Plays & Stories

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

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

Judy Norton's best known acting role was her first, as Mary Ellen in  iconic TV series The Waltons. She is the Musical Chair guest this week to highlight musical tracks that have resonated throughout… Audio

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

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

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

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

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

Editor of Overland magazine Giovanni Tiso thinks a lot of critics have missed the point of the recent Avengers: Endgame. He's in to fill us in on this astonishingly brave adaptation of Samuel… Audio

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

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

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

Fawlty Towers has topped a list of the UK's favourite sitcoms. Other favourite shows are Father Ted, Blackadder and Dads Army. Audio

Comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink with tales of a cantankerous swan and a suggestion that artist Edvard Munch's Scream isnt screaming!. Audio

This weekend sees the awarding of the prestigious Adam New Zealand Play Awards. Lynn Freeman announces the results, and talks to the winner live in the Wellington. (The results are embargoed until… Audio