Melbourne International Comedy Festival team
Festival Director/CEO Susan Provan AO
Executive 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
Venue Program Manager Sasha Catalano
Program Manager - Touring Hannah Norris, Georgia Royes
Creative Producer - First Nations Josh Bond
Galas Producer Susannah Mott
Producers Recorded Events Lola Nankervis, Claudia Nankervis, Sue Thomson
Writer & Script Coordinator Chris Kennett
Company Manager Shannon Thiel
Creative Advisor In Residence Kevin Kropinyeri
Program Coordinator Gina Cameron
Program & Office Assistant Tessa Stickland
General Manager Kylie Mitchell
Finance Manager Torben Deinert
Assistant Finance Manager Claire Fievez
Office Manager Erin Joy Martin
Admin Assistants Sophie O'Donovan, Laura Darling
Marketing & Partnership Director Denise Damianos
Partnership Manager Genevieve Kelly
Marketing Manager Tanya Zerek
Social Media & Digital Content Manager Brooke Reilly
Events & Partnerships Coordinator Amy Veale
Marketing Campaigns Coordinator Shannon Egan
Digital Marketing Coordinator Jaide Camilleri
Marketing Coordinator Lauren Hale
Social Media & Digital Content Assistant Alex Lowes
Editor Andi Lawson-Moore
Technical Director Nathan Hale
Production Manager: Venues Iain Behan
Production Manager: Shows Alison Graham
Production Manager: Logistics Billy Minshull-Gardner
Production Manager: Special Events Cathryn Cardilini
Production Manager: Galas Kim Freeman
Senior Production Coordinator Ewen Pendreigh
Production Coordinator: Special Events Jess Summit
Event Operations Coordinator Michael White
Event Operations Administrator Chloe Elizabeth
Event Systems Coordinator Jess Dunn
Precinct Coordinators Brendan Jellie, Isabel Lobos Caneleo, Brooklyn Pace
Galas & Special Event Set Design Morwenna Schenck
Gala Lighting Design Tom Wright
Special Event Lighting Design Amelia Lever-Davidson
Deadly Funny Set Design Colin Mitchell
Ticketing Manager Rachel Hanley
Deputy Ticketing Manager Nick Turner
Assistant Ticketing Manager Oliver Bailey
Ticketing Coordinator Georgie Donohue
Box Office Managers Chelsea Large, Hayden Mumby
Venues Manager Anna Field
Assistant Venues Managers Andreas Petropoulos, Beck Sutherland, Karin Locke, Kate Washington
National Publicity Asha Holmes, Fiona Macleod, Lily Marriott and Vanessa Butselaar for 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 2025 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.