Here’s a fact. The Hard Knock Knocks comedy school has had nine of our alumni make it all the way to the ‘National Final’ of Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Raw Comedy. Are you thinking to enter Raw Comedy 2027? Registration isn’t open yet, so stay tuned. Got no idea what Raw Comedy is? Well, what you should know is that …
Last night on April 12, 2026, the Hard Knock Knocks alumni returned to the Raw Comedy spotlight. At the grand stage of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, three graduates of Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School have once again proven the training ground’s growing influence on Australia’s stand-up scene. Performing at the Melbourne Town Hall on April 12 as part of …
Each year close to 1000 amateur comedians compete in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Raw Comedy competition. Getting past a heat is an accomplishment, but winning a State Final to get into Raw Comedy National Final is incredible. And Hard Knock Knocks graduates have done just that. Six times! Stella Wu – Graduated May 2023 Stella Wu graduated from the …
