Comedy
Comedy critic - Donna Brookbanks
Comedy critic Donna Brookbanks brings us her favourites from the NZ Comedy Festival. Audio
Family walking dog strikes gold
James Elliott and Michele A'Court with a look at some of the lighter stories of the week, including the Australian family who went fro a stroll in Bendigo on mother's day and found a nugget of gold… Audio
Ross Noble
Ross Noble's won a slew of prestigious comedy awards, tried his hand at stage acting and remains one of the most successful surrealist comics in the world....and he's back in New Zealand. Audio
For the thrill of live comedy. Josh Wolf
Over the past twenty years, US stand-up comedian, actor, and writer Josh Wolf has been honing his skills as a funny man and as a father. In the early days of perfecting his live comedy he wrote a… Audio
Ian Smith: Making origami comedy and taking inspiration from the town of Goole
Multi award-winning English comedian Ian Smith is back for his second appearance at the NZ International Comedy Festival. He speaks to Jim about drawing inspiration from origami and his home town of… Audio
The week that was
Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther on crazy musings on starfish and warnings from Pope Francis against falling into the temptation of gossip in hair salons and beauty parlours. Audio
Brynley Stent's new comedy show
New Zealand's International Comedy Festival begins tonight in Auckland and Wellington. Brynley Stent has been on TV shows Funny Girls and Jono & Ben, she's in studio to talk about what she's bringing… Audio
Talking to the haters: Jamali Maddix
The comedian and host of Viceland's 'Hate Thy Neighbor' documentary series, Jamali Maddix, is about to make his debut here as part of the NZ International Comedy Festival. Kathryn Ryan talks to him… Video, Audio
Rhys Nicholson: Nice People Nice Things Nice situations
Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson has slowly been building an impressive comedic resume that has taken him to the industry's biggest cities. The 28-year-old is best known for his sharp and witty… Audio
Demetri Martin: my spirit animal is the turtle
American comedian Demetri Martin is a dexterous and distinctive performer who's delivered his special brand of deadpan stand-up to audiences around the world. He speaks to Wallace Chapman about comedy… Video, Audio
Nick Gibbs: Explaining Autism through comedy
Comedian Nick Gibbs life has turned his exploration of autism and how it is understood in wider society into a new comedy show "High, Functioning Autistic" Audio
Understanding Neanderthals and our relationship to them
Ella Al-Shamahi is an archaeologist, palaeoanthropologist and Neanderthal specialist, and also a stand-up comic. She almost exclusively works "in places hard to get insurance" including Iraq and… Audio
Toddler locks Dad's iPad & what are janties?
The week that was with Te Radar & Pinky Agnew. They will explain what janties are, and whether they'd be game to wear them. Also a toddler tinkering with their father's iPad, resulted in the device… Audio
Fawlty Towers most loved
Fawlty Towers has topped a list of the UK's favourite sitcoms. Other favourite shows are Father Ted, Blackadder and Dads Army. Audio
The week that was
Comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink with tales of a cantankerous swan and a suggestion that artist Edvard Munch's Scream isnt screaming!. Audio
Matt Parker on the not-so-serious side of mathematics
Many people get put off maths at a young age and think they're no good at it, but none of we humans are much good at maths, even though it underpins modern society, says mathematician and… Video, Audio
Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend: Jeff Goldblum
The US talkshow host Conan O'Brien worked as a comedy writer for Saturday Night Live and on The Simpsons before getting his own show back in 1993. In November he started his podcast 'Conan O'Brien… Audio
Social media outage - don't call 111!
The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink, with the 'emergency' which sparked a warning from Canterbury police for people not to dial 111 to report the outage affecting Facebook, Instagram and… Audio
The Worst Sitcom Ever Made Ep 1: 'I think of it like a cult'
Kiwi TV show 'Melody Rules' came out in the 90s and is widely regarded as one of worst sitcoms ever made. But just how bad was it? Geoff Houtman – one of the show's original writers – embarks on a… Audio
