Comedy Festival: The best shows this week
Check out some highlights from week 2 of the NZ International Comedy Festival.
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Tim Batt and Disasteradio host an uneven but delightful Space Couch.
Eli Matthewson finds comedy in the Greek gods
Kiwi funny man uses his Classics degree in a sharply-honed, cohesive hour of laughs.
From Billy T to FOTC: A history of NZ comedy on TV
To celebrate the Comedy Fest, Zara Potts look back at NZ comedy on screen.
The best shows in Comedy Festival so far
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Tom Sainsbury: 'I want to be God'
Tom Sainsbury is famous for being funny but he wants to be known for much more than that.
Chris Parker returns with the 'truly glorious' Iconique
Iconique feels like a loud, proud middle finger to Chris Parker's doubters.
Three comedians on why comedy is changing for the better
We discussed the changing comedy landscape for our TimeOut in Conversation podcast.
US comic Josh Wolf set to embrace his silly side
Comedian Josh Wolf makes no apologies for embracing the ridiculous in his live shows.
Mincing brings camp melodramatics to the Comedy Fest
Chris Parker and Tom Sainsbury bring another outlandish play to the Comedy Festival.
This weekend we want to go to ...
The TimeOut and arts teams pick their weekend highlights.
Comic's physical, surreal show re-imagines stand-up
There is simply nothing else like Leon Wadham's 'Funk' in the Comedy Festival.
Comic's 'messy, awkward' set still a five-star stunner
Becky Lucas worked wonders with a difficult crowd for an assured, confident show.
Two Hearts: A hilarious, catchy pop parody show
The Winery Tour is expectantly hilarious and gloriously catchy.
'The Sinnerman' gets personal in debut NZ comedy show
We know him from The Chase, but how did the Sinnerman's comedy debut go?
Review: James Acaster's Cold Lasgane heats up Comedy Fest
Acaster gets personal but is what he serves up satisfying?
What not to miss at this year's Comedy Festival
Planning your Comedy Fest schedule? Don't let these shows slip off your radar.
Comedy gala host promises this year's show will be less brutal
Last year, Rhys Nicholson's show got serious. This year, he focused on having fun.
Carlson: 'I just wrote the best joke of my entire career'
Urzila Carlson's new show takes on misconceptions of her cultural identity.
Kiwi comic's awkward run-in with Pharrell's security
Kiwi comedian Pax Assadi opens up about the time he "met" Pharrell.
No joke: Why James Acaster nearly quit comedy
James Acaster had a breakout year in 2018, but it was a long, hard road to get there.
Kiwi comedy stars remember their worst heckles
We ask six locals about their Comedy Fest shows - and their worst-ever heckling stories.
12 questions with Comedian Alice Snedden
Alice Snedden is writing comedy, building apartments and cooking for 25. Busy as.
Comedy duo Steve Martin and Martin Short coming to Auckland
Steve Martin and Martin Short's live comedy show will come to Auckland in November.
My Holidays: James Roque wants to visit Wrestlemania
James Roque is appearing with Frickin Dangerous Bro and in the Best Foods Comedy Gala.
Bob Saget talks his new projects and stand-up career
Bob Saget reveals why he's tight-lipped about the college admissions scandal.
Kiwi comedians rip into MAFS troublemaker Mike
"Guys like that make more lesbians than speedos on the beach!"
Trump now a focus of comic opera
With the blond wig and red tie, the star of the Cantonese opera may look familiar.
Comedian dies during performance
Audience members continued to laugh for five minutes thinking it was part of his set.
Kiwi stars to perform at This Is Who We Are show in Auckland
Kiwi entertainers will perform in support of those affected by the Christchurch attacks.
Ron Burgundy keeps it classy in new podcast
Comment: Ron Burgundy keeps it classy in new podcast.