TJ McDonald: A Māori Ate My Great Granddad

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A Māori Ate My Great Granddad

Wellington’s only Billy T Award nominated show

TJ McDonald is Wellington’s only chance for bringing the Billy T Award back to the capital. In becoming the sole Billy T Award nominee from Wellington, TJ McDonald joins a list of previous nominees that includes Ben Hurley, Dai Henwood, and the Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement.

His provocatively titled show ‘A Māori ate my Great Granddad’ explores the weird and wonderful world of his family history – from drunken doctors who fought Hitler, to grave digging mental patients. Though he has performed in every NZ Comedy Festival since 2005, this will be TJ’s first solo show.

A regular on the New Zealand comedy scene since 2004, TJ has recently completed his third festival performance with sketch group The Comedy Cure, made the grand final of Radio New Zealand National’s Stand Up and Be Counted comedy series and performed at the 2009 Christmas Comedy Gala at Skycity Theatre.

Auckland

Dates: Tues 11 – Sat 15 May, 8.45pm

Venue: Classic Studio, Level 1, 321 Queen St, City

Tickets: Adults $18, Conc. & Groups 10+ $15

Bookings: Ticketek, 0800 TICKETEK, www.ticketek.co.nz / www.comedy.co.nz

Show duration: 1 hour

Wellington

Dates: Tues 4 – Sat 8 May, 7pm

Venue: Fringe Bar, Cnr Cuba & Vivian Sts, City

Tickets: Adults $18, Conc. & Groups 10+ $15

Bookings: Ticketek, 0800 TICKETEK, www.ticketek.co.nz

Show duration: 1 hour

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