Justine Smith on stage at Auckland's Aotea Centre in 2021. Photo / Jinki Cambronero
Justine Smith on stage at Auckland's Aotea Centre in 2021. Photo / Jinki Cambronero
Auckland's Justine Smith is the latest comedian on their way to Whanganui.
She is set to perform next month as part of production company Hello Comedy's August Showcase.
Hello Comedy was founded at the start of the year by Dave Wiggins and Elizabeth McMenamin-Pervan.
The pair have now moved operationsacross the road from the Whanganui Musicians Club to the War Memorial Centre's concert chamber, after their first two shows this year sold out.
Nick Rado (February) and Rhys Mathewson (June) have already come through the River City in 2022.
Whanganui comedian Vik Batra is also booked for a slot.
Elizabeth McMenamin-Pervan (left) and Dave Wiggins founded Hello Comedy at the beginning of the year. Photo / Mike Tweed
Batra and McMenamin-Pervan claimed first-equal in the recent Raw Comedy Quest Whanganui regional heat, travelling to the Globe Theatre in Palmerston North for the central regional final last weekend.
They were pipped by another local comedian and Hello Comedy performer, Al Reid, who finished second overall.
Reid is now one step closer to competing in the national final later in the year.
McMenamin-Pervan said she was excited to be moving Hello Comedy into a theatre for the first time.
