Friday Laughs is a two hour comedy showcase with some of the country’s favourite performers.
Featuring: Eli Matthewson As seen on 7 Days, Have You Been Paying Attention, and Dancing with the Stars, Eli Matthewson’s recent Edinburgh Festival debut earned him five-star reviews and several sell-out shows. He has been twice nominated for the Billy T Award and in 2021 was the winner of the prestigious Fred Award. “topical humour, hilarious anecdotes and huge laughs (…) an absolute breath of fresh air.” – Fresh Fringe (UK) “Nails every punchline” – NZ Herald
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer 7 Days regular and star of What We Do In The Shadows, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer has been performing his unique brand of self-deprecating observational and deadpan comedy since 2003. In that time he’s won the Billy T James Award, appeared on film and television, and performed in Australia, America, England, Scotland, Singapore and as far as the Middle East and South America, as well as appearing in Wellington Paranormal and the NZ Comedy Gala.
Lesa Macleod-Whiting Lesa is a Wellington-based writer, improviser and comedian. She has been a regular on the Wellington improv scene since 2016 and began doing stand-up in July 2020, going on to nab the Runner Up spot at the Wellington Raw Comedy Quest. She has a penchant for characters, accents and fast-paced silliness. Winner – Best Newcomer – 2020 Wellington Comedy Awards
Whangārei’s own, Kipling DC Having won ‘BEST JOKE!’ at the 2020 Welly Comedy Awards he guarantees that he has at least one good joke! Audiences are always a little unsure about what is going to happen next as A: Kipling has no idea what he’s going to do next, and B: he quite literally seems to be pulling this all out of thin air. A captain of silly, and also the 4th best comedian to come out of Whangarei Boys’ High School since Billy T James and 2 other guys
Jerome Chandrahasen Jerome Chandrahasen is a regular performer in the NZ International Comedy Festival, the NZ Fringe, and has MC’d various events around the country. He has taken his solo shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, the NZ Fringe, Nelson, and a nice little pub up in Kapiti. “Chandrahasen’s calibre as a comedian is brilliant; don’t miss anything he might do in the future” – Nelson Mail
Friday Laughs is a two hour comedy showcase with some of the country’s favourite performers. Featuring: Eli Matthewson As seen on 7 Days, Have You Been Paying Attention, and Dancing with the Stars, Eli Matthewson’s recent Edinburgh Festival debut earned him five-star reviews and several sell-out shows. He has been twice nominated for the Billy T Award … Continued
“Sorry, can I say something toxic?” … Is a sentence that regularly comes out of Rhiannon McCall’s mouth. Strap in for a brand new hour of outrageous stand-up and kooky characters in this heartfelt comedy exploring why we desperately seek the approval of others. It’s giving feminism, it’s giving chaos, it’s giving overshare. Rhiannon McCall (7 … Continued
Honk honk honk! Comedian Brynley Stent’s childhood was plagued by a recurring nightmare featuring a menacing goose – an irrational fear she’s never been able to shake… until now. Join Brynley for an hour of experimental comedy as she courageously confronts her poultry foe. Part stand-up, part theatrical nightmare, this absurdist sketch show is all … Continued
DOUBLE session at the LASFF film festival! FINAL SESION OF LASFF FOR THIS YEAR!!! Featuring the screening of the Mexican film: “The realm of God” and the Peruvian film: “The best families” . FREE EVENT. The Realm of God. 11th November 4PMNeimar is 8 years old, lives in a small town and is looking forward … Continued
DOUBLE session at the LASFF film festival! For the first time in Whangarei! Featuring the screening of the Cuban film: “Tales of one more day” and the Chilean film: “Beyond my grandfather Allende” FREE EVENT. TALES OF ONE MORE DAY. 28TH OCTOBER 04:00 PM Six short films, independent from each other, deal with love in times … Continued
“Oh my f*#king God. Grief can make you horny!” SKIN HUNGER, a hilarious new, semi-autobiographical play written by Tatiana Hotere is one woman’s roller-coaster journey through grief, God and ‘gasms. Raw, passionate, sexy, and heartbreakingly funny, this show is for anyone who’s ever lost someone and had to find themselves (and perhaps their clitoris) again. … Continued
DOUBLE session at the LASFF! For the first time one Whangārei! Featuring the screening of the Brazilian film: “Casa Vazia” and the Argentine film: “Argentina 1985” FREE EVENT. Casa Vazia Raúl is an unemployed cattle rancher living in an isolated house in the lonely vastness of the fields. The traditional craft of tending to pastures … Continued
Opening of the LASFF Film Festival, for the First Time in Whangārei! Featuring the screening of the movie 1898, Our last men in Philippines. FREE EVENT In 1898, in the Philippines, a Spanish military squad seeks refuge in a church. Once inside, the squad faces its newest enemy, malaria. Movie in Spanish with English subtitles. RATED … Continued