Comedy Festival – Page 4

Comedy fest review: Reginald D. Hunter (trigger warnings)

So. Rape huh? That’s a bold opening to make isn’t it? Especially because I’m a male. So really I’m the worst person to be making those statements.

Humour, Reviews

Comedy fest review: Brendhan Lovegrove 20 Years

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Posted on May 7, 2014

In 2006, I was nominated as New Zealand’s most offensive comedian. At the time I wore it as a badge of honour. I realise now that what I thought was “edgy” and “funny” was actually just “offensive”.

Humour, Reviews

Comedy fest review: Guy Montgomery in a Succinct and Concise Summary of How He Feels About Certain Things

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Posted on May 1, 2014

So I’d never heard of Guy Montgomery. Apparently he was a host on U-late. I don’t even know what U-late is. He’s also on Cadbury Dream Factory. Again that’s not something I’m familiar with.

Humour, Reviews

Comedy fest review: Tim Batt in Tim Batt saves Planet Earth

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Posted on April 30, 2014

I have always had a soft spot for Tim Batt’s comedy. Early on in his career he was compared to me and this made him really upset so he quit comedy for a while.

Feminism, Humour

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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Posted on May 18, 2013

Jeremy Elwood is one of the mainstays of New Zealand comedy. He’s appeared on several TV shows, comedy galas, even stepping out as a serious actor on stage. And there’s a reason why he’s been around for so long (fourteen festivals apparently)*. He’s just that good.

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Posted on May 18, 2013May 12, 2019

It’s a small crowd packed into the large Foxglove Starlight ballroom. Which is a real shame because the next hour or so proves to be a masterclass in musical improv comedy.