What sort of voice should we read your answers in?

A top international comedian has hit out at the NZ Comedy Festival, angry that he's lost thousands of dollars and that promoters charged him a fee to send an email.

One of the problems with writing about television is that I have to look at more of the stuff than might actually be good for me.

What sort of voice should we read your answers in?

Hardly anyone saw it, but Rainer Hersch's homage to the great Victor Borge was brilliant, writes Russell Baillie.

You can just imagine how many hours Sam Wills (The Boy With Tape On His Face) must spend in variety or emporium stores, looking at everyday objects and imagining a whole new life for them.

I'm not too sure what my 5-year-old Mia made of Dr Brown at first, an odd-looking man wearing white tennis shorts, a suit jacket, shirt and tie, woolly hat and safety goggles. He was a fruity fright.

They aren't in fact billed together, but Britain's young gun Chris Martin and American veteran Tom Rhodes create a great comedy face-off in their respective festival gigs.

What sort of voice should we read your answers in?

What sort of voice should we read your answers in?

What sort of voice should we read your answers in?

Comedian Brendon Green explains his deceptively personal songs and deep seated wish to possess Emma Stone's voice.

We ask the hard questions to comedy duo Hedluv + Passman. Who is your comedy hero? What does your mother think of what you do? Where are you when your jokes come to you?

Think of it as speed dating: A chance to see which comedians you might like to take it further with in the coming three weeks.

Urzila Carlson describes her show in 10 words and explains why it's better to have wisdom than youth in comedy.

Dai Henwood talks about his mum, his comedy heroes and why the shower is the best place to write jokes.