Tag: standup comedy
Comedy Fest review: Ben Crellin in …err…Benjamin Crellin
Ben Crellin is a confrontational comic. He’s possibly not the sort of comedian you’d bring your grandparents to.
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Comedy Fest review: Brendon Green in Some More Mr Nice Guy
I’m noticing a trend in festival shows this year. We’re not getting the big introductions where we’re asked to go “crazy and wild” for the comic. Instead the comedian is just sort of there.
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Comedy fest review: Jonny Potts in the Delusionaries
Jonny is a guy with a bit of a cult following around Wellington. He looks like a throwback to the 1990s with his semi-grungy motif but he’s a funny fucker.
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Comedy fest review: Jamaine Ross in Jamaine Says Funny Things
I walk down the stairs into the Cavern Club to see Jamaine Ross’s show and he immediately greets me with a friendly handshake, a warm smile and a jovial ‘hello’.
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Comedy fest review: Hairy Soul Man
Kai Smythe, a Melbourne-based musician, comedian and performer is Hairy Soul Man, a peacock of a performer full of swagger and confidence.
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Comedy fest review: Urzila Carlson in Poise Control
I turn up to San Fran to see Urzila Carlson about two minutes before the show starts, and the venue is packed.
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How not to write a comedy show
Every year it’s the same thing, more or less. We reach the end of May; the comedy festival is done and dusted. Exhausted, I swear I’ll never go through THAT again
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Comedy fest review: Markus Birdman in Happily Ever After
First off, Markus came out to Tender by Blur. Which is one of my favourite songs of all time. So he started off very well.
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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.
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Comedy fest review: Brendhan Lovegrove 20 Years
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”.
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Comedy fest review: Tim Batt in Tim Batt saves Planet Earth
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.
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