Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala, or Oxfam Gala, is a comedy show run annually as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Billed as Australian comedy's 'night of nights', it is held one week before the festival opens, and acts as a fundraiser for the charity Oxfam Australia.^[1]

1991

Host:

David Strassman
Gerry Connolly
Gina Riley & Tina Arena
Glenn Robbins & Mary-Anne Fahey
Jane Turner & Peter Moon
Kym Gyngell
Magda Szubanski & Alan Pentland
Marg Downey
Matt Parkinson & Greg Fleet
Nick Giannopoulos & Michael Veitch
Norman Gunston
Rachel Berger
Sean Hughes
Shane Bourne
Steve Blackburn & Geoff Brooks
Terry Jones
The D-Generation (Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro & Tom Gleisner)
Wendy Harmer

Source:^[2]

1999

Host: Rove McManus

Jeff Green
Carl Barron
Judith Lucy
Drew Fraser
Lano & Woodley
Adam Bloom
Matt King
Patrice O'Neal
Scared Weird Little Guys
Greg Fleet
The League Against Tedium (Simon Munnery)
Rachel Berger
Dave Hughes
Jimeoin
Franklyn Ajaye
Wil Anderson
Dave O'Neil
James O'Loghlin
David Strassman
Keith Robinson
Lynn Ferguson
Tripod

Source:^[3]

2000

Host: Lano & Woodley

Source:^[4]

2001

Host: Jimeoin

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2002

Host: Wil Anderson

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2003

Host: Dave Hughes

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2004

Host: Magda Szubanski

Adam Hills
Akmal Saleh
Chris Addison
Daniel Kitson
Danny Bhoy
Dave Hughes
Denise Scott
Fiona O'Loughlin
Greg fleet
Howard Read (as Big Howard Little Howard)
Lano & Woodley
Lee Mack
Maria Bamford
Meshel Laurie
Paul McDermott and GUD
Rob Rouse
Sarah Kendall
Scared Weird Little Guys
The Schneedles
Todd Barry
Tom Gleeson
Tripod
Wil Anderson

Source:^[7]

2005

Host: Dave Hughes

Source:^[8]

2006

Host: Adam Hills

Source:^[9]

2007

Host: Peter Helliar

Adam Hills
Ardal O'Hanlon
Corinne Grant
Dave Hughes
David O'Doherty
Ed Byrne
Fiona O'Loughlin
Greg Fleet with Mick Moriarty
Jason Byrne
Jeff Green
The cast of Keating!
Mark Watson
Phil Nichol
Russell Howard
Shappi Khorsandi
Stephen K. Amos
Puppet Up: The Jim Henson Puppet Company
Tim Minchin
Tom Gleeson
Tripod
Wil Anderson

Source:^[10]

2008

Host: Paul McDermott

Arj Barker
Charlie Pickering
Dave Hughes
David O'Doherty
Des Bishop
Fiona O'Loughlin
Frank Woodley
Glenn Wool
Jason Byrne
Jeff Green
Julia Morris
Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler
Mark Watson
Nina Conti
Phil Nichol
Reginald D Hunter
Rove McManus
Sean Choolburra
Shane Warne: The Musical (Eddie Perfect)
Shappi Khorsandi
Stephen K Amos
Tom Gleeson
Tripod
Umbilical Brothers
Wil Anderson

Source:^[11]

2009

Host: Shaun Micallef

Source:^[12]

2010

Host: Kitty Flanagan

Source:^[13]

2011

Host: Josh Thomas

Source:^[14]

2012

Host: Sammy J & Randy

Source:^[15]

2013

Host: Dave Hughes

Source:^[16]

2014

Host: Eddie Perfect

Source:^[17]

2015

Host: Joel Creasey

Source:^[18]

2016

Host: Celia Pacquola

Source:^[19]

2017

Host: Wil Anderson

Source:^[20]

2018

Host: Matt Okine

Source:^[21]

2019

Host: Tom Gleeson

Source:^[22]

2021

Host: Becky Lucas

Aaron Chen
Andy Saunders
Arj Barker
Blake Freeman
Carl Donnelly
Dane Simpson
Daniel Connell
Dave Thornton
David Quirk
Georgie Carroll
Geraldine Hickey
Joel Creasey
Jude Perl
Lizzy Hoo
Lloyd Langford
Nick Cody
Nikki Britton
Randy Feltface
Reuben Kaye
Sam Taunton
Tommy Little
Tripod
Zoë Coombs Marr

Source:^[23]

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[1]
Francis, Hannah (21 March 2019). "From Fraser Anning to avocado, comedy festival Oxfam Gala smashes it". The Age. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
[2]
"The Comedy Festival Gala". Archived from the original on 14 February 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[3]
"1999". Archived from the original on 17 September 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[4]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 20 October 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[5]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[6]
"Gala". Archived from the original on 17 April 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[7]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[8]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 3 May 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[9]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 10 April 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[10]
"News". Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[11]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[12]
"The Gala and the Comedy Allstars Supershow". Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[13]
"The Gala Proudly Supporting Oxfam". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[14]
"The Gala Proudly Supporting Oxfam". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[15]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[16]
"Gala Proudly Supporting Oxfam". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[17]
"The Gala Proudly Supporting Oxfam". Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[18]
"The Gala, proudly supporting Oxfam". Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[19]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[20]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[21]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[22]
"Artists from The Gala 2019". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
[23]
"The Gala". Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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[1] [1]
Francis, Hannah (21 March 2019). "From Fraser Anning to avocado, comedy festival Oxfam Gala smashes it". The Age. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[2] [2]
"The Comedy Festival Gala". Archived from the original on 14 February 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[3] [3]
"1999". Archived from the original on 17 September 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[4] [4]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 20 October 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[5] [5]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[6] [6]
"Gala". Archived from the original on 17 April 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[7] [7]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[8] [8]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 3 May 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[9] [9]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 10 April 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[10] [10]
"News". Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[11] [11]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[12] [12]
"The Gala and the Comedy Allstars Supershow". Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[13] [13]
"The Gala Proudly Supporting Oxfam". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[14] [14]
"The Gala Proudly Supporting Oxfam". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[15] [15]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[16] [16]
"Gala Proudly Supporting Oxfam". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[17] [17]
"The Gala Proudly Supporting Oxfam". Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[18] [18]
"The Gala, proudly supporting Oxfam". Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[19] [19]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[20] [20]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[21] [21]
"The Gala". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[22] [22]
"Artists from The Gala 2019". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[23] [23]
"The Gala". Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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