Nova 100 has announced that it is partnering with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the 15th time. Nova 100 will provide listeners with access to and showcase the biggest, as well as new and up and coming, comedians throughout March and concluding at the end of the Festival on 18 April.
Nova 100’s Chrissie, Sam & Browny will celebrate the official launch of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with their annual live outside broadcast on Wednesday 24 March from 5am at the Melbourne Town Hall (Lower Town Hall). Nova 100’s The Early Show with Deano, Jack & Ash will kick off the morning followed by Chrissie, Sam & Browny from 6am. Listeners can win their tickets to the invitation only event both on air and via the Nova 100 win page, with guests to be entertained by comedians including Adam Rozenbachs, Arj Barker, Ben Knight, Dave O’Neil, Michelle Brasier, Nath Valvo, Peter Helliar, Ross Noble and Zoë Coombs-Marr throughout the morning. Nova 100’s Chrissie, Sam & Browny, together with sponsor TAC who have been a major partner of the Festival since 2017, will make sure that will listeners have a laugh, and that guests will also have the chance to win $1000 cash multiple times throughout the show.
Chrissie Swan said, “Melbourne just isn’t Melbourne without the Comedy Festival! We are so excited for the performers and comedians to be back in their natural habitat and for all Melburnians to get back to this world class celebration of all things funny.”
Chrissie, Sam & Browny will also chat to some of the comedians, weekdays throughout the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, to showcase many of the comedy shows on offer. VIP tickets to Chrissie, Sam & Browny’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival live broadcast can be won by tuning into the show from 6 to 9am weekdays.
Listeners at home will be able to join in by listening to Nova 100 from 5am, following Chrissie, Sam & Browny on Instagram during the morning, and checking out the Chrissie Sam & Browny show page at novafm.com.au.
This year will also see the return of Friday Funnies, an annual event that gives key agencies and clients of Nova Entertainment an exclusive, invite-only experience of the Festival. Hosted by Nova 100’s Deano, Friday Funnies will bring together acts from the MICF for a special, one-night-only performance at the Forum Melbourne.
Throughout the Festival, Nova will feature ticket giveaways to shows on the circuit and will cover the Festival extensively on-line with reviews, highlights, videos and interviews. Content will be available on novafm.com.au.
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is held from 24 March to 18 April. Check out www.comedyfestival.com.au for further details.