Today on the show, host Mike Brown speaks to Rose Sejean and Claire Bowman of wonderful duo Wrongtown. Wrongtown kick off their festival run tonight with Wrongtown Wednesdays, which runs 6pm each Wednesday at The Butterfly Club. Get your tickets now from SeatAdvisor or at the venue.

In today’s MICF Daily Update:

Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014 starts tonight with the Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow. The sold out show takes place at St Kilda’s Palais Theatre from 7.30pm tonight, and will be taped to air on Network Ten.

A further 90 shows debut this evening at many of the festival’s independent venues such as the Tuxedo Cat and the Imperial Hotel. A full list of shows is available on the festival’s website.

If you missed out on tickets to the Supershow, local comedy room Crab Lab continues tonight and each Wednesday during MICF at the House of Maximon. John Conway hosts with Lawrence Mooney headlining. $5 entry, 8.30pm start, tickets at the door.

Discounts: Use the following discount codes to save some cash at the festival.

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Housos Live starts a short run tonight, running through Sunday. A live version of the SBS television show, you can see Sunnyvale’s strangest from 8.15pm at the Palms at Crown. Tickets from Ticketek.

Free: Improv troupe The Improv Conspiracy offers free shows every Wednesday of the festival. Harold Night, the group’s Chicago-style improv showcase goes totally free and starts at 7.30pm tonight at the Dan O’Connell Hotel in Carlton.

ABC 774 Melbourne’s Comedy Bites happened at the Capitol Theatre last night and can now be streamed from the ABC website. Check out short sets from Sean Cullen, Denise Scott, Doc Brown, and many more at abc.net.au.

Aunty Donna will conduct walking tours from the Town Hall to their venue at Trades Hall on Wednesday’s during the festival. Get your tickets for Aunty Donna’s World’s Greatest Showbag from Ticketmaster, then meet at the corner of Swanston and Collins Streets at 8.30pm for the tour.

Variety Shows: Also starting tonight are a bunch of variety shows, including 5 for 5 at 5, The Early Show, The Six O’Clock Showcase, A Taste of The UK and The After Party. Again for full details on all of tonight’s shows visit the festival’s website.

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