Category: Humour
Wellington Raw Comedy Quest Final: the review
San Fran is packed and there’s a great buzz in the air – the Raw Comedy Quest final is here and almost everyone’s come to support or compete, making for a very friendly crowd.
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Tonight at the San Francisco Bath House in Wellington it’s the final of the Wellington Raw Comedy Quest.
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Facts are Sacred. Comment is (of variable quality)
Blogs were supposed to offer new hope for journalism. The days of the churnalists/repeaters/lamestream media were numbered, to be replaced by the purity and investigative depth of citizen-journalists.
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What’s your name again?
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;” -William Shakespeare
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Funny birds and where to find them
By Jennifer O’Sullivan As a woman who works in comedy, I am sad that there are not more of us. In fact, I’m sad that 90% of comedy performed this festival comes from one perspective
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Why the Jewish God was a dick and yet so much cooler
I’m of Jewish heritage but I’m not a very good Jew. I eat bacon. Never had a bar mitzvah and I’ve got a foreskin. That’s a terrible way to begin a post, with a reference to my genitals.
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Are women funny?
By Michele A’Court. I have been making a living out of being funny for the past 21 years. Maybe a little longer if you count hosting “What Now” from 1987, a children’s programme heavy on the comedy sketches and witty banter.
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My Claim to Fame
In an idle moment on twitter I asked people what their claims to fame were. The responses were fantastic so here’s the collection.
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Thinkpiece about Lorde
By Jonny Potts Hi, I saw all the debate about Kiwi songstress Lorde, and I thought I’d wade in.
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How soon is too soon?
Comedy is tragedy plus time they say. Who is they? People. Don’t ask awkward questions.*
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The Power of Parenting
I’m the mother of a three year-old child. As each day passes, she grows more and more independent.
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Why I Love The Internet
A magical thing happened the other night. The super hyped cliff hanger episode of Shortland Street aired with the obligatory disaster (fire this year!) and viewers were invited to visit shortlandstreetclues.co.nz to see clues on mystery main character who had perished.
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Karl du Fresne’s Mysteries of Life: EXPLAINED!
By Jonny Potts Recently, fearless inquiring mind Karl du Fresne posed a series of stumpers in the pages of the Dom Post. These are the answers that eluded him.
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Bring it back: Interesting tourists
New Zealand’s tourist department used to attract all kinds of people to our shores.
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You won’t believe these top 8 things that aren’t as good as you think they are
In pop culture, and normal culture, and counter culture there are things that are almost universally loved.
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Bring it back: Floralazzling
Flowers are delightful. Wouldn’t you agree? They come in different kinds and colours or whatever. They’re splendid.
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You Don’t Know Me: Heather du Plessis-Allan – I will be a rock star yet
We’ve invited a group of well known New Zealanders to submit pieces about subjects that they aren’t well known for.This will be an irregular series so check back often. This is the second such piece and it’s written by Seven Sharp and TVNZ reporter Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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