WELLINGTON COMEDY CLUB Thursday 19 May 2022

SAN FRAN HEATS UP WITH WELLINGTON COMEDY CLUB

Wellington is getting all the laughs this May with an outrageous line-up comedy right in the heart of the capital! The Wellington Comedy Club is bringing your comedy faves to San Fran in the windy city throughout May. The Wellington Comedy Club has been the starting point for so many performers – Taika, Flight of the Conchords, and Ben Hurley – who’s going to be next?

Starting on Thursday 5 May with the crackup Tony Lyall MCing the night. Tony is originally from the Marlborough Sounds and has been spotted on The Project, the 2021 Best Foods Comedy Gala, and down the Basin for a spot of cricket. Hot on Tony’s heels in this line-up is Sera Devcich, whose relatable comedy got her a sold-out show at the 2021 Intl Comedy Festival. 2016 Raw Comedy Quest winner and regular on the Wellington comedy scene, Lucy Roche follows Sera in the line-up. Rounding out the night is Rhian Wood-Hill who you might have seen walking 500 miles to a Proclaimers concert to raise money for Lifeline, and Kris Beattie, all the way from Kent, UK, who is wondering if he should quit his day job as an intermediate school teacher to pursue his comedy career.

The second night of iconic comedy is on Thursday 12 May and MCing the line-up is Pax Assadi whose content is making waves across screens with his new Prime TV show, Raised by Refugees. Next up in the line-up is New Yorker Neil Thornton, a regular host at Wellington Pride Festival and Bear New Zealand Week (and we’re not talking about in the wilderness!) Following Neil is Lesa Macleod-Whiting, a regular on Wellington’s comedy circuit and winner of Best Newcomer at 2020 Wellington Comedy Awards. Last, but not least, is 2020 Wellington Raw Comedy Quest finalist Jak Mitchell who mingles comedy with his studies in Theatre, Philosophy, and Gender and Sexuality studies.

The final Thursday in a month full of comedy on 19 May will be MC’ed by one of the leading lights in comedy in Aotearoa and 7 Days regular, Justine Smith who you may recognise as the host of the 2022 Best Foods Comedy Gala. Next up on the line-up is the legendary improv duo Dads on the Town, made up of Greg Ellis and Steven Youngblood whose dad jokes will have you in stitches or rolling your eyes.Finishing the evening is Wellington comedy staple Miranda Camden who’ll be bringing her unapologetic style of comedy, which is a pretty amazing feat for a Canadian.   

“We’re really looking forward to bringing back the Wellington Comedy Club to San Fran. We’ve hosted some great shows over the years, here’s to many more.” –Ziggy Ziya, co-owner of San Fran on returning to live shows.

So kick back, relax, and get ready to laugh your socks off with Wellington Comedy Club’s May line-ups.

San Fran, 171 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
8pm
Tickets available here 

Thursday 5th May 2022
Tony Lyall MC, Sera Devcich, Lucy Roche, Rhian Wood-Hill, Kris Beattie

Thursday 12th May 2022
Pax Assadi, Neil Thornton, Lesa Macleod-Whiting, Jak Mitchell

Thursday 19th May 2022
Justine Smith, Dads on the Town, Miranda Camden

Theatre , Stand-up comedy ,