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What's on: TV2 International Laugh! Festival

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Ewen Gilmour - Situations Vacant - Town Hall, from Thurs April 22

Mike King - Welcome to King Country - Classic, from Thurs April 22

Ben Norris - Classic, from Thurs April 22

Raybon Kan - Raybon of the Lost Ark - Town Hall,
from Thurs April 22

The First LAUGH!'s - Town Hall, from Thurs April 22

Naked Samoans go to Hollywood - Town Hall, from Thurs April 22

Brendhan Lovegrove - Love-grove 2000 - Town Hall, from Thurs April 22

Nick Nickolas & DB Brown - Gobsmacked - Town Hall, from Thurs April 22

Jarred Christmas & Justine White - Scones Plain or Fancy? - Manifesto, from Thurs April 22

John Glass & James Elliott - Men in Beige - Manifesto, from Thurs April 22

Mike Boon - I Ate All the Pies - Manifesto, from Thurs April 22

Benjamin Crellin - What's Eating Benjamin Crellin? - Silo, from Thurs April 22

The Roberts Boys - For Love, Not Money - Silo, from Thurs April 22

The Big Howick Giggle - Macleans College Auditorium, Fri April 23

Margaret-Mary Hollins - Cynthia Licks Like a Smoothie - Silo, from Fri April 23

The Improv Bandits - Silo, from Fri April 23

Perfect Match - Herald Theatre, from Fri April 23

David McPhail - The Inaugural Comedyfest Lecture - Classic, Sat April 24

Classic Comedy Debate - Classic, Sun April 25

Classic Quest of the Fest - Classic, from Sun April 25

Son of a Pun - Improv Theatre, from Mon April 26

Zen - Kamikaze Stand-Up - Classic, from Mon April 26

Classic Late Show - Classic, from Mon April 26

Sean Cullen: Wood, Cheese & Children - Town Hall, from Tues April 27

Dead Men Don't Get Laid - Town Hall, from Tues April 27

Jimmy Poulos, Pommy Jonson & Chris Bennett - The Comic Strip - Powerstation, from Tues April 27

Wade Jackson - The Blonde Ninja - Horse & Trap, from Tues April 27

Mike Loder, Wade Jackson & Mark Scott - Poor, White & Trashed - Horse & Trap, from Tues April 27

Philip Patston - The World According to funnyBoy - Alleluya, from Tues April 27

Ed Byrne - A Night at the Opera - Sky City Theatre, from Tues April 27

Tickled Pink - I Was a Teenage Velvet Painting - Silo, from Tues April 27

Elvira Kurt - Town Hall, from Wed April 28

Laurie McDermott - Manifesto, from Wed April 28

Justin Smith & Jan Maree - Showgals - Silo, from Wed April 28

Jenny Alexander - Whatever Happened to Baby Jen? - Manifesto, from Wed April 28

Rhys Darby - Let's Get Physical - Manifesto, from Wed April 28

The 5 Star International Comedy Showcase - Mandalay, from Wed April 28

The Radio Retrospective - Classic, Sat May 1

The LAUGH!'s Divas - Town Hall, from Sun May 2

Duncan Sarkies - Stray Thoughts & Nose Bleeds - Silo, from Sun May 2

The Brownies - Faleaitu 2 - Town Hall, from Mon May 3

Michael Smiley - RE:Cycling - Classic, from Mon May 3

Sugar & Spice - REBORN - Town Hall, from Mon May 3

Carl Barron - Live - Classic, from Mon May 3

Craig Campbell - Classic, from Mon May 3

Welcome to Superbia! - Silo, from Mon May 3

Whose Show Is It Anyway? - Town Hall, from Tues May 4

Cal Wilson is the Aunti-Christ - Town Hall, from Tues May 4

Tery Free & Rob Callaghan - Free - Batteries Included - Manifesto, from Tues May
4
Paul Ego - Paul Ego's Show - Manifesto, from Tues May 4

Steve Mills - Rookie Nights - Horse & Trap, from Tues May 4

Tarun Mohanbhai, Terry Frisby & Cris Brian - 3hree - Horse & Trap, from Tues May
4
Paul Brasch, Calvin De Grey & Gary Eck - The Comic Strip - Powerstation, from Tues May 4

Humourbeasts2: Humouroids - Silo, from Tues May 4

Averil Taylor & Fergus Aitken - Consenting Adults - Manifesto, from Wed May 5

Go Lupi & Jo Luni - The "No Name" Comedy Fracas - Silo, from Wed May 5

Adam Dayes - The Boy Next Door - Silo, from Wed May 5

Brad McCormick & Justin Kean - Two Ex-Mansfield House Captains - Manifesto, from Thurs May 6

Pulp Comedy '99 - Mandalay, from Thurs May 6

Crap Poetry Deluxe - Classic, Sun May 9

The TV2 Billy T Showcase - Sky City Theatre, Sun May 9

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