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Comedian Jo Brand's bedpan humour
Comedian Jo Brand tells Scott Kara how she developed her dark take on the world.
Live chat replay: Rhys Darby
Rhys Darby took time out from his tour around New Zealand with TV adventurer Bear Grylls to answer nzherald.co.nz reader questions this morning.
12 Questions with Chopper
Australian comedian Heath Franklin - aka Chopper - regularly crosses the Tasman to appear on the TV show 7 Days.
Rhys Darby: Kiwi comics crack Aussies up
Last week I took a troupe of our greatest comics over to Sydney and we performed in the first offshore New Zealand Comedy Gala, writes Rhys Darby.
Stephen Merchant's looking for love
He's the taller, quieter half of Britain's most successful comedy partnership of the past decade but now Stephen Merchant is heading here on his lonesome.
'It's just a rumour' says Modern Family star
Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet has weighed in on rumours he's dating actress Charlize Theron, and a rep says he's only met the star twice.
Alan Davies: A curly situation
He stepped down from stand-up for 10 years and headed to television land but now former Jonathan Creek star Alan Davies is heading back to the live stage - and this time it's personal, he tells Greg Dixon.
Russell's Brand of humour
"New Zealand always looks beautiful in the movies, and when I meet people from there, I kinda like 'em," says Russell Brand.
Rhys Darby: Going lala for meetings
I've even had meetings about meetings in Los Angeles, writes Rhys Darby.
Jeff Dunham: Comedy for dummies
Scott Kara talks to ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, ahead of his Vector Arena show, about making fun of terrorism and getting away with it.
Urzila Carlson: The comedian standing up for herself
Carroll du Chateau talks to TV comic Urzila Carlson about IQ tests, giraffes in her swimming pool and why she can’t afford to lose weight.
Bill Bailey: Metal as anything
Scott Kara talks to comic multi-instrumentalist Bill Bailey about coping with the horn versions of heavy metal and what to expect from his upcoming tour Downunder.