RAW Comedy is Australia's biggest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has been producing it since 1996, and past RAW Comedy winners and finalists include Chris Lilley, Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Peter Helliar, Tom Ballard, Claire Hooper, Tim Minchin, Anne Edmonds and Ronny Chieng. RAW Comedy runs nationally every year between January and April.
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