You’re not funny. There, I said it. Sure you love watching stand-up comedy, and you think you’ve written some awesome jokes, but really you’re not funny. The good news is that stand-up comedy can be learnt. That’s right. You don’t have to be born funny. Even Jimmy Carr thinks so! But first things first, let’s figure out the reasons why …

Since 2016 the Hard Knock Knocks have been reviewing stand-up comedy shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. To date, we’ve reviewed the likes of Rich Hall, Phil Wang and many more. So if you work in PR, publicity or marketing for a stand-up comedian performing at the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival reach out here and we’ll send our …