 LEVIN FOR BEGINNERS (NZ) at Katipo Cafe & Bar, 76 Willis St reviewed by Lyne Pringle 6 May 2010 |
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Regional non-delivery A bunch of comedians with origins in small town New Zealand attempt to distil the essence of their roots. There is good potential in the material but the show fails to ignite. [more] |
 TIC TIC (NZ) at Limelight Lounge, Aotea Centre reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 6 May 2010 |
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Comic but deeply personal take on Tourette’s At the more refined end of the Comedy Fest spectrum is an elegant memoir chronicling Paul Barrett's life-long engagement with Tourette's syndrome. [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 6 May 2010 |
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He gives a damn which makes him worth it Despite his being a ukulele-hating (I love them!) smoker (why pay all that extra tax to suffer ill health and shorten your life?) who is dismissive of whimsy and burlesque (both are fine by me), Jeremy Elwood delivers a compelling, thought-provoking hour. [more] |
 CHRIS BRAIN: THE ONEFORTY (NZ) at The Garden Club, 13b Dixon Street reviewed by Greer McDonald (The Dominion Post) 6 May 2010 |
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Quirky quips and anxiety Chris Brain won a Billy T James Award based on a humour that brought self-deprecation down (or up, depending on which way you look at it) to a whole new level. One year on, at his latest show, The OneForty, based around how his social networking addiction had aided in his recovery from battles with severe depression and anxiety, he had news for the audience: it's not over. [more] |
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CHRIS BRAIN: THE ONEFORTY (NZ) at The Garden Club, 13b Dixon Street reviewed by John Smythe 6 May 2010 |
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Riffing off tweets Last night at The Garden Club, Chris Brain experienced his second weirdest gig … [It’s] when he is filling us in on the backstory of his Billy T award-winning show last year – based on his depression, drug-taking and panic attacks – that a thickly pissed female voice pipes up from a back: “Is this supposed to be funny? We came here to laugh.” [more] |
 BRENDHAN LOVEGROVE: LIVE 2010 at The Garden Club, 13b Dixon Street reviewed by Phoebe Smith 6 May 2010 |
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Jokes about bodily functions, race and sex Brendhan Lovegrove opens to a small house at the Garden Club at 10pm on a Wednesday night. Rather than ignoring the audience’s size, he confronts it immediately and warms the audience up by doing so. [more] |
 RHYS MATHEWSON: RHYSPECT (NZ) at Fringe Bar, Cnr Cuba & Vivian reviewed by Hannah Smith 6 May 2010 |
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Heaps of potential Rhys Mathewson is very young. Nineteen. And for a man so young he’s got a bunch of experience with Class Comedians and the Comedy Festival and going to the Edinburgh Festival and so on. He is, if you Google him, the new generation, the up and coming, the bearer of the comedic flame etc. [more] |
 CONARTISTS – BITE ME: FANGPROV at The Drake, Freeman's Bay reviewed by Joanna Davies 6 May 2010 |
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Constant surprises from consummate professionals Improvisation can be terrifying – especially if you’re called upon to “help the actors out.” Bite Me FangProv might be about a spooky subject, but trust me, the audience is completely safe. Unless you’re afraid of laughing yourself to death. [more] |
 MAEVE HIGGINS: A RARE SIGHT (IRE) at BATS reviewed by Hannah Smith 5 May 2010 |
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Still charming, Irish and naïve I must confess I find this woman adorable. She is charming, she is quirky, and she comes across as totally genuine – an unusual quality in the smug/arrogant world of stand up comics. [more] |
 JARRED FELL: DANGEROUS IDEAS (NZ) at BATS reviewed by Lyne Pringle 5 May 2010 |
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Innovative, perplexing and heart-stopping fun Bustling onto the stage with well-honed radar, Fell – a likeable presence – proceeds to play his audience like a well tuned instrument as he scans faces and body language for potential participation candidates. [more] |
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