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KAI SMYTHE & 7 PIECE SOUL BAND in HAIRY SOUL MAN

Wellington, Auckland

08/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"A wholly worthwhile international class act..

"A frenetic yet well-crafted and solid-as soul explosion of comedic entertainment..

ALEX WILLIAMSON in Dumb Things I’ve Done

Auckland, Wellington

14/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Seriously funny and unnecessarily off-colour..

COMEDY ALLSTARS AT THE BMC #2

Auckland

15/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"New and established talents..

HAMISH PARKINSON: Party Party Party. Fun Fun Fun.

Wellington, Auckland

09/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Creative comedy outside the box..

JON BENNETT Fire in the Meth Lab

Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch

06/05/2014 - 27/01/2018

"Bloody funny with uncommon compassion and empathy..

"Grows with its maker from crudely juvenile to insightful and even profound..

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TWO AND A HALF ASIAN MEN

Auckland

14/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Two and a half quite good performers..

JAMES ROQUE in Roque to Self

Auckland

14/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Self-deprecating humour with pop-culture pay-off..

A SHOW ABOUT SUPERHEROES

Wellington

13/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Exhausting the superheroes theme..

"A splendid display of play..

JARROD BAKER We Are All Doomed

Wellington

13/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Nerdy comedy, loopy music..

MICHAEL LEGGE Late & Live at the Classic

Auckland

14/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"High volume venom yet pretty casual..

TIGHTY WHITEYS

Auckland, Wellington

06/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Grab your BFF..

"Supportively insane enabling of possible genius..

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FERRIS WHEEL

Auckland

14/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Varying degrees of satisfaction..

MARCEL LUCONT – Is

Auckland, Wellington

29/04/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Muses, insults, smoulders, ad-libs, poems, sings …..

"Quiet, arrogant, devastatingly FRENCH..

SAM SMITH and ROBBIE ELLIS in AUGMENTED FOURTH

Wellington, Auckland

06/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Totally worth it for the music alone..

"Versatile talents need an outside eye to modulate the relentless pace..

JAMES ACASTER and STUART GOLDSMITH Two Heads Are Better Than One!

Wellington

13/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Personal Festival highlight..

HEART GOES BOOM/HEAD GOES BANG

Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Wanaka

06/05/2014 - 08/04/2017

"Questioning of the universe through grief-tinted glasses..

"Startling intensity..

TIM BATT Saves Planet Earth

Auckland, Wellington

29/04/2014 - 17/05/2014

"A professional display of a non-professional Kiwi archetype..

DAN NIGHTINGALE is Trying His Best Not To Be a Dick

Wellington, Auckland

06/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Charming affability..

KADE NIGHTINGALE & JEREMY ROLSTON DON'T PANIC!

Auckland, Wellington

07/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Lacking in judgement..

"Infectious glee..

DAN SHENTON and JAMES JOBE In Stereo

Wellington

13/05/2014 - 17/05/2014

"Less mono more stereo?..

IAN D MONTFORT: UNBELIEVABLE

Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington

06/05/2014 - 24/01/2015

"Provokes fits of astounded laughter..

"A terrifically hilarious and polished hour..

JEREMY ELWOOD LIVE ‘CAUSE IF IT’S NOT LIVE, IT’S DEAD

Auckland, Wellington

25/04/2014 - 17/05/2014

"A good, raucous laugh..

"Delightfully insightful and full of wit..

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