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Melbourne International Comedy Festival - $20 for 20 Hours

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davidswan on 17/02/2015 - 14:41 ticketmaster.com.au (5017 clicks)
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"2015 is going to be a great year for all things Melbourne International Comedy Festival. We've got a shiny new program bursting with more shows than ever before, and we're ready to celebrate with our legendary 20-hour offer!

Get in fast to secure tickets at this once-in-a-Festival special rate, because they're sure to sell out super quickly!!

If the allocation of $20* tickets is exhausted, the remaining tickets to the show will be available at the normal price. Selected shows and dates only."

"Transaction fees, processing fees & other charges may apply. Offer is limited and is strictly subject to availability. Offer valid on selected performances only."

Deal starts 9am Wednesday 18 February and expires 5am Thursday 19 February.

Applies to the following acts:

Adam Rozenbachs
Akmal
Alan Brough & Casey Bennetto
Alex Edelman
Ali McGregor's Late-Nite Variey-Nite Night
Andrew McClelland
Anne Edmonds
Arj Barker
Aunty Donna
Cal Wilson
Celia Pacquola
Chris Taylor & Andrew Hansen
Claire Hooper
Colin Lane & David Collins - The 3 Mikados
Comedy Zone Asia
Comedy Zone
Craig Hill
Damien Power
Dave Anthony
Dave Callan
Dave Hughes
Dave O'Neil
Dave Thornton
Deadly Funny
DeAnne Smith
Denise Scott
Dr Brown & Sam Simmons - Ceremony
EastEnd Cabaret
Em Rusciano
Fancy Boy
Fiona O'Loughlin
Georgie Carroll
Geraldine Hickey
Gillian Cosgriff
Good Game Live - The Trivia Challenge
Gordon Southern
Greg Behrendt
Hannah Gadsby
Harley Breen
Headliners
James Acaster
Jeff Green
Jen Kirkman
Best of the Edinburgh Fest - Jimmy McGhie, John Hastings, Chris Martin
Joel Creasey
John Kearns
Josh Earl - Square Peg
Josie Long
Judith Lucy
Justin Hamilton
Katherine Ryan
Lawrence Leung
Lawrence Mooney
Luisa Omielan
Luke Heggie
Luke McGregor
Mark Watson
Matt Okine
Max & Ivan
Meshel Laurie
Michael Che
Michael Workman
Mike Wilmot
Milton Jones
Miss Itchy
Nath Valvo
Nazeem Hussain
Neil Hamburger
New Order
Nick Cody
Nina Conti
ONGALS
Pajama Men
Papa CJ
Paul Foot
Puddles Pity Party
RAW Comedy
Rhys Nicholson
Rich Hall
Ronny Chieng
Ruby Wax
Russell Kane
Sam Simmons
Sammy j & Randy
Sara Pascoe
Sarah Kendall
Scott Dooley
Steen Raskopoulos
Stuart Daulman
Superwog
Tom Ballard
Tom Gleeson
Tommy Little
Tony Law
Upfront
Urzila Carlson
Mark Watson's Comedywealth Games
Wil Anderson
Wil Sylvince
Em Rusciano

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  • Gavman on 17/02/2015 - 14:58
    +4

    How much would tickets be normally?

    AND if the fees and booking charges are like extra 7.50$ would it still be cheaper than at the door for alot of these acts?

    • jemgaarenstroom on 17/02/2015 - 16:00

      In my experience, most tickets are normally $30-$40 depending on venue. Some of the bigger acts can be $50-$60 sometimes though.

      • Hellman109 on 17/02/2015 - 16:16
        +1

        Id say $20-40 for most acts.

        But yeah show up to the city hall or whatever that building is where they spruik from and you can get very cheap to free tickets on the night too.

  • SupeNintendoChalmers on 17/02/2015 - 15:28
    +3

    Does anyone know which comedians don't swear every 2nd word, or even better are family friendly?

  • peeweekathi on 17/02/2015 - 16:03
    +1

    Thanks OP! I knew I could rely on OzBargain for when the 20/20 would pop up! Alarm set :)

  • Gavman on 17/02/2015 - 16:30
    +1

    What about Stephen k Amos?

  • extremedeal on 17/02/2015 - 16:34
    +1

    Any recommendations?

    • sween64 on 17/02/2015 - 16:54
      +2

      Here's my shortlist from this sale:
      * Celia Pacquola - her stand up is damn good
      * Dr Brown & Sam Simmons: Ceremony - Sam Simmons' one man show is amazing, this could be good
      * Good Game Live: The Trivia Challenge - could be good
      * Harley Breen - seen him at lest five times now, he's not amazing but is * consistently really good with new material each year. It's tradition for me now. Usually at James Squires which means pints of great beer.
      * Lawrence Leung - haven't seen him, but interested
      * Paul Foot - saw him on TV, should be fantastic, very strange sense of humour
      * Ronny Chieng - both times I've seen him were great
      * Sam Simmons - one man shows are amazing, like his TV show Problems

      • alizzan on 18/02/2015 - 12:40
        +2

        I saw Lawrence Leung two years ago. Highly recommended.

      • Zak on 18/02/2015 - 14:38
        +1

        I like your taste in comedy!

    • notout50 on 17/02/2015 - 17:18

      Seen Jeff Gren multiple times and is always worth it. Would also recommend Sammy J & Randy, as well as Rich Hall.

      • sween64 on 18/02/2015 - 07:17
        +1

        Oh I'd like to see Rich Hall. Always funny on Spicks & Specks and QI. He was apparently the inspiration for Moe the Bartender.

    • redrum22 on 18/02/2015 - 13:11

      I really liked "Headliners" last year and will be going again this year. 4 comics from North America in one show.

      Also, I'll be going to Wil Sylvince who was one of comics at Headliners last year, but has his own show this year. He was good.

  • danielh on 17/02/2015 - 17:03
    +2

    I have bought the Best of the Edinburgh Fest tickets for the last two years running and will do so again this year. The acts are all different each time and you get enough of a variety of comedic style that it suits groups of people out for a bit of fun.

    Highly recommended.

  • gimli on 17/02/2015 - 17:48

    why did the duck cross the road?

    • patchyz on 17/02/2015 - 18:03
      +5

      I wish that people would stop questioning animals motives for crossing the road

      • gimli on 17/02/2015 - 19:26
        +3

        well if animals stopped crossing the road people would stop asking

    • PlasmaCatcher on 17/02/2015 - 21:25
      +1

      To get away from the greyhound owners (that use live bait as training incentives)

    • jzx100 on 18/02/2015 - 17:17
      -1

      To avoid being used as live bait at the greyhounds?

  • kabigon on 17/02/2015 - 18:43

    For those who bought drumsticks for the ticketmaster promo, how long does it take to receive the egift card? Thanks~

    • spackbace on 17/02/2015 - 20:09

      Try asking on the deal thread :)

      • kabigon on 17/02/2015 - 23:36

        Older thread + last I looked comments were closed (open now again).

        • sween64 on 18/02/2015 - 07:18
          +1

          You can always ask for comments to be reopened by reporting the deal. That's what I did.

  • billyb67 on 17/02/2015 - 19:30

    God I hope Sydney gets this deal too !!!

  • spackbace on 17/02/2015 - 20:06

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/50-Ticketmaster-gift-card-e-vouch…

    I am not affiliated with that guy or anything, but that could be an easy way to save an extra $2.50 :)

  • thao181 on 17/02/2015 - 23:25

    When does the 20 hours end?

    • sween64 on 18/02/2015 - 07:19

      20 hours after 9am today.

  • zan5hin on 18/02/2015 - 01:38
    +2

    I don't care if they're good, I just want to know which shows are the most expensive, hence the biggest savings, in true OzBargain style.

    • universe93 on 18/02/2015 - 03:21

      the prices for most acts vary depending on what night you go. obviously saturday night is the most expensive, so you would have to determine savings based on that for largest percentage.

    • sween64 on 18/02/2015 - 07:24

      The most expensive show I'm booking tickets for is Pajama Men who charge $35 for a midweek show.

  • crumbo85 on 18/02/2015 - 09:05
    +1

    Anyone been able to get it to work? I can't for some reason.

    • JimJim on 18/02/2015 - 09:06

      None working for me either.

      • mjm2 on 18/02/2015 - 09:07
        +2

        You have to select "$20 for 20 hours" instead of full priced adult in ticket options

        • JimJim on 18/02/2015 - 09:10

          I don't see that option anywhere unfortunately.

        • massivedmg on 18/02/2015 - 09:11

          I can't see anything that says this? My only options are full-priced adult or concession. I don't see anything about 20/20 :(

        • mjm2 on 18/02/2015 - 09:11

          @JimJim: Yeah, it took me a while for the shows and dates I was after too. I think they only have a small allocation of $20 tickets, and a lot have already been exhausted (show might've already sold out?)

        • massivedmg on 18/02/2015 - 09:14

          @mjm2: I've been refreshing the session I wanted at 9AM on the dot, I'm not sure they've been exhausted. Might just be a bug.

        • mjm2 on 18/02/2015 - 09:16
          +1

          @massivedmg: I presume that if the show and date has been popular and a lot of normal priced tickets have been already sold, there might not even be an allocation of $20 tickets for particular nights.

        • massivedmg on 18/02/2015 - 09:22

          @mjm2: Ah! You're right. I had been checking Wednesday sessions cos I thought they'd be less full but I found a Friday session where the option popped up for me.

        • mudkipz on 18/02/2015 - 09:26

          Thanks mjm2

      • mudkipz on 18/02/2015 - 09:07

        None for me atm.

  • mudkipz on 18/02/2015 - 09:33

    What's the $8.50 handling charge for when I choose to print at home?

    • csi-lk on 18/02/2015 - 09:48

      More ticketmaster BS

      Edit: Sometimes it's $8 sometimes it's $5… wonder what the difference is, maybe venue?

    • RocketSwitch on 18/02/2015 - 09:55

      Making profit charge, they just call it handling charge because they can I guess.

    • krosmo on 18/02/2015 - 11:52
      +1

      The Mariner Theatre Group charges an $8 fee for each show you book in one of their theatres and ticketmaster passes this on in full.

      The Comedy theatre and The Forum Theatre are owned/managed by the Mariner Group, along with a few others (Her Majesty's and the Princess, if I recall correctly).

      I have found that if you're booking multiple comedy festival shows in any of the Mariner theatres, it is best to do it in person at a ticketmaster outlet, because the person serving you can ring ticketmaster head office and request that only one booking fee is charged for all of your bookings. So this would mean, for example, if you're booking for Dave Hughes and Wil Anderson, both of whom are playing at the Comedy Theatre, you can get away with one $8 charge instead of two, if the person serving you is nice! BUT that doesn't help with this $20 sale because it's online only… can't win 'em all…

      I have done this at the Mt Waverley VIC outlet for the last couple of years because the lady working there is ace (I'm not affiliated with them in anyway).

      • mudkipz on 18/02/2015 - 22:41

        Fantastic answer krosmos.

        At the end of the day, I wasn't too stressed as getting the tickets for this price was already pretty good. Was mostly curious.

        But $8 handling charge, for someone at the theatre to look at the ticket and scan it seemed a bit stiff.

  • csi-lk on 18/02/2015 - 10:11
    +1

    Got Akmal, Wil Anderson, Dave Hughes and Arj thanks op!

    • Zinger on 18/02/2015 - 16:58

      pretty good selection!

  • sween64 on 18/02/2015 - 10:39
    +2

    If you log in to the Comedy Festival website and add shows to your shortlist, you can then book from there and only pay one handling fee for all the tickets you book. I managed to get four shows and 12 tickets on one "shopping list". One show went missing and the other had no "$20 for 20 hours" option. Called Ticket Master 1300 660 013 and they refunded the additional handling fees and changed my tickets from concession to "$20 for 20 hours" (they were the same price). I ended up with 7 shows, 19 tickets for a total of $399.22 (~$21 per ticket). Saved a total of $193 or ~$10.15 per ticket of the usual cost for the nights I'm going.

    Thanks a heap davidswan!

  • zan5hin on 18/02/2015 - 13:13
    +1

    Bah, this is such a hassle, it isn't worth the effort, I am just wasting time. The ticketmaster website is horrible. You make a shortlist and can't combine shows. No cheap tickets at all left for Judith Lucy and can't find any $20 for 20 tix for Joel Creasey, Ronnie Chieng or the Comedy Zone Asia.

    I just bought two tix to Ruby Wax seperately, to take my mum. I will just rock up and buy tix on the night and not have to deal with Ticketmaster bulldust.

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