--- title: "Marcel Blanch-de Wilt: improv, ITS Comedy Festival 2026" description: "Marcel Blanch-de Wilt, an improviser, next at ITS Comedy Festival, 8–15 November 2026: who they are and every festival that has billed them." url: https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/marcel-blanch-de-wilt/ updated: 2026-11-13 --- ![The Eternity Playhouse, once the Burton Street Tabernacle, Darlinghurst, 2018, Sydney](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/fest-its-comedy-festival-1600.webp) Improv The Comedy Festival Comics DB # Marcel Blanch-de Wilt Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026 Comedian Marcel Blanch-de Wilt got his start in Adelaide, worked out of Sydney from 2014 to 2023 and now lives in Melbourne. [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) [Their site ↗](https://marcelblanchdewilt.com/bio) [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) Sold on improvtheatresydney.com.au. - **1**festival ahead - **1**festival bill ## Who is Marcel Blanch-de Wilt? Comedian Marcel Blanch-de Wilt got his start in Adelaide, worked out of Sydney from 2014 to 2023 and now lives in Melbourne. Alongside his stand-up he is a trained improviser, a graduate of iO Chicago who has been a teacher at Improv Theatre Sydney, and he plays with the theatre's ITS Ensemble. His other team is The Newlyweds, a two-person act with his wife, Eleanor Stankiewicz; the pair came second in the 2018 ITS Smackdown and have played sold-out shows. With Stankiewicz he also made Nanna-stasia, a show the Sydney Fringe honoured with a pair of awards. [1] [2] At a glance **Comedy** Improv **Base** Melbourne (formerly Adelaide and Sydney) **Known for** founder of the Sydney comedy rooms Best Mates Comedy and Big Swings Open Mic **Next** ITS, Nov 2026 **Updated** 13 November 2026 ## Where to see Marcel Blanch-de Wilt next - ![Outside the Enmore Theatre, Newtown, Sydney, on a show night in March 2013](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/aus-sydney-1600.webp) 8–15 November 2026 **ITS Comedy Festival** Sydney, Australia [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) ## On stage and screen 1. Known forfounder of the Sydney comedy rooms Best Mates Comedy and Big Swings Open Mic [1] 2. CreditNanna-stasia, created with [Eleanor Stankiewicz](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/eleanor-stankiewicz/); two awards at the Sydney Fringe [1] 3. Credit · 2024MC, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow [1] 4. CreditWe Need Help, a podcast with Ele Stankiewicz and [Orya Golgowsky](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/orya-golgowsky/) [2] 5. Award · 2018second place, ITS Smackdown, with [The Newlyweds](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/the-newlyweds/) [2] 6. Member of [The Newlyweds](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/the-newlyweds/), a two-person improv team with [Eleanor Stankiewicz](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/eleanor-stankiewicz/) [1] 7. Member ofthe ITS Ensemble, Improv Theatre Sydney [1] ## Plays with [The Newlyweds](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/the-newlyweds/), a two-person improv team with [Eleanor Stankiewicz](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/eleanor-stankiewicz/). the ITS Ensemble, Improv Theatre Sydney. ## Festival history 1. 2026 [ITS Comedy Festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/), Sydney, Australia ## Marcel Blanch-de Wilt: questions **What is Marcel Blanch-de Wilt known for?** founder of the Sydney comedy rooms Best Mates Comedy and Big Swings Open Mic. **Where can I see Marcel Blanch-de Wilt live?** At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026. **Is Marcel Blanch-de Wilt stand-up?** No: Marcel Blanch-de Wilt is improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same. **Where is Marcel Blanch-de Wilt from?** Marcel Blanch-de Wilt works from Melbourne (formerly Adelaide and Sydney). ## Find Marcel Blanch-de Wilt [marcelblanchdewilt.com ↗](https://marcelblanchdewilt.com/bio) [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/MarcelBlanchdeWilt/) [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/marcelthecomedian/) ### Sources 1. [marcelblanchdewilt.com ↗](https://marcelblanchdewilt.com/bio) 2. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/speaker/marcel-blanch-de-wilt/) [The Comedy Festival Comics DB](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/) [Every name on every bill](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/lineups/) Your Vision Board ### “I want to do that.” “We could play there.” Tap ♡ on any card to keep it here, with the festivals and ideas you save on the front page. [Open my Vision Board →](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/#board) Comedy news 8 in the last few days ### The latest in comedy. - [Industry 13 Nov **'Sunset P.I.' 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