Forward Thinking: Start the party
Winter is all very exciting really, isn't it? Time to buy new boots, watch excessive amounts of TV and frequent cosy bars.
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Greg Proops: In the go zone
Funny man Greg Proops is heading our way soon to "poison everyone with my opinions". He talks to Barney McDonald about the importance of laughter in bad times.
Kiwi comedian pulls in British stars for Christchurch fundraiser
Like many London-based Kiwis, Jarred Christmas feared the worst when his father telephoned him in the middle of the night on that fateful day six weeks ago.
Billy goes to kid
Teenage comic Rhys Mathewson has disco-danced his way to a Billy T. James award.
Making Chopper a stand-up guy
The man behind 'Chopper' - and the star of forthcoming New Zealand film Predicament - talks to Alex Perrott.
<i>Comedy Fest Review:</i> Jarred Fell, Pani & Pani
Fell, a 2010 Billy T. Award Nominee, is rude, suggestive and sex-crazed, asking the many audience members he uses during the show about their sex lives.
A quick word: Trekkie Monster
Timeout catches up with Trekkie Monster from puppet show-meets-theatre musical Avenue Q.
<i>Comedy Fest Review:</i> Tarun Mohanbhai, The Comediettes
There are fewer Indian jokes this year, even though they are clearly what the audience is after - the thick accents Mohanbhai did pull out had the room roaring.
<i>Review:</i> <i>Tic Tic</i> at the Limelight Lounge
At the more refined end of the Comedy Fest spectrum is an elegant memoir chronicling Paul Barrett's life-long engagement with Tourette's syndrome.
Favourite things: Funny business
Comedian Justine Smith gets serious about her favourite things.
<i>Comedy Fest Review:</i> Maeve Higgins and Jarlath Regan
If the rule of comedy is that you have to round off every joke you start then Maeve Higgins breaks it every time.
Greater expectations
The local old hand: 7 Days has boosted Jeremy Elwood's reputation as a comic, so can he live up to the hype?
The outrageous cult act: Blood and guts
Scottish duo Barry and Stuart represent a wave of edgy magic acts invading the comedy scene, reports Russell Baillie.
Julian Clary - Having a gay old time
Julian Clary talks to Russell Baillie about his return to live comedy, his chooks and why the camp guy on stage isn't quite him.
Young body,old soul
Rose Matafeo is a Burt Bacharach fan and partial to big hair but she's on the pulse of what's funny now, writes Jacqueline Smith.
The 5 Star Comedy Preview 2010, SkyCity Theatre
A comic genius is a guy who can skulk onto the stage and tell a joke about not being allowed to open his hotel window and have everyone giggling and writhing.
Enter laughing
Sarah Lang meets the country's loveable larrikin comedians: Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley and Steve Wrigley.
Laughing on the outside
Three comedians think mental illness is something to joke about.
A funny thing about recessions
Local comedians are hoping the 2010 NZ International Comedy Festival will be like last year, when the bad times were good for ticket sales.
Laughing on the outside
You might think anyone wanting to stand up in front of a room of strangers and try to make them laugh is mad.
Did you hear the one about ...
Get your ribs ready for the next round of what promises to be side-splitting comedy shows.
Rove heads our way
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.