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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]

List of performers by year

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1991

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1992

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Host: Shane Bourne

1993

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Host: Gerry Connolly and Ernie Dingo

1994

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Host: Wendy Harmer

1995

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Host: Andrew Denton featuring Magda Szubanski

1996

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Host: Julia Morris featuring Bruno Lucia

1997

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Host: Judith Lucy and Shane Bourne

1998

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Host: Paul McDermott

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1999

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Host: Rove McManus

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2000

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Host: Lano & Woodley

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2001

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Host: Jimeoin

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2002

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Host: Wil Anderson

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2003

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Host: Dave Hughes

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2004

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Host: Magda Szubanski

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2005

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Host: Dave Hughes

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2006

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Host: Adam Hills

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2007

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Host: Peter Helliar

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2008

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Host: Paul McDermott

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2009

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Host: Shaun Micallef

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2010

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Host: Kitty Flanagan

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2011

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Host: Josh Thomas

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2012

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Host: Sammy J & Randy

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2013

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Host: Dave Hughes

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2014

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Host: Eddie Perfect

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2015

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Host: Joel Creasey

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2016

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Host: Celia Pacquola

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2017

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Host: Wil Anderson

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2018

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Host: Matt Okine

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2019

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Host: Tom Gleeson

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2021

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Host: Becky Lucas

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References

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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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