PUBLISHED June 19th, 2014 04:30 pm | UPDATED July 25th, 2024 03:18 pm
Oh crikey Sheila – it’s back again!
Yep, that’s right, this July sees the long-awaited return of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to Singapore.
Renowned worldwide as one of the funniest and impressive cultural events in the Southern hemisphere, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third largest comedy festival in the world… And we have the immense pleasure that for the past 10 years, the best of the best acts have been shipped over to the shores of Singapore for a week of hernia-inducing fits of laughter.
Whilst there’s some stellar talent coming to the isle of Singapura, our quest to cherry pick the top 3 comedians that will be cracking audiences up next month is now complete, and after falling about with laughter for many an hour, here they are:
1) Harley Breen
Harley Breen has blown away audiences from Melbourne to the sweaty stages of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Regularly headlining around Australia, Harley has won over a legion of fans with his accessible and relatable comedy.
Consistently unpredictable, Breen’s sets seamlessly move from side-splitting material about the foibles of being a new-age dad to dodgy tales of his beloved old Kingswood; all without missing a beat. A true professional, Breen always leaves the crowd wanting more.
2) Ronny Chieng
A regular on the lists of rising comedians and faces to watch, Chieng won the Best Newcomer Award at the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festivals (MICF) for his debut stand up show, The Ron Way. The critically acclaimed show sold out its entire Melbourne International Comedy Festival season including extra shows, and received rave reviews at the Sydney Comedy Festival the same year.
In 2012 and 2013, Chieng performed at the prestigious invitation-only Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, as well as selling out his entire 2-week run at London’s Soho Theatre in the West End.
3) Anne Edmonds
Anne Edmonds is one of Australia’s most exciting new stand up, character and banjo playing comedians. She burst on to the comedy scene in 2010 as a national finalist in Raw Comedy (Australia’s premier comedy talent quest) and went on to be nominated for ‘Best Emerging Comedy Talent’ at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. Anne has since performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival to sell out audiences and critical acclaim.
Oh my – my funny bones have been tickled just writing this and got me all excited about this year’s festival!The past two years have pretty much sold out so don’t be a tool. Get your ticket early and reserve some great seats in what is likely going to be the funniest night in Singapore this year.
Showtimes:
Tuesday 8th – Friday 11th July 2014, 8pm
Saturday 12th July 2014, 6pm and 9pm
Showing at the DBS Arts Centre – Home of SRT
Ticket Sales and Admission:
Tickets from $46 + booking fee from SISTIC (sales start from 5th June) here: http://www.sistic.com.sg/events/mcomedy0814
No admission for people under 16 years of age
Discounts and Promotions:
15% discount for OCBC Arts Platinum Mastercard and 10% discount for all other OCBC credit cardholders. Group discounts available.
Additional $25 for free flow of wine during intermission.