Mike Rice
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Mike Rice

Cruel Little Man

Irish rising star Mike Rice makes his Brisbane debut with a rapid-fire hour of darkly twisted storytelling. The Kilkenny native talks about trying psychedelics with his brother, an entanglement with a Spanish sausage dog named Nino, and many other such rotten adventures.

Following a sold-out run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, appearances on Channel 4’s A Comedy Thing and as heard on his Guide To Parenting podcast with Vittorio Angelone, Mike Rice is set to win the hearts of audiences across Australia with a distinctive comedic voice that’s equal parts unfiltered, loose and dangerously charming.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Currently living in London Mike Rice regularly headlines clubs around the UK and Ireland Including Top Secret, The Glee Clubs, and the Laughter Lounge (Dublin). Mike has performed stand-up comedy twice on Irish National television (RTE) as Part of The Ray Darcy Show (Dec 2019) and Laughter in the Eyre (Feb 2020), and on the BBC 3 BBC New Comedy Award 2022, and was recently nominated for Channel 4’s Sean Lock Comedy award. Mike brought four separate solo shows to the Edinburgh fringe festival in 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023. He has a successful podcast called Mike and Vittorio’s Guide to Parenting which has been existence since January 2023, and is regularly ranked on the Irish and UK podcast charts.

"Darkly twisted… sharply layered gags and frantic energy."★★★★★
Edinburgh Reviews

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PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES

Sat 25 Apr 2026
5:00pm
Sun 26 Apr 2026
4:00pm

VENUE

Underground Theatre

TICKETS

Adult
$45*
Concession
$39*
*$7.20 transaction fee applies to all ticket purchases

DURATION

60 minutes
There is a full lockout for this performance and latecomers will not be permitted.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Suitable for ages 15+

Contains adult themes

Contains coarse language

Contains sexual references

Contains drug references

Children under the age of two are not permitted; all other ages must hold a valid ticket

ACCESSIBILITY

  • wheelchair_accessible
Presented by Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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