Josh Thomas became the youngest comedian ever nominated for the prestigious Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with this show, Surprise.

Hannah Gadsby features in the first of the best and brightest of the comedy festival stand-ups on the circuit. She is one of the sharpest and funniest of Australian comedians who pour blood, sweat and tears into the circuit every year, then have their shows disappear at the end of the season. This series, introduced by Adam Hills, was filmed in an old sawtooth warehouse in Melbourne, and captures their brilliance, and laughs, before they are lost forever. Gadsby, whose set is called Kiss me Quick I'm Full of Jubes, has her trademark droll, deadpan, self-deprecating observations about herself and her family that has delighted audiences everywhere. A former winner of the Raw Comedy event, she is now also a regular on Adam Hills Live in Gordon Street Tonight on ABC1.

Tom Gleeson features in the second part of the best and brightest of the comedy festival stand-ups on the circuit, filmed at the Warehouse Festival's sawtooth warehouse venue. Aptly named, the festival is an attempt to store the laughs and brilliance of the performers from the festival circuit, normally lost forever once the gigs are over. Gleeson has performed at all three major comedy festivals in Melbourne, Edinburgh and Montreal and the 'invite-only' Kilkenny Comedy Festival in Ireland. He has performed at every capital city in Australia, in London, Dublin, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Jakarta and also in Iraq and Afghanistan. He seems to be everywhere on television, from Good News Week, to The 7pm Project and Thank God You're Here and is the cool, calm funny man behind the desk on many a panel show doing the rounds. But it is performing on stage where he really shines.

Award-winning stand-up comedian Felicity Ward shines a floodlight on the thoughts that should have stayed in her diary in this third episode of the smartest and brightest of the Melbourne comedy series, filmed at a pop-up venue in an old Collingwood sawtooth warehouse.

Hilarious personal storytelling from comedian Tom Ballard at the Melbourne sawtooth warehouse venue that housed the Warehouse Comedy Festival. Ballard is one of the festival's brightest acts. He is gay, from Warrnambool and his gig is a candid account of coming to terms with his private bits. Titled 'Is What He Is', Ballard's act will make you laugh, think - and squirm. Winner of the Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival last year, Tom is one half of the triple j Breakfast show, Tom and Alex. He has made jokes at the Prime Minister's face on Good News Week and is also seen regularly on The 7pm Project.

Whip-thin comedian Sammy J brings a hilarious set of piano-based humour to the Warehouse Comedy Festival as he takes his place among the best and brightest of Australian comics.

Comic Denise Scott in the warehouse, talks about moving into Number 26, her first house, with husband John, his circus equipment, a king-sized futon sans base, a ventolin inhaler, a new baby and no savings.

Dave Thornton has been described as one of the hottest rising stars of Australian comedy, hence his inclusion in the Warehouse series, showcasing the best and brightest of the Melbourne International Comedy event. His engaging set, A Different Type of Normal is full of hilarious anecdotes of family life, mostly his own. He thought his family was normal, he says, until he turned 19. A hit at the world's biggest comedy festivals, including Edinburgh, Melbourne and the invitation-only Montreal Just for Laughs festival, Dave has also been on Talkin 'bout Your Generation, Rove and The 7pm Project. He recently played a straight acting role in ABC's Bed of Roses.

Sam Simmons, one of the world's most original and daring comics features his show Fail, at the warehouse showcase of Melbourne Comedy festival's brightest and funniest.

Former lawyer, political junkie and spokesman for Generation X, Charlie Pickering performs his high-octane and rapid-fire stand-up among the best of Australia's comedians in a disused Melbourne warehouse.

Lawrence Mooney invites you to come along on a journey of hilarious Sub-urbanity in 'Lawrence of Suburbia', a metaphorical camel ride through the spiritual tundra of the suburbs.

Multi award-winning comedian and local klutz, Celia Pacquola, never thought she'd move overseas. She also never thought squirrels were real. In 2010, Celia moved to the UK, and was wrong on both counts.

Pete Helliar has been one of Australia's favourite comedians since he first appeared on our screens on Rove back in 1999. His first love was stand up and despite the attractions of the screen (both big and small) the stage has always been his native environment. In this Warehouse Comedy Festival show, Pete has realised Snazzy is not about the threads, it's an attitude.

With a charm and confidence beyond his years, and labelled 'The Future of Funny' by Beat Magazine in Melbourne, comedian Tommy Little has been quietly building a following on the Australian stand up circuit. In A Fistful of Apologies, Tommy brings us his best show yet - his very own guide on how not to live. Watch, laugh, rinse, repeat.

After a lifetime of disastrous career moves, romantic miscalculations and reasonably poor life choices, Randy is finally off the booze and on the wagon. In this, his solo Television debut, everybody's favourite felt faced raconteur casts his acerbic, ping-pong ball gaze on the world around him.

In 1960s Cuba a man is exiled for criticising Castro’s regime. Pushed out to sea with nothing but a pile of cabbages, Augustus must conquer his fears to return home. A comedy about family, love and strength.

Australia's most visually compelling comedian returns to the stage in Frank Woodley: Bemusement Park. Frank Woodley weaves physical comedy, whimsical songs, stand up and hilarious slapstick into a fantastic half hour of entertainment. The star of the much loved Woodley on ABC TV returns to where fans love to see him most - on stage doing live stand up in his unique song singing, limb flinging Woodley way. After 20 years as one half of the much loved, Lano and Woodley, Frank said good bye to their twenty years on stage in 2006 with a national tour that took in 34 markets and sold more than 125,000 tickets. Since hanging up his hat, Frank has been busier than a bee (bees are allegedly flat out). His smash hit solo show 'Possessed' played across Australia and the Edinburgh Festival with packed houses and rave reviews.

Judith Lucy is one of Australia's most popular comedians. In this episode Judith performs her recent smash hit show, Nothing Fancy. This is Judith at the top of her game - no singing, no dancing, just good old-fashioned gags.

Hannah Gadsby doesn't smile much and she laughs even less. For a comedian, that's like being a transformer that doesn't fancy driving. She hates talking and is not much chop when it comes to listening. She is a rock, an island, and a lone ranger. She knows all this yet she was still utterly miffed when a friend told her she was woeful at chatting and was borderline rude. In the face of criticism she vowed to change and decided to train in the art of small talk. Hannah Gadsby: Mrs Chuckles is a tale of self discovery and of general failure.

Joel Creasey likes to speak his mind. Nothing is sacred. In The Acid Tongue Prince, Joel recounts his stories of run-ins with celebrities, politicians, football teams, regional towns and of course his parents - creating controversy wherever he goes. Armed with his razor-sharp wit and skin-tight jeans, nobody is safe.