Catch the next big thing in comedy with MC's Ivan Aristeguieta and Annie Louey!

Every year hundreds of funny folk from across Australia sign up for their time in the spotlight as part of RAW Comedy, the country’s largest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition. Now’s your chance to catch them before they’re household names. This winter, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is searching all corners of the country, to lure out of hibernation the next generation of comedy superstars.  

Some of the nation’s finest funny-makers have cannonballed into comedy acclaim through RAW Comedy – Hannah Gadsby, Ronny Chieng, Celia Pacquola, Matt Okine, Anne Edmonds, Becky Lucas and Aaron Chen just to name a few. 

 Who will be the last one standing at our Heat/s in Melbourne? Only one way to find out. Book a ticket and get a front row seat to the future of Aussie comedy!