Comedy contest · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

RAW Comedy 2026

The dates, the rooms, and your whole night planned around the show.

12 April 2026 · Melbourne

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RAW Comedy (2026 RAW Comedy National Grand Final, Melbourne Town Hall) ran 12 April 2026 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival's national open-mic competition: five minutes of original material in a heat near you, with the best reaching the National Grand Final during the festival. The national winner receives a trip to the Edinburgh Fringe to compete in So You Think You're Funny?

The latest edition

Latest12 April 2026 · 2026 RAW Comedy National Grand Final, Melbourne Town Hall
WhereMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Official siterawcomedy.com.au ↗
TicketsFrom its own site — D.O.C. sells no tickets. Tickets and programme ↗

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Pick the room, and D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after. Change the date on the plan for another night of the run.

RAW Comedy hasn't named its rooms for this edition on its own site yet; when it does, they'll be here with their addresses. Until then the planner builds the night around Melbourne, Australia.

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Questions

When is RAW Comedy?

Its latest dates on its own site: 12 April 2026 (2026 RAW Comedy National Grand Final, Melbourne Town Hall), in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The next dates aren't announced yet.

Where is RAW Comedy held?

In Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The rooms for this edition aren't named on its own site yet.

How do I get tickets for RAW Comedy?

From its own site, rawcomedy.com.au. D.O.C. sells no tickets.

How do I plan a night out at RAW Comedy?

D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show in Melbourne, Australia: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after. It's free — Komic Bacon's Six Degrees at the top of this page, or “Plan the night”.

Sources

Updated 8 October 2026 · RAW Comedy's facts from its own site, read 4 October 2026. Dates, rooms and tickets can change; its own site has the last word.

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