Hear ye, hear ye! Introducing our newly crowned 2025 Moomba Monarchs— Melbourne comedy royalty, Sooshi Mango!
Sooshi Mango
Sooshi Mango are Australia’s fastest growing comedy troupe, best known for their comedy skits, acts, videos, series and live shows, which have amassed over billion views online. They hold the comedy record for 3 sold out shows for any comedy group to perform at Rod Laver Arena.
Strongly inspired by their European ancestry, their content is commonly rooted in humorously depicting the Italian and Greek ethnic and cultural diaspora and their role in Australia society.
The Melbourne born-and-bred trio, including brothers Carlo and Joe Salanitri and friend Andrew Manfre, are known for their loveable and relatable characters – and will appear as ‘ethnic dads’, Johnny, Vince and Sam in their roles as Moomba Monarchs.
Sooshi Mango celebrate everything about their ethnic culture and even have an Italian restaurant & bar – Johnny, Vince & Sam’s – in Carlton that is designed to make you feel like you are stepping into a cherished family home.

Past Moomba Monarchs
- 2024 Emma Memma and Pete Helliar
- 2023 Rhonda Burchmore and Rob Mills
- 2022 Fifi Box and Peter Hitchener
- 2021 Drew Law, Kirsty Buising and Pravini Fernando
- 2020 Julia Morris and Nazeem Hussain
- 2019 Archie Thompson and Jane Bunn
- 2018 Jimmy Giggle (aka Jimmy Rees) and Chrissie Swan
- 2017 Guy Grossi and Karen Martini
- 2016 Michelle and Stevie Payne
- 2015 Shane Warne and Pallavi Sharda
- 2014 Bert Newton and Lucy Durack
- 2013 Community and Emergency Services
- 2012 Harry Kewell and Natalie Bassingthwaighte
- 2011 Mick Malthouse and Ruby Rose
- 2010 Ian 'Molly' Meldrum and Kate Ceberano
- 1998 Denise Drysdale
- 1997 Lano and Woodley
- 1996 Marina Prior
- 1995 Cathy Freeman
- 1994 Andrew Gaze
- 1993 The Oarsome Foursome
- 1992 Keith Dunstan
- 1991 Tony Shaw
- 1990 David Hanison
- 1989 Con the Fruiterer
- 1988 Jo Pearson
- 1987 Paul McNamee and Marita Jones
- 1986 Peter Brock and Ingrid Johansen
- 1985 Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum and Anne Erikson
- 1984 Kevin Bartlett and Kim Kermonde
- 1983 Daryl Somers and Lynda Knight
- 1982 Frank Thring and Sharon McKenzie
- 1981 Lou Richards and Kim Formosa
- 1980 Paul Cronin and Elizabeth Egan