Archived: Comedy Fest - Winter Special

Best Comedy Show on Earth | 22 August, 7pm 
Hosted by everyone's favourite boomer dad/Judith Collins impersonator, Tom Sainsbury; this will be a big night of comedy stacked night stacked with even bigger laughs! Featuring a star studded lineup inlcuding Celebrity Treasure Island’s Courtney Dawson, lord of chaos David Correos, our favourite American Wilson Dixon, Taskmaster NZ star Angella Dravid, Kid Sister’s Bailey Poching, Jack Ansett, Lesa McLeod-Whiting, Hoani Hotene, and Alayne Dick.

Give Me One Good Reason Why I Shouldn't Throw My Phone Off This Bridge starring Chris Parker | 23 August, 6.30pm & 8.30pm 
Chris owes a lot to his phone. After all, posting videos of him felting woodland creatures, and impressions of his mum buying school shoes has made him a household name. But, while things might seem rosy, the truth is things between Chris and his phone have been rocky for a while… And after he was served up a sponsored post for 'exercise shorts with a built-in jockstrap', Chris is starting to wonder if his phone really knows him at all. He’s sick of social media, making “content”, and being diagnosed with ADHD by a kid on TikTok every 15 mins. So, he’s made a show about that feeling we are too familiar with, the one that combines our intense love for our phones with the overwhelming urge to throw it off the tallest bridge you can find.

Here If You Need, starring Kura Forrester | 24 August, 6.30pm & 8.30pm
Billy T Winner, Taskmaster alum, Shortland Street fave and local legend, Kura Forrester in a performance of her critically acclaimed show Here If You Need. In this brilliant follow-up to her Billy T Award-winning show, Kura explores unhelpful friends in the group chat, being sort of recognised in the supermarket, celebrating your 'admin’ friend, and whether you should include your local mall in your Pepeha...