Three comedians think mental illness is something to joke about.

Local comedians are hoping the 2010 NZ International Comedy Festival will be like last year, when the bad times were good for ticket sales.

You might think anyone wanting to stand up in front of a room of strangers and try to make them laugh is mad.

Get your ribs ready for the next round of what promises to be side-splitting comedy shows.

We no longer have Rove McManus gracing our living rooms every Friday night but he's heading over to host the annual comedy gala on Friday April 23.