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The Classic Comedy Club presents Ha!
The Classic Comedy Club
presents
Ha!
The Classic
Comedy Summer Fest
Fri 27 Jan to Mon 6
Feb 2017
NZ’s home of live comedy,
The Classic continues its 20th Anniversary
Year celebrations with the launch of
Ha! This brand new mini Mid-Summer
Comedy Fest runs from Fri 27 Jan to Mon 6 Feb
2017, book ended by the two long weekends.
Ha! offers audiences a wide range of
comedy shows and includes industry events for comedians
nationwide to come together and celebrate their craft.
Two showcases make for fantastic long weekend treats; Anniversary Weekend New Pro’s Showcase brings together hot new favourites too look out for in 2017 whilst NZ Comedy All-Stars brings together comedians from around NZ to tread The Classic’s boards over Waitangi Weekend.
New concept shows will be trialled such as Future Quiz, hosted by the 2016 Fred Comedy Award Winner Rhys Mathewson, where there are no wrong answers - just the best answer! Previews of solo shows preparing from the NZ International Comedy Festival in May will also be on offer.
Behind the scenes during this Mini-Festival The Classic will be hosting the first annual Comedy Hui. This gathering of comedians from around New Zealand will include guest speakers, workshops, and discussions about the industry, past, present and future. A summer NZ Comedy BBQ will be hosted for the industry players to catch up ahead of a big year and of course there’ll be plenty of parties.
The Classic will launch a new Comedy Debate series entitled ‘You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are’ with proceeds being donated to The Key to Life Trust, supporting Mike King’s on going work in suicide prevention. The fiery first debate will feature the Founding Comedians of The Classic verses the New Generation debating whether the pro-comedians of 1997 were better off than the pro-comedians of 2017.
Ha! The Classic
Comedy Summer Fest boasts a hilarious and creative
selection of NZ’s finest live comedy at The
Classic. Ha! is one of the many live events that
are on offer for ‘A Year of It’
celebrating the Classic’s 20th Anniversary
Year.
TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY DECEMBER 12
at 9am.
More shows to come! All tickets
available on www.comedy.co.nz or www.eventfinda.co.nz
PROGRAMME
Anniversary
Weekend ‘New Pro’s’ Showcase Fri 27
& Sat 28 Jan at 8pm
10 comedians to watch out
for in 2017 for just $20.
‘OUT OF TOWN’
Comedy All-Stars Fri 3
& Sat 4 Feb at 8pm
A showcase of comedians from beyond
Auckland including the best of Wellington and
Christchurch.
Summer Raw
Sat 28 Jan & Sat 4 Feb at 10pm
Our Late
Night Open Mic where YOU get to have a go and potentially
line-up for the heats of the 2017 Raw Comedy Quest.
Future Quiz
Tues 31 Jan at 8pm
A brand new concept hosted by
Rhys Mathewson where there are no right answers – just the
best answer.
Big Wednesday
Wed 1 Feb at 8pm
Fresh Comedy Night
Comedy Debate: “You Don’t Know How Lucky You
Are” Thurs 2 Feb at 8pm
Featuring 1st Generation Classic Comedians vs.
the New Generation.
All proceeds going to the Key To Life
Trust / $25.
The 1st Annual ‘NZ Comedy Hui’ – 4 days of it! Fri 3 Feb to Mon 6 Feb
The 1st Annual NZ Comedy BBQ Sun 5 Feb at Midday
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