Comedy Festival review: Bumbshell, Amanda Kennedy
12 May, 2021 02:24 AM
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By: Ethan Sills Many will know Amanda Kennedy as one half of the hugely successful musical comedy duo The Fan Brigade. Yet fans coming along to her debut solo show and expecting the RSA song on loop for 60 minutes will be in for a surprise. Aside from one song at the end, Kennedy has left the ukulele behind for a straight hour of stand-up in what may be one of the filthiest and funniest hours of the festival.
Bumbshell is all about Kennedy s white trash family – or, at least it was before they all found out and decided to come along to the show. Some in the crowd on opening night were addressed by name, and it felt like Kennedy had some hesitancy about going fully in on her family right in front of them in the Sweat Shop s very intimate back room.
Billy T Billy Episode Three: Lana Walters and Rhys Mathewson
11 May, 2021 06:00 PM
3 minutes to read
Lana Walters and Rhys Mathewson. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
The cost of staging a one-hour show, writing comedy while pregnant, and performing with your heroes on stage are some of the topics discussed in the third episode of NZME s new comedy podcast,
Billy T Billy.
The podcast is giving this year s nominees of the prestigious Billy T Award at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival the chance to seek advice from former winners – as well as discuss all things comedy and what it s really like being a comedian in New Zealand.
Comedy Festival review: Stories for Adults, Angella Dravid
12 May, 2021 05:31 AM
3 minutes to read
By: Ethan Sills In the four years since winning the Billy T Award, Angella Dravid has rapidly become one of New Zealand s most recognisable comedians. After appearances on Jono and Ben, Golden Boy, Creamerie, and, most notably, Taskmaster NZ – which she won – there are few local shows she hasn t shown up on yet.
One of Dravid s most notable characteristics that comes out often in panel shows or in lineups is her awkward, shy delivery, which has helped make her stand out against some of the larger than life figures in local comedy.