Melbourne International Comedy Festival team

CEO & Festival Director Dylan Cole

Director of Touring Rebecca Austin
Program Manager - Special Events Adrian Joannou
Program Manager - Education, Family & Development Roan Johnson
Participant Services Manager Alexina Coad
Program Manager - Touring Hannah Norris
Creative Producer - First Nations Josh Bond
Creative Advisor In Residence Kevin Kropinyeri

General Manager Kylie Mitchell
Finance Manager Torben Deinert
Assistant Finance Manager Claire Fievez
Office Manager Erin Joy Martin

Marketing & Partnership Director Denise Damianos
Partnership Manager Matthew Withers
Marketing Manager Tanya Zerek
Social Media & Digital Content Manager Brooke Reilly
Social Media & Digital Content Assistant Alex Lowes
Editor Andi Lawson-Moore

Technical Director Nathan Hale 

Ticketing Manager Rachel Hanley

National Publicity Asha Holmes Publicity
Partnership Consultant Sam Harris, Nexum Group 
Design Actual Size, Andrew Doodson, Cam Brown, Lorna Hendry, Millmaine Entertainment
Websites Calico
Festival Content Production Humdinger Studios, LateNite
Festival Ticketing Red61
Finance John Paxinos & Associates
Festival Lawyers marshalls+dent+wilmoth Lawyers
Festival Photographers Ian Laidlaw, Jim Lee, Nick Robertson, T J Garvie, Nicole Reed
IT Support Real ICT & Azra Solutions 
Media Buyer Millmaine Entertainment
Media Monitoring Streem

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s 2026 Acknowledgment of Country was delivered by Tarsh Jago, a respected representative of the Palawa people. The accompanying didgeridoo performance was provided by Dhinawan Baker, a distinguished descendant of the Gamillaroi Bigambul tribe.