Comedian 'surprised' by stage stormer's proper gig

Brendhan Lovegrove.

Comedian Brendhan Lovegrove was expecting a train wreck after offering a drunk punter who stormed the stage of a comedy show last month his own stand-up slot.

But he has been pleasantly surprised with the amateur's talent after his first show last night.

Cam Cumming. Photo / Facebook

Cam Cumming, 25, said he'd had "too much vodka" when he nicked the microphone off the star comedian at a gig in Whangaparaoa on May 21.

Lovegrove accepted his apology and set him up with a spot in the Little Easy Stand Up Sundays gig last night.

He said Mr Cumming had a natural ability on stage.

"I was expecting him to have a bit of a car accident actually, only having spoken to him a little bit, you can't have high expectations if you haven't seen anyone.

"He actually surprised me. He did well, he got a foot in the door and now the journey's his."

The amateur comedian was making up jokes on the spot and wrapped up his segment with a prepared gag that was a real hit, Lovegrove said.

He brought along about 10 people, including his dad, to the show.

Members of the audience heckled the newbie a bit but he was not offended, Lovegrove said.

"A couple of people turned around and gave it to him because they knew who he was but it was all good-natured. We had a good crowd in.

"Last night was a really good result considering what happened two weeks ago. There was a good positive spin on it and I was able to contact the guy and he did well. I was stoked for him."

Mr Cumming will also perform at Tyler St Garage tomorrow night and said on Facebook that he was pleased to be getting rebooked.

"[The] gig went really well, got some good laughs," he wrote.