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![Review: NZ loves Dawn French, but does she love us? It's hard to tell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Review: NZ loves Dawn French, but does she love us? It's hard to tell
Name drops, laughs but no NZ connection. The verdict on Dawn French's first Auckland show.
![Read all the NZ Herald's reviews from the 2024 NZ International Comedy Festival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Read all the NZ Herald's reviews from the 2024 NZ International Comedy Festival
The popular festival entertained audiences in Auckland and Wellington this month.
![Online blog gave this comedian her big break](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Online blog gave this comedian her big break
'What I wrote as a 15-year-old still circulate now as memes.'
![NZ Comedy Festival: Billy T, Fred Award winners named for 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ Comedy Festival: Billy T, Fred Award winners named for 2024
Lana Walters, Barnie Duncan and Trygve Wakenshaw took home the prizes last night.
![You need to check out these Auckland events before they're gone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
You need to check out these Auckland events before they're gone
Wondering what’s happening around Auckland? Luckily, our weekend guide has you covered.
![Bitches' Box comedy tour raises $25k for Farmstrong](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bitches' Box comedy tour raises $25k for Farmstrong
The Bitches' Box shows by comedians Amelia Dunbar and Emma Newborn drew 1800 people.
![Why the world stopped laughing at ‘tone-deaf rich guy’ Jerry Seinfeld](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why the world stopped laughing at ‘tone-deaf rich guy’ Jerry Seinfeld
The billionaire king of comedy has been booed and accused of making bad movies.
![Karl Puschmann: ‘Genius and madcap’ as Te Radar turns back the clock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Karl Puschmann: ‘Genius and madcap’ as Te Radar turns back the clock
Antarctica, alcohol and Kiwi cookbooks get the comedy treatment across five shows.
![Explore Auckland's arts and culture scene this weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Explore Auckland's arts and culture scene this weekend
Aucklanders are spoilt for choice with things to do this weekend.
![Things to do in Auckland this weekend: Celebrating everything local, from music to markets to comedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Things to do in Auckland this weekend: Celebrating everything local, from music to markets to comedy
You won’t be running short on ideas of things to do in Tāmaki Makaurau this weekend.
!['Something is off': Jerry Seinfeld sparks health concerns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Something is off': Jerry Seinfeld sparks health concerns
The 70-year-old comedian has not responded to request for comment.
![Jerry Seinfeld: 'Nobody wants to be yelled at'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jerry Seinfeld: 'Nobody wants to be yelled at'
Too PC? Seinfeld thinks stand-up comedians are in a good position.
![Ellen breaks silence on being 'kicked out' of Hollywood](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ellen breaks silence on being 'kicked out' of Hollywood
The comedian has made claims about the 2020 scandal that led to her career's demise.
![From studying law to playing the potty-mouthed 'bogan': Aussie comedian Chopper gets candid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
From studying law to playing the potty-mouthed 'bogan': Aussie comedian Chopper gets candid
The comedic icon says meeting the real life Chopper Read was under-whelming.
![The Project's 'tone-deaf' interview with mum kicked out of comedy show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Project's 'tone-deaf' interview with mum kicked out of comedy show
Viewers noted the irony in a chat with a breastfeeding mum who was asked to leave a show.
!['Take this baby outside': Comedian kicks breastfeeding mother out of show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Take this baby outside': Comedian kicks breastfeeding mother out of show
Barker claimed the baby was 'disrupting' his show, but many people walked out in protest.
![Spinal Destination star on overcoming darkness, depression and his disability](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Spinal Destination star on overcoming darkness, depression and his disability
A sudden accident left him a tetraplegic, now he’s the star of a new local dramedy.
![Catherine Tate: ‘I had no idea the impact Dr Who had’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Catherine Tate: ‘I had no idea the impact Dr Who had’
Where does the comedian think true character is?
!['Genius and sweetheart': Happy Gilmore star dies after battle with illness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Genius and sweetheart': Happy Gilmore star dies after battle with illness
'He was just the greatest guy. I will truly miss him.'
![A comedian's tour of Auckland's best spots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A comedian's tour of Auckland's best spots
Every week, we ask a well-known Aucklander for their favourite spots in the city.
![Comedian David Walliams announces NZ tour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Comedian David Walliams announces NZ tour
The Little Britain star is bringing the laughs to Kiwi shores come September.