Comedy Christmas Gala

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Tired of having to clean up the office the morning after the Christmas party? Fed up with recycling bins full of photocopies of lewd body parts? Or do you just fancy treating yourself to a night out where the speeches will actually be funny? Then the producers of the NZ International Comedy Festival have a seasonal treat to fill your stocking.

The Comedy Christmas Gala is a fast paced, two-hour showcase of hilarity with the hottest comedy talent from New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Stepping into the 'Comedy Christmas Gala' hot-seat is comedy legend Brendhan Lovegrove (NZ), who will be hosting the festive festivities. Lovegrove will be joined on stage by  top notch comedians
including the "Maxwell Smart & Agent 99 of Kiwi Comedy, Jeremy Elwood & Michele A'Court".

Michele reigned as NZ's Best Female Comedian from 2002 - 2007 and appears regularly on our TV screens, newspapers and radiowaves as well as on stage in theatres and pubs nationwide. Jeremy's face will be familiar from the new hit TV current affairs show "7 days", but is also one of NZ's most successful stand up comedians.

Also spreading the Christmas cheer will perennial favourite, American country western star Wilson Dixon.

Of course, the Festive season is about celebrating new friends as well as old. Making his debut in New Zealand to enjoy a Christmas in the sun, we welcome Jarlath Regan (IRE). Regan is a regular on television in his native Ireland on their version of Mock The Week and was a crowd favourite in his solo show at last year's Edinburgh Fringe, having outgrown his opening act spot alongside the likes of Ardal O'Hanlon and David O'Doherty.

Also new on the NZ comedy scene is Zoe Lyons (UK), whose confident razor sharp wit created a huge buzz on the comedy circuit in 2004 when she won the 'Funny Women Award'. She demonstrated her ability to laugh in the face of adversity, as a contestant on the UK's ITV's 'Survivor!' where she ate a rat and lived to tell the tale and no... rat does not taste like chicken.

So, dig out your Christmas best and get a group together for an end-of-year celebration that is guaranteed to get everyone grinning.

Venue:
The Opera House

Performance
8pm Fri 11 Dec 2009

Tickets
Adult $51.00*
Students with ID or Senior Citizens $46.50*
Groups 10+ $46.50*
* Service Fees Apply