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299:, debates, musical shows and art exhibitions. The televised Gala is one of the festival's flagship event, showcasing short performances from many headline and award-winning comics. Other popular events include The Great Debate, a televised comedy debate, the Opening Night Super Show, and Upfront, a night of performances exclusively featuring female comedians.
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and his business partner Roger Evans. According to Pinder, the idea of holding an international comedy festival originated in the early 1980s. In 1986, Pinder persuaded the
Victorian Tourism Commission to fund an overseas trip in order to visit other international comedy festivals and investigate the
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Theatres but in the early 1990s, the MICF shifted its venue to the newly refurbished
Melbourne Town Hall, which has remained the festival hub. Soon after this, it spread out further to include an independently produced program at the
161:. Awards are given for the best acts of the development programs as well as other categories of performances. The festival also undertakes an annual national roadshow, showcasing festival highlights in regional towns across Australia.
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Directors' Choice Award (since 2005); recognises an outstanding show that missed out on any other prize; awarded by the MICF director, in consultation with other visiting festival directors
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193:(1 April), though it now generally begins in mid-to-late March and runs for roughly four weeks. Its first year, in 1987, featured 56 separate shows, including performances by the
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Newcomer Award (since 2000), presented to the festival's best first-time performer as a part of its Emerging Talent Program; winner receives a trip to the
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to help support emerging comedians. In recent years it has supported up to six comedians each year by grants which pay the MICF registration fee, the first
544:, following his recent controversial works on vaccines and marriage equality. Horacek will remain as the illustrator for the festival until at least 2020.
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of venue rental, up to A$ 2,500 for creative support, and up to A$ 2,000 towards accommodation costs if the recipient lives outside of Melbourne.
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169:The festival was founded in 1986 by
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1509:Melbourne central business district
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