Who Am I? I'm Yvan. A.K.A. Dave, because it's hard to explain quickly to someone on stage how to pronounce my first name. You'll see me around some comedy gigs every few days. I'll be doing giveaways through the Facebook and Twitter pages up to, and during the festival.
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My opinions do not reflect those of the NZ Comedy Trust, nor am I an employee of the trust.
What's happening?
- Here's a list of things I've done, and what's upcoming over the next week:
- First Open Mic night for RAW 13/02/2012 - Now Up
- Interview with Irene Pink - Now Up
- Interview with Steve Wrigley and Justine Smith - Transcript delayed due to website being down.
- Interview with Brendhan Lovegrove this weekend - Transcript mid next week
- Interview with Simon McKinney this weekend - Transcript the end of next week
- Second Open Mic night for RAW 20/02/2012 - Blog coming up tonight
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Chippin’ it up, with Rhys Mathewson
I caught up with Rhys on Thursday Night at the Northern Steamship for a couple of drinks and some chips. It was a 25 minute chat, filled with failed attempts at comedy on my part. I’ve trimmed a lot of it out of the transcript, but if you do want a copy of the audio, I’ll release all the interviews I’ve done, at the end of the festival. You can also flick me an email – comedy@24daysofgiggles.com and I’ll see if I can email it through.
A few facts about Rhys
- He took part in Class Comedians at the tender age of 16
- Voted 2009 Best Newcomer - NZ Comedy Guild Awards
- Voted 2009 Best Newcomer - NZ International Comedy Festival
- Nominated for 2010 Best Male Comedian - NZ Comedy Guild Awards
- Inducted into Classic’s “Wall of Fame” in 2010 at The Classic’s 13th Birthday Celebration
- 2010 Billy T Award winner, NZ International Comedy Festival against Jarred Fell, Clayton Carrick-Leslie, Vaughan King and TJ McDonald
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NZ Comedy Genius Touring Throughout 2012 NZ International Comedy Festival
So last night I get a very exciting email breaking some very exciting news about this year’s Comedy Festival. A great, and internationally renowned NZ Comedian who has induced giggling, and caused people to laugh so hard that just a little wee came out, Rhys Darby, is coming back to perform in his first NZ International Comedy Festival for 6 years.
If you haven’t ever heard of Rhys Darby, here are a few credentials:
- Former Soldier
- One half of Rhysently Granted
- Billy T Award nominee 2002 and 2003
- Edinburgh Fringe Performer
- Brian Nesbit from Flight of the Conchords
- TV Star
- The face of 2Degrees Mobile
- Intrepid Journey-er
- Co-Director of Awesomeness International
- Greenpeace Climate Ambassador
- Father
Quite the resume!
So what do we have to look forward to from this Comedy show? Not only do we get to bask in the genius of this legendary representative of NZ Comedy, This loosely autobiographical show accompanies the release of this debut novel of the same name. Hear how Darby went from meek geek to ‘King of Cool’ and his plan for impending Armageddon.
Pre-sales for all shows start at 9am Thursday 2 February and end at 5pm Friday 3 February.
General on sale starts on Tuesday 7 February.
Don’t miss out!
Tour Dates
Hawkes Bay Opera House
Tues 1 May at 8pm
Supported by Adam Ethan Crow (SA/UK)
Book online at Ticketek
New Plymouth - TSB Showplace
Wed 2 May at 8pm (Ticketmaster)
Supported by Adam Ethan Crow (SA/UK)
Book online at TicketMaster
Wellington - The Opera House
Thurs 3 - Sat 5 May at 8pm
Supported by Adam Ethan Crow (SA/UK)
Book online at Ticketek
Auckland - SKYCITY Theatre
Tues 8 - Sat 12 May, 8pm
Supported by Steve Hughes (AUS)
Book online at Ticketek
Source: awesomenesscomedy.com
