Cloudy, with a chance of Glorious Feeling [by James Wenley] “Raining live onstage!” shouts the poster. Play back Singin’ in the Rain’s most famous scene for a moment, Gene Kelly tap-splashing as only a man possessed by love (and a real life raging fever) can do. If there ever was a good argument for adapting the MGM film musical for the […]
Real life entertainment [by Matt Baker] I was dubious, when I first heard, as to why Colin Hay was performing as part of the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. As Madonna proved last month, being a performer, regardless of the endurance of your critical and commercial success, does not necessarily equate to any skill in delivering comedy. However, be it his […]
Phallically Phunny, Hardly Cocky [by Matt Baker] Phallic humour, as base as it can seem on the surface, will always have an element of entertainment to it. It doesn’t matter what your age, gender, sexuality, or cultural/political/social demographic is, there’s a dick joke out there for you somewhere. It’s just about finding the right one, and I would argue that it’s […]
Chinese Year of the Dragon, New Zealand Future of Comedy [by Matt Baker] Last year, comedian Joseph Moore wanted to be a billionaire. The year prior, he was a Billy T nominee. 24 years before that, he was born. And how lucky we all are that he was. Moore is a brilliant young comedian. He’s funny, slightly awkward, and has a […]
Horseplay [by Matt Baker] You can’t keep a man from great literature, and you can’t keep a crowd from great comedy. Dressed to the nines and ready for a crowd, Jamie Bowen, Nick Gibb, and Rhys Mathewson are as cavalier in every sense of the word as modern day Auckland can allow them to be. Their irreverence, however, is never uncouth. […]
Dead funny [by Matt Baker] It’s a subject most of us have thought about at some point, albeit not necessarily to the degree to which Rose Matafeo has. Funeral playlists are usually the first things people think of, and it’s no different for Matafeo’s comedy festival show Finally Dead, in which she hosts her own funeral. It’s a great premise and […]
The Great Deconstructionist [by James Wenley] In the context of the Comedy Festival, one of the most subversive things you can do is take piss out of the stand-ups. 2014 Fred Award winner Trgyve Wakenshaw, through one of his many characters that makes up Nautlius, takes to this with glee. He mimes the indulgent stand-up who sticks a microphone in an audience […]
De-Amn! [by Matt Baker] While the world would be a better place without feeling the need to have to mention gender politics, it does need to be noted that if a comedienne can have the male 30+ demographic of her audience laughing about vaginal waxing, she’s nailing her material. The blurb for DeAnne Smith’s show Get Into It ends by saying […]
Kura the Explorer [by Sharu Delilkan and Tim Booth] It’s not often that you can say you witnessed someone’s first ever gig as a comedian but with Kura Forrester’s show Tiki Tour we were privileged to be part of this at the Cellar Q Theatre today. And the reason I say this is because Forrester showed definite talent and ease […]
Seen one Montgomery, seen all his Montcomedies? [by Matt Baker] Those of you who know Guy Montgomery’s work from Snort will already have an idea of the absurdity of this up-and-coming New Zealand comedian’s style. For those of you who don’t, there’s simply no way of preparing you for his farcical nature. Think of the weirdest joke that ever made you […]
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