Yawp Mag ISSUE 20: The Festival that Was | Page 19
REAKING
SUCCESS
The 2013 Melbourne International Comedy
Festival achieved a record breaking
$13,331,162 in box office – an increase of
12.27% on 2012.
Program
459 shows in 130 venues
5,671 performances, including nearly 60
free family performances
1,390 artists
Audience
638,200 attended
489,723 paid attendance
148,477 people attended free events as
part of The (Very) Big Laugh Out
Box Office
$13,331,162
Television Audiences
The live audience numbers are boosted
by an additional 3.5 million viewers for
the nationally broadcast TV specials on
Network Ten and ABC2.