The NZ Comedy Festival is set to unleash itself upon the funnybones of Auckland and Wellington from April 29. TimeOut has rounded up a dozen or so local and international stars of this year's fest to discuss their approach to funny.
From Coventry, England. (50 per cent from Sri Lanka)
As heard on The Comedy Hangover podcast.
Name of festival show (and how long did it take you to think it up?) Karma Comedian, took about 1.3 seconds.
Conceptual description of festival show in 10 words or less? Good deeds, bad deeds, the audience decides my fate.
Are props required? If so, what's the most important one? The screen helps for a couple of sections.
Can we bring our mum? Certainly. If she's anything like my mum. If she's a nun, maybe just get her to drop you off.
How many Auckland comedy festival appearances is this for you? This will be my third. I was in Four Heads last year and I MC'd a couple of shows in 2009 and 2010.
What have you learned from your past festival appearances? Parking can be a pain, take a bus, that way you can drink.
Complete this sentence: "Please come to my show because ..." It's about karma - if you attend, good things will come your way.
* You can see Stella Graham's show at Brooklyn Bar, 332 Queen St, Auckland May 10-14
