comedy shows here.