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Ed Byrne: DIFFERENT CLASS

Hamilton, Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth

02/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"The laughs keep coming..

"Good story telling..

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Danny Bhoy – On Tour 2009

Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington

14/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"Constant laughs from a lovely man..

"Still some laughs on slippery slope..

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Jonna’s Body, Please Hold

Wellington, Nelson, Auckland

15/05/2009 - 22/05/2009

"A triumph..

Miscellaneous, Etc…

Wellington

13/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"A little off the beaten path..

Maeve Higgins: Kitten Brides

Wellington, Auckland

05/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Awkward moment when you’ve been truly outfoxed..

"Insidiously acerbic behind ‘bashful innocence’..

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Jason Cook: Joy

Wellington, Auckland

05/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"Cook dishes up joyful evening..

"Speedily seeking joy..

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Benjamin Crellin’s: APOCALYPSE SOON!

Auckland, Wellington

02/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Clever, funny and thought-provoking..

"Self-effacing, confident and shameless..

Steve Wrigley in Of Mates And Mischief

Auckland, Wellington

02/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"A great act to treasure..

"You’ll fizz your face off..

Vaughan King: Inventor

Wellington, Auckland

13/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"Good ideas abandoned..

Fergus Aitken: True Stories & other stuff that probably isn’t

Wellington

13/05/2009 - 20/08/2010

"Laid back-style and content with a twist of physicality..

"Right up there with the best..

Dave Wiggins: I’m a Believer

Wellington, Auckland

12/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"A good human being to boot..

"It Was Brilliant..

Puppetry of the Penis - “Live”

Auckland, Wellington

12/05/2009 - 19/05/2013

"Limber, skilled, unbeatable stage presence..

"The balls to go public with privates..

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Mark Scott and Jesse Mulligan in Romantic Comedy

Wellington, Auckland

06/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Separation unexpected in romance show..

Jim Brown - A Legend In His Own Bathwater

Wellington, Auckland

12/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"A high note to end on..

"Likeable guy with droll material deserves his accolades..

Te Radar’s Eating the Dog

Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Good story telling

12/05/2009 - 01/10/2011

"A trip off history’s beaten old track..

"Entertaining and accessible portrait of New Zealand culture..

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Jerome’s Variety Hour

Wellington, Auckland

12/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"Performers great, content sharp but little ‘variety’..

"Docile performance..

Dylan Moran: What It Is

Wellington, Auckland

08/05/2009 - 10/05/2009

"Moran opens his own black books..

"Moranic humour finds surprising images and metaphors in formulaic subject matter..

Jarrod Baker & TJ McDonald: Monkey Vs Robot

Wellington, Auckland

12/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"Gritty humour..

"Fresh but cold and lacking energy..

A Song for the Ugly Kids

Auckland, Wellington

12/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"Infectious silliness leaves warm glow..

"Subtly insightful..

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Toby Hadoke in ‘Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf’

Wellington, Auckland

12/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"A tragic, riotous, pathetic, vindicating ride through a portal of intrigue..

"This humour goes deep..

Glenn Wool

Auckland, Wellington

02/05/2009 - 16/05/2009

"Intelligent, well-structured; a good laugh..

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