Press Release – Elephant Publicity
New Zealand International Comedy Festival, four local legends bring their best jokes to
SkyCity Theatre for two nights only on June 19 & 20 for
The Great Comedy Heist.
For one weekend, four of our very best stand-ups (
Brendhan Lovegrove,
Justine Smith and
Ben Hurley) are teaming up to steal some of your time for what is sure to be the year’s most jam-packed nights of laughs. The only thing these comedy titans have more than awards, is jokes.
Winner of the
Best Male Comedian,
Brendhan Lovegrove is a favourite on the local comedy circuit from Cape Reinga to Bluff, and he’s got armfuls of awards to show for it. He’s not only a mainstay at New Zealand’s stalwart comedy venue,
New Zealand International
Comedy Festival, four local legends bring their
best jokes to
SkyCity Theatre for two
nights only on June 19 & 20 for
The Great Comedy
Heist.
For one weekend, four of our very best
stand-ups (
Brendhan Lovegrove,
Justine Smith and
Ben
Hurley) are teaming up to steal some of your time
for what is sure to be the year’s most jam-packed nights
of laughs. The only thing these comedy titans have more than
awards, is jokes.
Winner of the
Best Male Comedian,
Brendhan Lovegrove is a favourite on the
local comedy circuit from Cape Reinga to Bluff, and he’s
Familiar faces features in DIY Comedy line-up
9 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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MC Maggie Malone, formerly from Pahiatua.
Bush Telegraph
Sidebar: Returning to Pahiatua with a brand new set of funny people
A One Night Stand was one of the highlight events in Pahiatua in 2020 and now the crew from DIY Comedy are bringing back another show, this time with a familiar face and a brand new line-up of performers on Saturday, May 15.
Hosted by former Pahiatua woman Maggie Malone, the show features Kitty Fitton of Wellington, Mike Osborne from Wairarapa, Dave Wiggins of Whanganui and will be headlined by Te Rina Taite, who has recently returned to New Zealand after five years on the Sydney comedy circuit.
Staten Island female comics take on some ‘weighty’ issues in a Zoom show. Call it ‘Supersized Comedy.’
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 04, 2021
Comic/actres Mary Dimino of Grasmere will perform at the Metropolitan Zoom to debut her latest creation, Supersized Comedy. (Courtesy/Supersized Comedy) Staten Island Advance
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While the Metropolitan Room a longtime New York City staple for the best in live entertainment may be closed, the pandemic has enabled the creation of the Metropolitan Zoom, an online site for musicians and comedians as a way to continue entertaining audiences.
This Saturday, May 8 at 7 p.m., award-winning comic/actress Mary Dimino of Grasmere will be performing to debut her latest creation, “Supersized Comedy,” which offers the promise, “They’re FLABulous!”
Tickets, starting at $49, are on sale now. Visit www.RuthEckerdHall.com.
These two shows will be Madiganâs first performances at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre since her two sold-out shows in November 2018.
Madigan, one of a handful of comedy powerhouses who have built a following based on their standup alone, has been playing to sold-out audiences for 30 years. She has captured the dedication of audiences and critics alike. In addition to three specials on Netflix, she has appeared on such comedy fan favorite series as Comedy Centralâs âThis is Not Happeningâ and Jerry Seinfeldâs âComedians in Cars Getting Coffee.â