Eli Matthewson: ‘Daddy Short-Legs’
Award-winning Eli Matthewson is taking you back through some huge life revelations that tookplace in some seriously shitty cars, from when he came out to his dad, to 10 years later when his dad came out to him.
Winner of Best Show, NZ International Comedy Festival, 2021.
Winner of Director’s Award, NZ International Comedy Festival, 2019.
30 Best Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe, The Telegraph, 2019.
★★★★
‘He’d mop the floor with most of the recent Live at the Apollo box-tickers’
Chortle.co.uk
Ange Lavoipierre: ‘I’ve got 99 Problems and Here is An Exhaustive List of Them’
99 problems. 50 minutes. One woman. One spider suit. 30 seconds per problem. An insufficient number of solutions. If you currently have, or have ever had problems, the new show from award-winning comedian and journalist Ange Lavoipierre is absolutely for you. This frantic yet beguiling display of self-pity is the holiday from your own problems you’ve been waiting for.
Winner: Best Comedy Weekly Award, Adelaide Fringe 2020
★★★★
‘A rising star of Australian comedy’
InDaily.com.au
★★★★
‘Mind melting sh*t’
Skinny
James Roque: ‘Badong’
A favourite on the New Zealand comedy scene for the last 10 years, Kiwi-Filipino James Roque makes his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. His entire life, James’ family have referred to him by his traditional baby nickname – Badong. Now that Badong has turned 30, he’s asking–is it finally time to retire the name? This is a show about embracing adulthood and learning to love your inner grown up, as seen through the eyes of a Filipino migrant who grew up in New Zealand.
★★★★★
‘dammit the guy is likeable. We don’t normally “do” stars, but screw it–this rocked.
PerilMag AUS
★★★★
‘The funniest comedian on the New Zealand Comedy Circuit…Perfectly written jokes’
Craccum