A blog based record of one comedy fan's lead up to, and enjoyment of the 2012 NZ International Comedy Festival.
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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24th March 2012

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A Quiet Word with Brendhan Lovegrove.

I had a wee chat a while ago with NZ Comedy Legend Brendhan Lovegrove. Over 20 minutes we chatted about all aspects of his careers, and life in the NZ Comedy Industry.

Warning: A little bit of fruity language happens in this interview. I wouldn’t edit it out because it takes away from the emphasis being made by Brendhan, and it sounded too artificial.

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Tagged: comedycomedianNZ International Comedy FestBrendhan LovegroveThe ClassicNZ Comedy HistoryGreg FleetMichael McIntyre

15th February 2012

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Raw Comedy 2012 - Show One

Monday 13 February. The classic. The lights go down. Boycie drops the lights and brings up the music introducing the MC for the night – Steve Wrigley. The room breaks into applause. Steve Wrigley comes on stage…

I wasn’t sure what to expect. It was the first night I’d ever been to see Raw Comedy. I’ve been to more Friday and Saturday gigs than I can remember. Even a fair number of Wednesday night gigs. I was excited to see some new faces perform. I have to admit, the sadist in me was looking to see a few colossal bombs, and I was hoping to see some mediocre gear.

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Tagged: Raw Comedycomedynew comediansnzbrendhan lovegrovesteve wrigleyracist biggoted wizard