| NZ INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FEST '09 – THE PICKS. |
| Written by Luke Oram |
| Tuesday, 28 April 2009 09:38 |
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Canadian. That’s a good start eh. Suitably hilarious surname. Check. Whitehead’s well-known for spinning a great yarn. Whether it’s the time he got frisked by overzealous airport security, or the time he discovered his flatmate’s sex toys, his hilarious real-life tales will leave you in stitches. AUCKLAND DATES: Tuesday 19 May – Saturday 23 May, 8.30PM VENUE: Limelight Laugh Lounge TICKETS: Adults $22 / Conc. $18 / Groups 10+ $18 BOOKINGS: 0800 TICKETEK (0800842 5385) www.ticketek.co.nz WELLINGTON DATES: Tuesday 5 May – Saturday 9 May, 8.30PM VENUE: Happy Bar TICKETS: Adults $22 / Conc. $18 / Groups 10+ $18 BOOKINGS: 0800 TICKETEK (0800842 5385) www.ticketek.co.nz P.S. How many times do you think the press will use the term ‘in stitches’ when covering the comedy fest? Lets keep a tally.
Self-announced queens of the Takapuna Amateur Chess Club circuit, O’Loughlin and Matafeo are waging a war against the Uncool. Matafeo and O’Loughlin are being called the wunderkinds of NZ comedy. By me. Matafeo is of National Radio and TV1’s Close Up Fame, while O’Loughlin won the 2008 NZ Comedy Guild Award. With their forces combined, everything kitsch, old-hat and boy-racey take a steady beating in their suitably titled lecture “UNCOOL”. DATES: Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 May, 7PM VENUE: The Basement, Lower Greys Ave, City, Auckland TICKETS: Adults $15, Conc. $12.50 BOOKINGS: 0800 TICKETEK or www.ticketek.co.nz
Ever wondered what would happen if you mixed the world of professional boxing and audience interaction? Award-winning Kettell and Beck did. Then they made a show about it. Covering all the necessary keys to becoming a top boxer, including “Steroids”, “The biggest fight of your life” and “Going to prison for a crime you didn’t commit”, the boys box lyrical, taking their gloves off, putting them back on, and dragging the crowd into the ring with them. B.Y.O. mouth guard. DATES: 20-23rd May 2009, 10PM VENUE: The Comedy Underground, Wallace Trust Gallery, 305 Queen Street, Auckland TICKETS: $14.50 Adults, $11.50 Students/Groups over 8. BOOKINGS: Ticketek or through Comedy Underground. Check out the NZ International Comedy Festival website HERE for further details. |
