Tagged Entertainment

May 2, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

I made my way up Queen Street on a clear Tuesday night, the report had stated a temperature of 17C, with intermittent clouds. The streets were covered in leaves, a clear indication that 2 months in autumn had f...

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NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Andy Zaltzman – Right Questions. Wrong Answers

May 1, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Right off the bat (and yes I am pleased with that opener), you know that UK comedian Andy Zaltzman is going to have a bit of trouble facing the big questions facing the world today. While his show, Right Que...

9.4

NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Dot Con – James Veitch

April 30, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

It had been a long and entertaining first weekend of the fest, on the Sunday I found myself returning to the Q Theatre, this time the Rangitira, a large venue, for what seems to be becoming a large headline act...

In Review: Sleeping With Sirens @ Logan Campbell Centre 29/4/18

April 30, 2018

Main, Music, rock

Words by Kate Mallinson Photography by Chony Musson Sleeping with Sirens, is the ultimate punk rock band. I already knew that, but when the group came on stage and Gabe Barham the drummer was wearing a...

8.5

NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Alexis Dubus Verses On The World – Alexis Dubus

April 29, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

I was a windy night on Saturday as I made my way to the Vault at Q Theatre to see Alexis Dubus Verses The World. The temperature was a friendly 18ºC as it had been the night before, but the torrential downpour ...

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NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Alex Williamson – So Wrong, It’s Wrong

Craig Moodie

April 29, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Alex Williamson brought his new show SO WRONG, IT’S WRONG to New Zealand Comedy Festival this April. Comedian, actor, online content creator, Alex ‘Shooter’ Williamson, has gained a multitude of fans through h...

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NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Fern Brady – Suffer, Fools!

April 29, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Spotlight

Armed with a dry and sharp wit, and disarmingly eloquent turn of phrase rising Scottish comedian Fern Brady delivered a compelling hour of comedy that left me absolutely speechless. The comedian has a growi...

7.6

NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Bridget Davies – Bridget Davies’ Diary

Johan Chang

April 28, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

There’s just something intrinsically relatable with Bridget Davies’ comedy, as much of it stems from personal anecdotes, observations, and musings on life. Predominantly centered on her dating life or the lack ...

NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: ‘The 5 Star Comedy Preview’

Jenanne Burnell

April 28, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Spotlight

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In order to have no preconceived expectations of the comedians I was about to see as my introduction to the 2018 NZ International Comedy Festival, all I knew about this show before attending it was it’s title. ...

8.5

NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Wilson Dixon – What A Country

April 28, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Trevor Cameron Wilson Dixon, New Zealand's favourite country-singing cowboy philosopher gives a seriously polished performance at Auckland’s unique Loft at Q Theatre – under the guise of a low-key ...

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NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Aiken Hutcheson – Tallflower

April 28, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

It's that time of year again folks; the NZ International Comedy Festival, a month dedicated to chuckles, giggles, and belly laughs. It was fairly clear skies, lightly overcast with a pleasant temperature of 18º...

Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Joe Manganiello talk Rampage

April 17, 2018

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web, Spotlight

Directed by Brad Peyton, the action-adventure smash ‘em up flick Rampage (our review here) follows what happens when the gorilla best friend of primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson), who has been in his ca...

7.6

In Review: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s “Rampage”

Craig Moodie

April 13, 2018

Entertainment, Film

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With the insanely shit weather driving a lot of us Kiwis to the cinemas, it is with some relief that I can state without reservation that director Brad Peyton’s (San Andreas) “Rampage” is exactly what you expec...

Watch: Jason Statham fights a Mega Shark? Yes Please.

April 11, 2018

Entertainment, Film, Watch, Watch and Listen

There's something about sharks that spike the imagination. Though they don't actually attack many people we still seem to fear and revere them in equal parts. I used to work for a company that had the Discovery...

In Review: Comedy Central Presents – ‘Another Frickin’ Festival’

February 9, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, Spotlight

Escaping an unseasonably dark and rainy Auckland evening, a friend (Jenanne) and I made our way to the ASB Theatre to check out ‘Another Frickin’ Festival’. Presented by Comedy Central, the festival featured...

In Review: Romeo and Juliet by Broken Quill Theatre

September 12, 2017

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theatre

Romeo and Juliet by Broken Quill Theatre Review by Holly Roberts Going into Romeo and Juliet by Broken Quill Theatre last night I was more than a little intrigued. I'd heard it included live emo rock mus...

Interview: Alice Canton of OTHER [chinese]

August 21, 2017

Theatre

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Sometime in early June I attended a theatre workshop run by Alice Canton and Julie Zhu called “What is Chinese?”. It featured a series of activities and discussions on what “being Chinese” was in Aotearoa/New Z...

What’s New On Netflix This August?

July 25, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web, TV

We're big fans of a Netflix binge here at The Speakeasy, and as winter rolls on it’s the perfect time to find a warm place to watch your favorite shows and movies on the most popular streaming service on the we...

In Review: Hanson at Auckland Town Hall – 27/06/2017

Natalie Crane

June 29, 2017

Main, Music

I hadn’t thought about Hanson, for around 20 years. But now that they were back at the forefront of my mind, I had questions: Had their voices broken? Would they still sound the same? What does 'Mmmbop' even m...

In Review: This Beautiful Fantastic