Festival of comedy, wine, and wildly good times Comedy In The Vines is back, this time at a new home, as it trades Victoria’s riverbanks for Yarra Valley’s rolling orchards.
This year, the festival sets up camp at the stunning CherryHill Orchards for a jam-packed weekend of laughter, live music, cellar door tastings and good, old-fashioned, grape-based hedonism. Leading the charge for the 2025 event is UK comedy sensation Michelle De Swarte, alongside time-travelling dance party throwers Hot Dub Time Machine.
Comedy In The Vines is set to bring together a barrel-full of the country’s best comedians, paired with world-class wine, an amazing line-up of music, and an encouragement not to take yourself too seriously. It’s comedy, after all!
Alongside Michelle and Hot Dub Time Machine, attendees can expect to see the likes of Tommy Little, Nazeem Hussain, Peter Helliar, Zoe Coombs Marr, Anisa Nandaula, Emma Holland and more.
Plus, joining the fun from overseas there’s Ivan Aristeguieta, Abby Howells, Ray O’Leary and Takashi Wakasugi.
From stand-ups to sit downs. . . In a festival-first, comedy legend Judith Lucy joins Festival Director Merrick Watts for a one-time-only fireside chat. They’ll share a couch and a drink, and who knows what will come up in conversation!
“The Yarra Valley is one of Australia’s truly elite wine regions,” Merrick says. “Some of the best winemakers in the world are just a stone’s throw from our new site and we’ve got them all coming down to pour wines, share stories, and raise a glass or three with the best comedians in the biz. It’s a comedy and wine experience you can’t find anywhere else on the planet.”
Reuben Kaye will tear the roof off Saturday night, while one-man jukebox Trevor Jones will take over the piano bar with hits you know and love.
The Meet Your Maker Bar sees Comedy In The Vines teaming up with legendary winemakers of the Yarra Valley, to create a unique festival experience. Every hour, a different winemaker will take over the bar.
And it wouldn’t be Comedy In The Vines without the vineyard-flavoured chaos of 5km Wine Run. . . Because nothing says ‘fitness’ like drinking riesling between sprints.
Tickets are on sale now.
Comedy In The Vines takes place at CherryHill Orchards (Yarra Valley) 24-26 October.
Comedy In The Vines 2025 Line-Up
Michelle De Swarte (UK) – Australian ExclusiveHot Dub Time Machine
Tommy Little
In Vino Veritas With Judith Lucy
Reuben Kaye With Live Band
Nazeem Hussain
Sammy J
Anisa Nandaula
Merrick Watts
Peter Helliar
Takashi Wakasugi (JPN)
Zoe Coombs Marr
Sam Taunton
Nath Valvo
Ray O'leary (NZ)
Ivan Aristeguieta (VNZ)
Bronwyn Kuss
Emma Holland
Abby Howells (NZ)
Dane Simpson
Noah Szto
