2021 Comedy Festival Season Categories - AUCKLAND

BILLYS

Artists with incredible potential and in the running for the most prestigious prize for emerging New Zealand comedians - The Billy T Award

CROWD PLEASERS

Good-as gigs to bring a group to. Stonking good line-ups and festival favourites that are sure to make you laugh.

FRESH FACES

Check out these highly-recommended fresh-as faces and see them before they hit the big time!

GOOD WEIRD

Quirky and a little bit magical these shows are anything but ordinary.

PARTY SHOWS

Fricken fun to bring your friends to, fast-paced comedy with lots of laughs.

YES, AND...

Totally made-up, in-the-moment comedy. Give these performers a place in time and they'll give you an on-the-spot show!

KEEN OBSERVERS

Relatable, ridiculous and a sure-fire romp, these keen observers deliver comedy in its purest form.

SOMETHING TO SAY

Get seriously silly, merry and meaningful with a show with a bit of a message. 

TRUST US

Guaranteed LOLs and certified gold brought to you by the New Zealand Comedy Trust. 

Brynley Stent
SOFT CARNAGE

Lana Walters
PROBLEM AREAS

James Mustapic
INSIDE JAMES MUSTAPIC

Josh Davies
LOOK! I'M BLIND.

Nick Rado
110% COMEDY

A Notorious Somethin' Somethin'

A Night at the Rovers

Pax Assadi
LADI DADI ASSADI LIKE TO PARTY

Big Wednesday
FESTIVAL EDITION

Urzila Carlson
ALL THE RAGE RETURNS

Rhys Mathewson
HEARTLESS JOKE MACHINE

Sera Devcich
GENERAL ADMISSIONS

Tofiga Fepulea'i
SORRY ABOUT IT

COMEDY ALL-STARS 2021

COMEDY ALL-STARS
At the BMC Comedy Club

COMEDY ALL-STARS
At Manukau

The Classic Pro Night
FESTIVAL EDITION

Advait Kirtikar
I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE FOR AN HOUR

Audrey Porne
THE PORNE IDENTITY

Bala Murali Shingade & Aman Bajaj
BOOM SHANKAR

Bec Sandys
HAPPY CABBAGE

Chester Jarrat & Sarah Hughes
THIS WILL BE TESTED

China Gonzàlez
BETTER THAN TACOS

Hannah Campbell & Natalie Samy
HYSTERIA

Jack Caldwell, Jaye Xu & Thomas Chapman
SHOESTRINGS

Jadwiga Green
CARDIGAN FAGET

OPEN L8 - RAW COMEDY SLAM

Angella Dravid
STORIES FOR ADULTS

Brendon Green
HUMOURISMS - POETRY AND STORYTELLING

Chris Parker
HOW I FELT

David Correos
DAVID CORREOS IS DAVID POSTOFFICE

Emma Wollum
KLINGALONG: THE SCI FI AND FANTASY SINGALONG

Guy Montgomery
GUY MONTGOMERY BY NAME, GUY MONTGOMERY BY NATURE 

Jonno Roberts
KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING. TOTALLY.

Maria Williams
ANXIETY… THE MUSICAL!?

Paul Williams
IN THE MOONLIGHT

Ray Shipley & Emma Cusdin
BRUNCH

The Worst Idea of All Time
THE COMEDY FEST LIVE SHOW

Rhys Darby, Buttons & Dan Schreiber
THE CRYPTID FACTOR

A Bard's Tale
THE GREATEST PLAYS SHAKESPEARE NEVER WROTE

BULL RUSH IMPROV

C-Suite
COMEDY FROM THE TOP TABLE

Improv for Kids
FAMILY FUN!

Improverished
CAN I GET AN UNDERGROUND LOCATION AND A MYTHICAL CREATURE?

Instant Broadway
WHERE EVERY NIGHT IS OPENING NIGHT

Jester
FRESH COMEDY EVERY TIME!

Jung & The Restless
THE IMPROVISED SOAP OPERA

Love Lamp
LOVE LAMP & FRIENDS

Perfect Match
THE SPEED DATING SHOW WITH A CONSCIENCE

The Improv Bandits
NO SCRIPTS, NO GIMMICKS, NO SAFETY NET!

Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
UP LATE

Courtney & Heta Dawson
HALF AND HĀWHE

Guy Williams
ALL NIGHT LONG (ONE HOUR DURATION)

Laura Davis
IF THIS IS IT

Liv McKenzie & Ed Amon
TWINS

Nick Gibb
NICK GIBB MAKES SENSE OF IT ALL

Patch Lambert
IT'S NOT A GYMNASIUM!

Ray O'Leary
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Ruby Esther
GLAMOURPUSS

Tom Sainsbury
THE MAN BEHIND THE MASC

Barnie Duncan
BUNNY

James Malcolm
2 FACED 2 FURIOUS

Laser Kiwi
LASER KIWI #2

No Homo: Queer Comedy
FESTIVAL EDITION

THE FRIDAY L8 SHOW

RUDE FOOD Comedy Cook-off

SNORT

Spanglish Comedy & Mabel Impro-Teatro
SPANGLISH COMEDY COMBO

Two Hearts - Laura Daniel x Joseph Moore
WE'RE PREGNANT AND THE BABY IS MUSIC

Abby Howells
HARLEQUEEN

Amanda Kennedy
BUMBSHELL

Eli Matthewson
DADDY-SHORT-LEGS

James Nokise
LET IT OUT

James Roque  
BOY MESTIZO: THE RETURN

Kolopa Simei-Barton
AUNTY LOPA'S TAUTALA TABLE

Michèle A'Court
FEMINIST RAGE NIGHT

Neil Thornton
CIRCUS OF SHAME

Sameena Zehra
ARSEBISCUITS

Bubbah
HEAD

RACISTS ANNOYMOUS

Tim Batt
CLASSY WARFARE

BASEMENT THEATRE PREVIEW SHOW

BEST FOODS COMEDY GALA

THE GREAT COMEDY DEBATE

ELECTRIC KIWI LAST LAUGHS

GOING LIVE

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