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NZ International Comedy Festival CRACKER INTERNATIONAL COMEDY SHOWCASE at SKYCITY Theatre reviewed by Venus Stephens 6 May 2009 |
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Worth the air and carbon points they clock up Comedy shows should have a harassment warning on the tickets, to read like this: “Do not sit within the 1st three rows of the stage. Doing so will result in hazardous use of your personal life being used as comic fodder”. [more] |
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NZ International Comedy Festival STAND UP FOR KIDS-09 at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge reviewed by Venus Stephens 11 May 2009 |
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They made it through unscathed Oh the patience required when entertaining kids! I would liken the exercise of performing Stand Up to the pint sized to a procession of sheep (the comedians) being led mercilessly past the shearing shed and straight into the culling shed. Oh they look cuddly enough (the kids) ... [more] |
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NZ International Comedy Festival WIL ANDERSON: WILOSOPHY at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge reviewed by Venus Stephens 12 May 2009 |
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You Wil(l) be impressed Non-stop, Anderson commands our attention with his conscious musings, jazzed up on cough syrup and Codral to medicate a cold, he waxes lyrical about everything! He waxes on it, and does not fudge a fact. [more] |
 JEROME’S VARIETY HOUR at Limelight Lounge, Aotea Centre reviewed by Venus Stephens 13 May 2009 |
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Docile performance This review of Jerome Chandrahasen’s performance will read quickly as follows: He was OK. [more] |
 HANNAH GADSBY: KISS ME QUICK I'M FULL OF JUBES at Comedy Underground, 305 Queen St reviewed by Venus Stephens 13 May 2009 |
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Reminiscent of a sulky teenage girl Comedians can reveal so much of their personal lives in an hour and Hannah Gadsby has no shortage of material fuelled by her life so far. We are 'visited' by her motherthroughout the night, not physically you understand; but through the retelling of 'endearing moments' and language that only Mothers use. [more] |
 DANNY MCCHRYSTAL AND REUBEN LEE ARE FULL ENGLISH at The Transmission Room reviewed by Venus Stephens 15 May 2009 |
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Black humour from ex-pat Poms I'm reading the ’09 Comedy Fest guide, the caption that accompanies the Danny McChrystal and Reuben Lee 'FULL ENGLISH' gig states “nothing is considered taboo”. You can say that again. [more] |
 THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY TEENS at The Basement, Lower Greys Ave reviewed by Venus Stephens 18 May 2009 |
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A comedic force to be reckoned with ‘K’ by The Tutts (go NZ Music) is the ‘pysche’ tune the troupe has chosen to open tonight’s gig with; its a popular choice with the gaggle of teenage girls seated next to me dancing in their seats. Oh the lightness of youth. [more] |
 TRIKES! at Comedy Underground, 305 Queen St reviewed by Venus Stephens 18 May 2009 |
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Their only way is further up Trikes is on its last night and the queuing curious are a good indication that this comic sandwich of stand-ups have roused interest from their antics. [more] |
 DAVE WIGGINS: I’M A BELIEVER at Limelight Lounge, Aotea Centre reviewed by Venus Stephens 20 May 2009 |
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A good human being to boot His comic style is lively with Marmite jokes blended easily alongside politically conscious topics like the Famine in Africa and US President Barrack O’Bama’s inauguration. [more] |
 SIMON MCKINNEY TELLS A BIT OF A YARN at The Transmission Room reviewed by Venus Stephens 20 May 2009 |
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Euphoria-inducing Simon Mc Kinney has had me laughing for the past hour. I’ve chosen to sit in awkward spot behind a tall person and now I find myself ‘playing peek- a- boo’ trying to see where Mc Kinney is on stage. I am engrossed. [more] |
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