9 May 2025
WELLINGTON WEEK 2 SHOWS
Kia ora!
Can't believe week 2 is already here! Check out our spot light of awesome shows happening in the second week of Festival in Pōneke!
BATS STAGE
Kirsty Webeck - Everything I Need To Say About Sea Creatures (15-17 May 8PM)
As seen on NZICF Best Foods Comedy Gala in 2024 and 7 Days. This year tickets to her show will be in high demand, don't miss out!
Sera Devcich - Exposé (15-17 May 6.30PM)
Sera Devcich as seen on 7 Days and the NZ International Comedy Gala, Sera (or is she?) has an embarrassing secret to reveal. Join Sera in her hilarious new show as she dives into the messiness of shame.
BATS DOME
Hoani Hotene - It's Getting Hot-ene, So Tell me All Your Jokes (13-17 May 8.30PM)
2025 Billy T Nominee. The world's heating up, going wild, and Hoani Hotene is trying to get through it all with what…? Jokes Yep. Asking the big questions like 'how do you become a better person?' and 'why does everyone pick on gingers?'.
Lesa Macleod-Whiting - Rebellina (13-17 May 7PM)
2025 Billy T Nominee. Lesa MacLeod-Whiting is a Rebellina with a cause. From her literal baptism in a hot tub (while wearing Canterbury pants, thank you very much) to taking on tailgaters, this is a jam-packed hour full of characters, niche references and live wire tales of small acts of rebellion as Lesa learns to stand up for herself.
BATS STUDIO
Lily Catastrophe - Bottom Surgery (13-17 May 9PM)
Join emerging comedian Lily Catastrophe in an encore season of her sold-out debut solo show BOTTOM SURGERY, a semi-autobiographical variety show about trying to get bottom surgery in Aotearoa. Best New Comedian, Wellington Comedy Awards 2024
Tim Provise - The Kapahaka Dropout (13-17 May 7.30PM)
TimProvise, a fair-skinned Māori with a big mouth and bigger dreams, takes you on a wild ride through his life growing up in the hood with identity struggles to hilarious culture clashes, this is a comedy show with Aroha, Wairua, and a whole lot of Kaka. It’s about finding your roots, repping your people, and Screaming SouthSide till I die!
FRINGE BAR
Booth The Clown & Jak Darling - Delightfool (13-17 May 7PM)
2025 Billy T Nominees, WINNER - Auckland Tour Ready Award, NZ Fringe 2024
Hosted by Kirsty Webeck. Featuring: Schalk Bezuidenhout, Tom Cashman, Sera Devcich and more!
Comedy gold and comedy coal, each night is a guaranteed gamble!
TE AUAHA, NUI
Brynley Stent - Bonetown (17 May 8PM)
Hosted by the devilish Brynley Stent (Taskmaster NZ, 7 Days), comedians will battle wits and desires to decide what everyone in the room most wants to bone.
Eli Matthewson - Heaven's Devil (16-17 May 6.30PM)
He's performed for over a decade and won awards around the country but last year someone asked Eli if he was gay in real life or if he just does it for the jokes. A brand new hour of comedy about if lying can be good, actually. As seen on Celebrity Treasure Island, Dancing With The Stars, 7 Days and heard on The Male Gayz Podcast.
Hilarious Comedy Hypnosis Show (13 May 6.30PM)
As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang
Josh Thomson - Old Mate (15 May 6.30PM 15-16 May 9.30PM)
As seen on 7 Days, Educators, Taskmaster NZ, and more, Josh has been making us lol for yonks!
Mr Snotbottom's Stinky Silly Show (17 May 5PM)
Great show to take the family! Best Children's Podcast (2022 Aus Podcast Awards)
Schalk Bezuidenhoutt - Crowd Pleaser (15-16 May 8PM)
South Africa’s hottest stand-up (not in looks) returns to New Zealand with not just any old regular stand-up show. As seen on Netflix, Comedy Central and arena tour support for Trevor Noah.
Wellington Comedy Club Rainbow Showcase (14 May 8PM)
Experience a night of big laughs and queer joy at the Wellington Comedy Club Rainbow Showcase, proudly part of the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.
TE AUAHA, ITI
Barnie Duncan - OOKY POOKY (14-17 May 6.45PM)
Experience the blending of the physical with the cerebral in profoundly stupid ways. Topics include gurus, dust and crotches.
David Stuart - The Immortal legacy of Me (14-17 May 8.15PM)
2025 Billy T Nominee. Dark and unexpectedly tender, this is a show for anyone who’s ever wondered how they’ll be remembered—or if they’ll be remembered at all.
Ginge and Minge - House of Ick (14-17 May 9.45PM)
Ginge & Minge are an award-winning queer and high-energy comedy duo from Te Whanganui-a-Tara who specialise in improv, sketch and audience-interaction based comedy. Breakthrough Comedians 2024 winners (Welly Comedy Awards) and Best Newcomer-Wellington nominees 2023 (NZICF).
TE AUAHA, GALLERY
Henry Yan - Dancing Is Just Physical Talking, So Let's Make A Podcast (15-17 May 7PM)
Henry Yan is an award winning comedian, having won the national comedy competition in Australia and participating in the prestigious 'Comedy Zone' for Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024, he is excited to unleash his unique brand of stand up comedy for Aotearoa!
Sean Collier - Write Off (14-17 May 8.30PM)
Notorious Kiwi Comedian Sean Collier brings his debut solo show "Write-Off" to NZ after a successful run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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There you have it, an exceptional first week of comedy in the capital city. Support live comedy and get along to some show!
