NZICF: Fred Awards Finalists Announced
This year’s Fred Award judges have chosen three finalists to compete at Electric Kiwi Last Laughs on Sunday for The FRED, which is awarded...
Better late than never – The Pacific Dance Festival gets a reboot
In the wake of the cancellation of the Pasifika Festival and the final day of Polyfestfollowing the Christchurch terrorist attack, the...
NZICF In Review: Heroic – Donna Brookbanks
2019 Billy T nominee Donna Brookbanks’ Heroic begins by getting the audience amped with appropriately inspirational tracks, such as the Foo Fighters’...
NZICF In Review: The Blair Witch Projector – James Mustapic
James Mustapic at the beginning of his show at the Q Theatre Vault promises a sensible hour of stand up. No gimmicks. That is until a ghost inside hi...
NZICF In Review: Kura Shoulda Woulda – Kura Forrester
Review by Chelsea Pickens
The first thing I noticed about Kura’s show was that it was completely full, obviously a popular pick among comedy lover...
And The Winners Are… Raw Comedy Quest 2019 Crowns 2 Winners
I made my way to the Rangitira
at Q Theatre on Thursday night to witness the final of Raw Comedy Quest, New
Zealand’s premier competition, and a laun...
NZICF In Review: Traffic Jam – Darcy Murray & Wade Jackson
Review by Wal Reid
It was reportedly touted that William
Shakespeare said the eyes are the “window to the soul.” If this is the case,
then actors ...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Alan McElroy Is S#it @ Twitter – Alan McElroy
On Wednesday night, I once again found myself at The Classic Studio, to witness the latest hour of Alan McElroy, fresh from the melbourne festival, w...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Rapture – Tom Deacon
Last Night I made my way to The Classic Studio, to see Tom Deacon, in Rapture, his NZICF debut. The venue was buzzing, Deacon has been smashing line ...
NZICF In Review: Dialogue Matters – Pax Assadi
Review by Jesse Knight
Kiwi comedian Pax Assadi’s ‘Dialogue Matters’ was best summarised in his opening conversation with fellow comedian James N...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Spoiler Alert – Ed Byrne
I sat in the Rangitira at Q on Tuesday night, eagerly awaiting Ed Byrne's latest hour of stand up comedy, Spoiler Alert, an anticipation that was sha...
NZICF In Review: God Damn Fancy Man – James Nokise
Review by Jaimee Beck
James Nokise speaks the truth, the hilarious uncomfortable truth, and nothing but the truth.
He speaks it in the words of...
NZICF In Review: Tom Foolery – Tom Sainsbury
Review by Otis Letwin
I am a big fan of Tom Sainsbury’s Snapchat videos. Even before I moved to New Zealand, even before I knew who Paula Bennet...
NZICF In Review: Need(y) – Jimmy McGhie
Review by Grace Chua
Jimmy McGhie returns to New Zealand once again from the UK to give Kiwis a comedy show on what he terms the "Quality of Life"...
NZICF In Review: MEME LORD – Alice Canton
A projector, a table and an unknown number of phones. The basic set dressing for Alice Canton’s MEME LORD at the Basement’s Studio.
A show that i...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: I Was Part Of The Problem Before We Were Talking About It – Guy Montgomery
I sat in a packed out Rangatira at Q on Thursday night to witness I Was Part of the Problem Before We Were Talking about It, the latest hour from Guy...
NZICF In Review: Space Couch – Tim Batt & Disasteradio
Tim Batt does a good thing. But, off the batt, I wasn’t convinced. You walk into a dark room with a very bright couch, a high school desk, a televisi...
NZICF In Review: The Mournmoor Murders – Alice May Connolly & Maria Williams
These gals just f$%KING rocked! R
Someone in Mournmoor has been murdered. Did someone say “death”? “Murder?” That’s right, a murder! A good place ...
NZICF In Review: Boy Mestizo – James Roque
James Roque is one of those comedians that really stick with you. I have fond memories of watching James do stand-up at The Classic last year, so I e...
NZICF In Review: Instant Broadway – Covert Theatre
First of all – let me say – Aotea Center’s Herald Theatre is really hard to find. If it wasn’t for the help of two excellent centre staff, it would’v...
NZICF In Review: The Internaton-AL – Alistair Barrie
Review by Laura Roberts
After reading some raving reviews of Alistair Barrie’s shows from last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, we arrived at The Classic...