 RHYS MATHEWSON IN THE BEST $18 YOU’LL EVER SPEND at The Basement, Lower Greys Ave reviewed by Nik Smythe 7 May 2009 |
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Priceless charm and chutzpah ... So, in order to track the integrity of the bold claim that this will indeed be the best value we will ever get for $18, Rhys has devised a system whereby every solid quip that gets a big laugh is worth a dollar, and every gag that misses the mark = a dollar off. [more] |
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NZ International Comedy Festival SOUTHSIDE COMEDY at Telstra Clear Events Centre, Manakau reviewed by Nik Smythe 10 May 2009 |
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Alleged best on offer Kiwi showcase The first noticeable character on stage is a casually dressed woman, executing swift hand gestures congruent to the offstage voice announcement that the (late) start of the show is imminent. The two sign-language translators, present in acknowledgment of sign language week (in the middle of music month!), are actually the unlikely stars of the show. [more] |
 CAREYNESS – FEATURING CAREY MARX at The Classic Studio reviewed by Nik Smythe 12 May 2009 |
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Exploring what’s offensive: an erection for infectious comedy ... Marx’s middle class British demeanor is strongly underpinned by a very wry, unhurried delivery. He introduces the theme (offensive humour) through a few anecdotes about jokes he’s made that went wrong in the past that caused trauma and/or offence. [more] |
 JASON COOK: JOY at The Classic reviewed by Nik Smythe 12 May 2009 |
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Speedily seeking joy And he’s off: fresh from performing in Wellington ... Cook declares the Classic stage to be one of his favourite in the world. Given the ensuing accounts of real, very personal experiences mostly involving his family and in particular his parents, it feels as though he really means it. [more] |
 MARK WATSON: ALL THE THOUGHTS I’VE HAD SINCE I WAS BORN at SKYCITY Theatre reviewed by Nik Smythe 13 May 2009 |
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Frantic and tangled self-effacing digressions infectious and … Auckland parking in a festival is quite simply a bit of a nightmare ... It’s fair to say that the effort it takes to get to any of these gigs is directly proportionate to how funny it had bloody better be once you’re in. [more] |
 MAEVE HIGGINS: KITTEN BRIDES at The Basement, Lower Greys Ave reviewed by Nik Smythe 13 May 2009 |
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Insidiously acerbic behind ‘bashful innocence’ Higgins has really put some effort into her solo comedy hour. Her use of ingenious props and visual aids are not merely a crutch to compensate for any lack of material; rather it augments her insatiably mercurial wit just nicely. [more] |
 ANDRE KING – THE RIDE at Limelight Lounge, Aotea Centre reviewed by Nik Smythe 14 May 2009 |
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A compelling kind of enigmatic cheek Andre King slopes on stage, a genuine smile curiously combined with a wry smirk through suspiciously squinty eyes. He announces upfront that this will be the ‘interactive’ style of comedy show, and demonstrates by meeting me and asking what I do. “I’m a reviewer,” I say. "Whoa ... [more] |
 NOOR RAZZAK GOES KABOOM! at Limelight Lounge, Aotea Centre reviewed by Nik Smythe 14 May 2009 |
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Mining the depths of the Arab cliché With his Ghostbusters hoody and straw trilby hat he looks like a NY Wellingtonian, but his dark features and "awesome facial hair" give Razzak license to mine every corner of the mountain that is Arab-religious fanatic-terrorism stereotype humour. [more] |
 BUNKERS at The Basement, Lower Greys Ave reviewed by Nik Smythe 15 May 2009 |
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Divergent wit fails to fly The story is of a Nuclear winter, where all the survivors of the apocalypse are pared off into functionally designed bunkers, waiting for the fallout to pass and all the zombies and mutants outside to expire. [more] |
 CHRIS BRAIN IS IN ‘A BETTER PLACE’ at The Classic Studio reviewed by Nik Smythe 19 May 2009 |
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True tales of hardship made bloody funny The subject matter is courageous, both in terms of comedy material and the personal demons he is confronting to bring it to the stage for our entertainment. It’s potentially awkward playing to a diminutive fifteen strong crowd such as this opening Monday night, but we’re soon relaxed and laughing. [more] |
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