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 * ​ MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL**

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the three largest comedy festivals in the world, and is one of the largest cultural events in Australia. The festival was first launched in 1887 by Barry Humphries and Peter Cook. Since then, there has been 20,000 festivals, with attendencies of 400,000 people. The average ticket price is $22 per person. It is held at Malthouse Theatre Melbourne, Australia on the 15th September. The performances included are: sketch shows, cabaret acts, plays, improvisation theatre, debates, art exhibitions, musical shows and street performances, film, television, radio and visual arts. The festival is held over a course of three and a half weeks each year and has the finest and best overseas comedians come here to Melbourne to perform for Australian audiences.

The festival aims to: They have a National Secondary Competition held throughout the year, so that secondary students can come and show off their skills and learn from eachother.
 * To showcase and celebrate the best of all of Australias comic artists
 * Develop new performers and comedy works.
 * Present the finest overseas comedians to Australia

For three and a half weeks each year, this event makes Melbourne the center of comedy in the whole universe.