On Monday morning at the Spiegeltent the Nominees for the 2016 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards were Announced with the aid of Guest Barry Humphries. You may have heard of him, The Barry Award is named after him.
Congratulations to all the phenomenal Nominees!
The Golden Gibbo
Asher Treleaven & Gypsy Wood – Peter & Bambi Heaven – The Magic Inside
Luis Brown – Lessons With Luis
Tommy Dassallo – Little Golden Dassallo
Zoe Coombs Marr – Dave Trigger Warning
Best Newcomer 
Demi Lardner – Life Mechanic
Guy Montgomery (NZ) – Guy Montcomedy
Tom Walker – Beep Boop
Rose Matafeo (NZ) – Finally Dead
The Barry Award
Zoe Coombs Marr – Dave Trigger Warning
Damien Power – Sell Mum into Slavery
Luisa Omielan (UK) – Am I Right Ladies?!
Tom Ballard – The World Keeps Happening
Anne Edmonds That’s Eddotainment
David O’Doherty (IRE) – We Are All In The Gutter, But Some Of Us Are Looking At David O’Doherty
Rhys Nicholson – Bone Fide
There are more Awards that will be announced next weekend.
Also RAW Comedy Award for 2016 was won by Danielle Walker from Victoria