Whanganui s Kajun Campbell Brooking wins Central North Island Raw Comedy Quest
5 May, 2021 05:00 AM
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Kajun Campbell Brooking employed some mind games during last week s competition. Photo / Supplied
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
Whanganui comedian Kajun Campbell Brooking has taken out this year s Raw Comedy Quest Central North Island competition. Brooking made his comedy debut in the same competition last year, and he said nerves weren t so much of an issue this time around. I was just looking around watching everyone else sh t their pants instead, it was good, Brooking said.
Presented by Creatif Kate and Dave
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Since the dawn of time, two creative
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comedians and Poets. Who is more in touch with the human
experience? Who can transform a room? And ultimately.who
is funnier!? We intend to find out; five nights, three poets
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Press Release – New Zealand Comedy Guild
Despite the challenges of a Covid dominated year, there were plenty of laughs at the annual
NZ Comedy Guild Awards that took place on Tuesday (8 December). New Zealand’s comedians gathered at The Classic in Auckland, and watched on a live stream in venues around the country, to celebrate a dramatic year for the local industry.
“2020 was an incredibly difficult time for live performance in New Zealand, but the level of resilience in the comedy industry has been phenomenal” says NZ Comedy Guild Chair Brendon Green.
“The forced closure of our main source of work meant we had to find creative ways to work, as well as taking a serious look at how the industry operates.”
Friday, 11 December 2020, 10:04 am
Despite the challenges of a Covid dominated year, there
were plenty of laughs at the annual
NZ Comedy Guild
Awards that took place on Tuesday (8 December). New
Zealand’s comedians gathered at The Classic in Auckland,
and watched on a live stream in venues around the country,
to celebrate a dramatic year for the local
industry.
“2020 was an incredibly difficult time
for live performance in New Zealand, but the level of
resilience in the comedy industry has been phenomenal”
says NZ Comedy Guild Chair Brendon Green.
“The
forced closure of our main source of work meant we had to