This Comedy Festival season, make Lancemore Crossley Street your backstage pass to Melbourne’s theatre district.
As an official Comedy Zone Partner, Lancemore Crossley Street places you moments from the action, and invites you to experience the Festival beyond the stage. Comedy Zone showcases Australia’s next generation comedy superstars, the rising stars set to become the next big names in comedy.
From late-night laughter to post-show conversations over cocktails, this is where performers, creatives, and Festival insiders come together.

Your Comedy Festival Stay Includes:
Stay close to Melbourne’s most iconic venues, unwind in design-led rooms, and end the night where comedy comes offstage.
An intimate post-show cocktail gathering hosted at Lancemore Crossley Street, bringing together the Comedy Zone cast, Festival staff, media, and guests.
Expect relaxed conversations, drinks and canapés, and a rare chance to meet the performers behind the laughs all within the creative, design-led spaces of the hotel.
DATE: Wednesday 1st April
TIME: 7pm – 9pm
Walk in only | Entry subject to availability
Step into the spotlight with the Freddie Challenge. Inspired by the legendary ritual of Freddie Federici that echoes through the lifts at Lancemore Crossley Street, festival fans are invited to recreate the moment in their own style for the chance to win Comedy Zone tickets for ten, VIP access to the Nightcap event and a Penthouse stay at the hotel.

Located in the heart of Melbourne’s theatre district
Official Comedy Zone Partner of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Rooftop terrace, lobby bar, and quiet spaces to reset
A refined boutique hotel designed for culture lovers

Comedy on stage. Culture at your door.
Stay at Lancemore Crossley Street.