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Ed Byrne: DIFFERENT CLASS

Hamilton, Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth

02/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"The laughs keep coming..

"Good story telling..

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Danny Bhoy – On Tour 2009

Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington

14/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"Constant laughs from a lovely man..

"Still some laughs on slippery slope..

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Miscellaneous, Etc…

Wellington

13/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"A little off the beaten path..

Danny McChrystal and Reuben Lee are Full English

Auckland

14/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Black humour from ex-pat Poms..

Mark Watson: All The Thoughts I’ve Had Since I Was Born

Auckland

12/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Nothing to laugh about – but jokes must go on..

"Frantic and tangled self-effacing digressions infectious and …..

Wil Anderson: Wilosophy

Auckland

11/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Muscular Aussie thoughtful, silly and beautifully brash..

"You Wil(l) be impressed..

Maeve Higgins: Kitten Brides

Wellington, Auckland

05/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Awkward moment when you’ve been truly outfoxed..

"Insidiously acerbic behind ‘bashful innocence’..

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Jason Cook: Joy

Wellington, Auckland

05/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"Cook dishes up joyful evening..

"Speedily seeking joy..

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Bunkers

Auckland

14/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Divergent wit fails to fly..

Benjamin Crellin’s: APOCALYPSE SOON!

Auckland, Wellington

02/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Clever, funny and thought-provoking..

"Self-effacing, confident and shameless..

ConArtists: Sex, Lies & Improvise

Auckland

14/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"You’ll have a ball..

Steve Wrigley in Of Mates And Mischief

Auckland, Wellington

02/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"A great act to treasure..

"You’ll fizz your face off..

Vaughan King: Inventor

Wellington, Auckland

13/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"Good ideas abandoned..

Noor Razzak Goes Kaboom!

Auckland

13/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Mining the depths of the Arab cliché..

Andre King – The Ride

Auckland

13/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"A compelling kind of enigmatic cheek..

Fergus Aitken: True Stories & other stuff that probably isn’t

Wellington

13/05/2009 - 20/08/2010

"Laid back-style and content with a twist of physicality..

"Right up there with the best..

Dave Wiggins: I’m a Believer

Wellington, Auckland

12/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"A good human being to boot..

"It Was Brilliant..

Puppetry of the Penis - “Live”

Auckland, Wellington

12/05/2009 - 19/05/2013

"Limber, skilled, unbeatable stage presence..

"The balls to go public with privates..

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Hannah Gadsby: Kiss Me Quick I'm Full of Jubes

Auckland

12/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Reminiscent of a sulky teenage girl..

Mark Scott and Jesse Mulligan in Romantic Comedy

Wellington, Auckland

06/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Separation unexpected in romance show..

Jim Brown - A Legend In His Own Bathwater

Wellington, Auckland

12/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"A high note to end on..

"Likeable guy with droll material deserves his accolades..

Te Radar’s Eating the Dog

Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Good story telling

12/05/2009 - 01/10/2011

"A trip off history’s beaten old track..

"Entertaining and accessible portrait of New Zealand culture..

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