21 Years Of The Comedy Zone

21 Years Of The Comedy Zone was a special one-off event that celebrated The Comedy Zone’s 21st birthday. Each year the Melbourne International Comedy Festival scours the country to discover the next wave of big names in Aussie comedy – with a fresh line-up of new faces coming together annually to form that year's The Comedy Zone. Now with over two decades of celebrating the next up-and-coming names in comedy, The Comedy Zone has garnered an illustrious alumni. 21 Years Of The Comedy Zone is hosted by Claire Hooper (2005) with fellow Zone alumnus Danielle Walker (2017), Emma Holland (2019), Ivan Aristeguieta (2013), Daniel Connell (2011), Sammy J (2004), Nina Oyama (2015), Blake Freeman (2018) & Lawrence Leung (2001). Recorded for Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Online Program on Saturday 20 February 2021 at Common Rooms. 00:00 Intro (intro) 13:55 Emma Holland 19:04 Ivan Aristeguieta 25:21 Nina Oyama 29:45 Claire Hooper (middle) 32:15 Lawrence Leung 38:01 Blake Freeman 44:52 Danielle Walker 50:09 Sammy J Other ways to follow the #MICF funnies: Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebookMICF Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitterMICF Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram TikTok: https://bit.ly/tiktokMICF MICF Website: https://bit.ly/MelbComedyFestival About the Festival Established in 1987, Melbourne International Comedy Festival (#MICF) is one of the three largest comedy festivals in the world, alongside Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival. Over the last week of March and into April every year, #MICF transforms Melbourne into the comedy capital of the world, as local and international comedians take to theatres, pubs, clubs and broom cupboards citywide - shining a spotlight on the silly, the serious, the heart-breaking and the hilarious. Filming hours of comedy content every Festival, this channel delivers some of the highlights over the years. Delve into the archive of comedy with international stars (such as: Katherine Ryan, Michael Che, Sara Pascoe, Trevor Noah), home-grown #aussiecomedy heroes (including: Hannah Gadsby, Josh Thomas, Aunty Donna, Ronny Chieng) and so many more! To find out what’s happening in Australian comedy, head to our website: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/