New ZealandWatch NZH Focus: Comedy Festival 2017 Line UpHal Cruttenden gives as a glimpse of his show to be presented in the 2017 Comedy Festival.Watch26 Apr 11:07 PM
EntertainmentComedy Festival star's warning for NZRomesh Ranganathan went from high school maths teacher to Bafta nominee.26 Apr 10:00 PM
EntertainmentGreat expectations for new comedy playPenny Ashton is swapping Jane Austen for Charles Dickens in her latest comic caper.12 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentThe making of a 'Classic'The home of Auckland's Classic Comedy Club has had a hard life. Matt Nippert reports.14 Jan 03:54 AM
EntertainmentComedy fest drops iconic Wellington venueThe NZ Comedy Fest has dropped one of its most iconic venues and Kiwi comedians are not happy about it.04 Dec 10:30 PM
New ZealandFrom wallflower to stage starNatasha Hoyland used to be a homebody. Now she is forging a career as a stand-up comedian, a path she credits to YWCA's Future Leaders programme.20 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMel Parsons joins forces with doggy duoMel Parsons is going on tour with the women behind hit comedy show The Bitches' Box.17 Aug 06:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Island heads to Scottish festivalWhen Sieni Leo'o Olo saw Massive Company perform for the first-time, she returned to drama classes at Aorere College and told her classmates "we're doing it all wrong, guys!"24 Jun 05:08 PM
EntertainmentDid you hear the one about doing comedy for the first time?Away from bright lights and big crowds, Joanna Mathers asks why lesser-known mortals would want to stand up and tell jokes to a bunch of hostile strangers.28 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentDid you hear the one about doing comedy for the first time?'I'm ancient, I'm not a -lesbian, I don't use -Tinder and I don't swear," says Janet McLarin. "I'm -pretty unique in comedy circles."28 May 12:00 AM
EntertainmentKiwi comic strips naked to celebrate festival winThe best shows at this year's Comedy Festival were honoured at Last Laughs, with one Kiwi comedian stripping off to celebrate his success.16 May 02:15 AM
TravelMy holiday: Stephen K. AmosGet off the beaten track and keep an emergency credit card safely hidden.29 Apr 04:52 AM
EntertainmentComedian's son following in his dad's funny footstepsComedian Paul Ego has passed on the gift of the gab to his boy Gabe. Father and son talk to Dionne Christian22 Apr 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMust see Comedy Festival actsHere are five new comedy festival acts you should be intrigued by.21 Apr 03:00 AM
TravelMy Holiday: Cian KinsellaWe ended up at a hotel that had its glory days in the 70s, it was huge with practically no guests in it.19 Apr 07:00 AM
EntertainmentArtists strive to take Basement to the topLast year, it staged 111 shows - 62 in its regular programme, 23 in the Fringe, 26 in the NZ Comedy Festival and more than 100 "other" events.01 Apr 10:00 PM
TravelMy Holiday: Cori Gonzalez-MacuerI entered an underground fight club on Phi Phi Island in Thailand a couple years ago. They put me up against an actual K1 fighter. Needless to say, the fight didn't last long.23 Mar 02:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Noel Fielding's technicoloured dreamlandNoel Fielding took to the stage and embraced the bare accoutrements of traditional stand-up comedy, writes Karl Puschmann.10 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNoel Fielding brings the Boosh to NZIt might be years since the end of The Mighty Boosh, but the local following that Noel Fielding earned from the surreal show will be welcoming him to this year's comedy festival.08 May 10:05 PM
EntertainmentComedy review: Wash Your Mouth OutI have never been a big fan of comedians who resort to crude, shock humour, riddled with curse words that would make a sailor proud. So it was refreshing to get along to Wash Your Mouth Out, at Vault at the Q Theatre, in Auckland.02 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentFrom meth to mirth: How one man broke badMiles Allen was a struggling actor in LA when his Breaking Bad impressions went viral, making him one of the hottest tickets at this year's Comedy Festival. He talks, in many voices, to Chris Schulz.30 Apr 10:00 PM
EntertainmentFunnyman takes over from frontmanColin Hay, the singer of Men At Work classics like 'Down Under', returns to Auckland as part of this year's comedy festival.30 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentLive review: Marathon gala becomes 'comedy as punishment'21 comics over three-and-a-half hours became 'comedy as punishment' at last night's Comedy Gala.24 Apr 10:44 PM
EntertainmentCracking up the kidsWith the New Zealand International Comedy Festival just around the corner, Sarah Ell caught up with comedian Jamie Bowen.24 Apr 08:00 PM
EntertainmentMichele Hewitson interview: Rose MatafeoRose Matafeo reveals what part of her Jono & Ben billboard is photoshopped, and explains why she is staging her own funeral at the NZ International Comedy Festival.24 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTackling rape culture with comedyRape may not be a joke, but comedian Adrienne Truscott pokes fun at the absurd issues around the subject - even stripping to make her point, writes Lydia Jenkin.24 Apr 02:00 AM
EntertainmentNaked Magicians make their clothes disappearIs this the cheekiest act of the Comedy Festival? One-half of Aussie duo The Naked Magicians tells us about their accidental 'orgy' of comedy, magic and nudity.22 Apr 11:30 PM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Cori Gonzalez-MacuerHe was a loudmouth vampire in What We Do in the Shadows, but comedian Cori Gonzalez-Macuer prefers dry understatement. He talks about tattoos, whisky, failure and success.13 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentThe laugh lineup unveiledThe line-up for the 2015 Comedy Festival is out today with a programme featuring everyone from returning international and local stars to provocative new acts.25 Feb 07:00 PM
EntertainmentNZ Comedy Festival: Trygve WakenshawTrygve Wakenshaw is from Auckland via performing and studying stints in Paris, London and Oslo.12 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentNZ Comedy festival: Jarred FellWhere have we seen you before?: TV3 Comedy Gala or the Classic Comedy Bar in Auckland.06 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNZ Comedy Festival: Jamie BowenWhere have we seen you before? Either rummaging through a dumpster out the back of your favourite Chinese restaurant or you might have seen me on stage.05 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNZ Comedy Festival: Penny AshtonWhere have we seen you before? I was a gynaecologist on Shortland St, a street comedienne in Power Rangers and a gossip on Good Morning.04 May 05:00 PM
