Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

Tim Hewitt is a regular on the festival circuit and a staple of the Melbourne bar comedy scene. Resident host of cult comedy show ‘Crab Lab’, and notorious satirical sketch show ‘Big Hewy's Footy Show’.

His blend of character and observational comedy has seen him be handpicked for Melbourne Comedy Festival’s ‘The Comedy Zone’, MICF Roadshow and Splendour In The Grass. Tim is the Cohost of the ‘Feed Em Brah’ podcast, a regular guest on the ‘Grade Cricketer’ podcast and many more.

Grace Jarvis is a stand-up comedian and writer. A rising star of Australian comedy scene and now making waves in the UK, Grace was named one of Rolling Stone’s “12 Must-See Comedy Shows” at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025. She’s recently appeared on Comedy Up Late and MICF Upfront (2024), and performed support spots for Josh Thomas on a UK tour, and an Aunty Donna show in London at The Apollo.

She appears regularly on several podcasts and web shows such as Gamey Gamey Game, Don’t You Know Who I Am with Josh Earl, Trash Future, Wax Quizzical with Kyran Wheatley, What the Flick and bigsofttitty.png with Demi Lardner & Tom Walker. She has been published in Junkee, The Feed SBS and The Age.

Noah Szto effortlessly bridges two worlds – award-winning comedian and qualified medical doctor.

Known for his sharp wit and storytelling, he captivates audiences on stage while also crafting songs, screenplays, and exploring his love of film and musicals. His latest show, Med School – a musical hour about his reluctant journey to becoming a doctor – earned nominations for Best Comedy and Best Work by an Emerging Artist at Melbourne Fringe and won the Directors’ Choice Award at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

With TV appearances on The Gala, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Spicks and Specks, and voice work on Rex Munchford, Noah is quickly making his mark as a standout performer.

Sez delivers a sharp mix of musical comedy and unhinged storytelling from a Gen Z perspective. Armed with a guitar and Omnichord, she blends stand-up, sketches, characters, and folk-pop songs, building a huge following online while making waves live.

She’s performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs Sydney, and major Australian music festivals like Party In The Paddock and Meredith, and made her TV debut on Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen. At just 27, Sez is already a standout performer, serving up deeply serious (but completely unserious) bangers and laughs.

Suren Jayemanne is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor with a knack for sharp, offbeat humour. Selected for the prestigious Moosehead Award in 2023, his show The Bag of Vegeta wowed critics and audiences at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

In addition to once lurking at the back of a Thor film, Suren is the creator and host of SBS Food's Good Tucker, had a stand-up special on ABC’s Comedy Next Gen (2018), and appeared on Comedy Up Late, Question Everything, The Cook Up, and Celebrity Letters & Numbers. He also wrote for The Project (TEN) and Wil Anderson’s Question Everything (ABC).