Comedy
Bookmarks: Alice Snedden
Alice is a comedian, writer and improviser from Auckland. She studied to be a lawyer, before moving to New York to take up improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Today, as well as… Audio
Ashton Brown: Anxious to Meet You
Writer and comedian Ashton Brown finds humour in the things that many of us keep hidden - his battle with anxiety and depression. His new show for the Comedy Festival is called Anxious to Meet You. He… Audio
Ed Byrne - Outside Lookin' In
Irish comedian Ed Byrne has been touring Aotearoa for 20 years and many of his NZ experiences have been woven into his stand-up shows. He talks to Wallace about opting for comedy over horticulture… Audio
The Week That Was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
The New Zealand couple attempting to set a world record with their Princess Leia gathering and the woman who comforted her dying ex husband, by convincing him that Donald Trump had been impeached. Audio
Jim Gaffigan: fatherhood, laziness and food
As a father of 5 who embraces laziness and the middle age spread that comes with that, Jim Gaffigan was destined to be a comedian. Video, Audio
Trading geometry for comedy
From teaching maths to British teens to being an acclaimed stand-up comedian, Romesh Ranganathan says following his comedy aspirations has not always been easy. Video, Audio
First distinctively NZ comic voice - John Clarke in his own words
The creator of Fred Dagg, John Clarke who died on Sunday, is being remembered as arguably the first distinctively New Zealand comic voice. Audio
The Week that Was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
Bill English's pineapple, spaghetti pizza offends New Zealand, the six-year battle at a Christchurch retirement village over a fence, and it is now illegal in Russia to share an image of Vladimir… Audio
Attention buglers! Andy Zaltzman
Andy Zaltzman is one of Britain's leading comedians best known for writing and presenting the hit satirical podcast, the Bugle which he created with John Oliver. He is also a top cricket writer. He's… Audio
Can't pop this: bubble scientist's passion for physics
Dr Helen Czerski talks to Kathryn Ryan about how looking closer at everyday objects opens the door to the fundamentals of physics. She is a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at… Audio
The Week that Was
Te Radar and Pinky consider whether playing Ed Sheeran on repeat constitutes torture, and whether yoghurt should banned from lunchboxes. Audio
How to Keep An Alien: Australia To Ireland
We like Irish performers here in New Zealand.
Partly it's because they're terrific - a line of genius from Oscar Wilde, Dave Allen, Father Ted and Dylan Moran.
Case in point: writer-actor-comedienne… Audio
Armando Iannucci - satirising political spin
Armando Iannucci is a critically acclaimed British comedy writer and producer. He's best known for creating the TV shows The Thick of It and Veep. Audio
The week that was with Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood
The Japanese town offering discount funerals for seniors who give up driving, a new perfume aims to make you smell like cat fur, and bird-watching - the new hipster rage. Audio
53,000 Phyllis Diller jokes
Phylis Diller was a famous comedian in the U.S, and her gags were all typed on small cards. The Smithsonian is trying to archive them all. Meghan Ferriter joins us to explain. Audio
Funny women
Women are funny. Full stop. That’s what Hens’ Teeth is all about. It began 30 years ago, when female comedians were considered to be as scarce as hens’ teeth. Women, from all walks of life, and… Audio
The Week That Was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
Comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther weigh in on the world's most expensive taco, a special washing machine for curry stains and the weirdest phobias ever. Audio
Pete Holmes - Crashing comedy
Comedian Pete Holmes talks to Wallace about his new HBO show, Crashing, which is co-written by Judd Apatow. Audio
The Week that Was with Te Radar and Alice Brine
Te Radar and Alice Brine with the stories that made us chuckle this week - including the 99 year old woman who's ticked off another bucket list item; getting arrested - and the speedboat mishap caught… Audio
