Charlie Sheen threatened to sue bosses of a sushi-serving strip club over allegations they used his name to promote their VIP room without his permission.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival brings local and international comic heroes to our stages. Here, Terry Alderton talks about his forthcoming shows.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this weekend bringing local and international comic heroes to our stages. Here, Jesse Griffin talks about his forthcoming shows.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this weekend bringing local and international comic heroes to our stages. Here, Jamie Bowen talks about his forthcoming shows.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this weekend bringing local and international comic heroes to our stages. Here, Chris Cox talks about his forthcoming shows.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this weekend bringing local and international comic heroes to our stages. Here, Rhys Darby talks about his forthcoming shows.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this weekend bringing local and international comic heroes to our stages. Here, Jason Byrne talks about his forthcoming shows.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this weekend bringing local and international comic heroes to our stages. Here, Dead Cat Bounce talk about their forthcoming shows.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this weekend bringing local and international comic heroes to our stages. Lydia Jenkin chats to The Axis of Awesome about their forthcoming shows.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this weekend bringing local and international comic heroes to our stages. Here, Stephen K. Amos talks about his forthcoming shows.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this weekend bringing local and international comic heroes to our stages. Here, The Boy with Tape on His Face talks about his forthcoming shows.

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this weekend bringing local and international comic heroes to our stages. Here, Dai Henwood talks about his forthcoming shows.

What do you get if you cross a designer with a cookbook author, a film-maker and a rock star? Answer: our next generation of comedians.

A quick word with The Trailer Park Boys, TimeOut talked to the trio - Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles - about, sorry, aboot, life away from Sunnyvale Trailer Park after seven TV seasons and two feature films.