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ROSE CALLAGHAN

Her show Will You Accept This Rose? was a hilarious take on The Bachelor, and now Callaghan is showcasing No Way Rosé at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

@operation_rosie CLARE CAVANAGH

An improv and sketch comedian (she’s a member of Improv Theatre Sydney’s ensemble and a founding member of improv troupe Confetti Gun), Cavanagh’s new show Thrilled You’re Here! is based on her “trying to throw a banger party like I never had in high school”. Catch it at the Sydney Comedy Festival.

@clarecavanagh LAURA DAVIS

The Melbourne-based comedian is touring her sell-out show Ghost Machine at MICF. It’s earned her a bunch of awards, including a Best Comedy nod at Melbourne Fringe Festival.

@lauradaviscomic MADDIE HW

After performing to sell-out crowds at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and touring the US, Maddie HW’S new solo show Self-made is set to be a SCF highlight.

@maddehhw SOPHIA STANLEY

Stanley is touring her first solo show, 101 Texts Not To Send To Jarrod, at MICF, and she guarantees you’ll relate to it “if you ever sent a text message only to wait by your phone checking the reception quality nervously”.