NZ Comedy Festival: Wade Jackson

Wade Jackson of the Improv Bandits has been performing standup comedy for 17 years.

Where have we seen you before?

We have been performing together for 17 years plus three times at the New Zealand Comedy Gala.

My comedy festival show is called:

Improv for Parents.

Due to it mainly being about:

A show for parents that they don't have to bring their kids to.

The idea behind it having been inspired by:

Turning the tables on having our kids laugh at us all the time. This one-off show is a fundraiser for Michael Park School.

Compared with how I am in everyday life the person you will see on stage is:

A more high-energy, unbroken man who actually looks like he kind of knows what he's doing.

The one thing I worry about the most performing this show is:

Kids will be in the audience.

But I think the show is just as funny as:

All our other world-class improvised comedy shows.

It may not be for you if you're offended by:

The idea that being a parent may not be the greatest thing in the world.

But do head along if your idea of great live comedy involves:

Taking our own back and laughing at kids.

Or if you are fans of:

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

For me, this is NZ Comedy Festival number: 17.

Which makes me:

Old enough to be a parent.

Where/when:

Michael Park School Auditorium, 55 Amy St, Ellerslie, May 2.

• Check www.improvbandits.co.nz for our other Comedy Festival Shows.

Wade Jackson - Improv Bandits, Auckland.