With Rhys Darby calling the shots the Comedy Fest luminaries needed to bring their A game.

Comedian Paul Ego has passed on the gift of the gab to his boy Gabe. Father and son talk to Dionne Christian

Comedian Paul Ego gives his son Gabe, a pep talk before taking to the stage before a stand up gig. Gabe is looking to follow in his fathers footsteps by becoming a comedian.

Here are five new comedy festival acts you should be intrigued by.

We ended up at a hotel that had its glory days in the 70s, it was huge with practically no guests in it.

Ahead of his first New Zealand shows, Billy Crystal talks about his long and storied comedy career

The celebrated Oscar host is appearing doing two nights of "sit-down" comedy in Auckland ....

The comedian - who is best known for his appearances alongside Ronnie Barker in The Two Ronnies in the 1970s and 80s - has been praised by friends and fellow stars for his comic timing, his storytelling and his ability to laugh at himself. Source: BBC

Chris Schulz got a role in Leigh Hart's new comedy and now regrets it.

I 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.

Jaz Coleman is supposed to be having a break from music, but he just can't help himself.

Comedy star Amy Schumer is vehemently denying claims that she stole jokes from several other comedians - including Wendy Liebman, Tammy Pescatelli, Kathleen Madigan and the late Patrice O'Neal.

"Everyone was quite shocked. There were audible gasps."

We didn't have a TV. I grew up in Peru in a village at the top of the Andes, higher than Mt Cook.

Salted caramel. It's like sweet chilli sauce was in the 90s. Even Dad is asking for it on his icecream.

Not in New Zealand because it's not on TV here, but I do get lovely messages in broken English from places like South America or Iraq saying "Are you the Mystic Ranger?"

The man who brought us Fred Dagg is returning to take a fresh look at Godzone.

Nightmare comedy duo Tim and Eric are dedicated to pushing boundaries at upcoming Auckland show, discovers Chris Schulz.

Developing a sudden liking for slapstick comedy could herald the onset of dementia up to nine years before the illness is diagnosed.

Rowan Atkinson has been given a "quickie" divorce from his wife of 24 years Sunetra.

TV3 debuted its new local comedy offering last night, led by an all-female line up. But is it any good?

Duncan Greive heads behind-the-scenes to check out TV3's newest comedy offering, Funny Girls.

Russell Brand swaggered, thrusted, probed and taunted his way through a 90 minute set, pointed out the absurdities of the world, and of human nature, and left the 4000 strong audience in a daze.

Comedian Urzila Carlson was 20 when she was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

Eli Orzessek talks to pop's king of parody, Weird Al Yankovic.