It's our annual FRENZY of International and Local Live comedy in the NZ International Comedy Festival and, once again, The Classic & BEYOND is stacked with winners hand picked by The Classic Crew
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PREVIEW WEEK - Weds 29 Apr to Sat 2 May
BiG WEDNESDAY - Sneaky Preview Night / 29 Apr
The 5 STAR COMEDY PREVIEW at SKYCITY Theatre / 30 Apr
The CLASSIC PRO NIGHT FEST PREVIEW / 30 Apr
Emmanuel Sonubi (England) 7pm Sat 2 May
Ed Night (England) 8:45pm Sat 2 May in The Studio
The CLASSIC COMEDYFEST ALLSTAR PREVIEW / 8:30pm Sat 2 May
WEEK ONE - Tues 5 to Sat 9 May
Emmanuel Sonubi (England) 7pm
Danny Ward (England) 7:15pm in The Studio
The CLASSIC COMEDYFEST ALLSTARS (Tues to Sat) / 8:30pm in The Classic
Ed Night (England) 8:45pm in The Studio
Tama Alexander (NZL) 10pm in The Studio
The CLASSIC L8 & LiVE / Fri and Sat at 10:30pm
The BiG SHOW at Q Theatre - Thu 7 to Sat 9 May at 8:30pm
The INTERNATIONAL COMEDY ALLSTARS at the BMC - Sat 9 May at 7pm
WEEK TWO - Tues 12 to Sat 16 May
Phil Nichol (Scot/Can) 7pm
Danny Ward (England) 7:15pm in The Studio
The CLASSIC COMEDYFEST ALLSTARS (Tues to Sat) / 8:30pm in The Classic
Ed Night (England) 8:45pm in The Studio
Rosco McLelland (Scotland) 10pm in The Studio
The CLASSIC L8 & LiVE / Fri and Sat at 10:30pm
WEEK THREE - Tues 19 to Sat 23 May
Harriet Moir (NZL) 6:45pm in The Studio
Paul Ego in 'Stick' / 7pm
Joel Vinsen (NZL) 8:15pm in The Studio
The CLASSIC COMEDYFEST ALLSTARS (Tues to Sat) / 8:30pm in The Classic
Itay Dom & Sean Hill (NZL) 9:30pm in The Studio
The CLASSIC L8 & LiVE / Fri and Sat at 10:30pm
The BiG SHOW at Q Theatre - Thu 21 to Sat 23 May at 8:30pm
Thu 30 Apr / Always a hot ticket / Always sells out / A huge taste of the world class comedy coming to The Classic and beyond during the annual Festival
A Taste of Things to come at The Classic during the 2026 NZ Comedy Festival
Sat 9 May / Always a Shore Thing ... 6 world class Comedy Festival stars packed in to one huge show
4 International Comedyfest stars plus surprise guests in 1 Big Show - 6 nights only - at Q Theatre
A massive NZ Festival debut from one of the rising stars in the UK
A Comedy Festival legend returns and this time he might just get it right!!
We wrap up the weekend each week in the Festival with a frenzy of L8 night live comedy featuring headliners, rising stars and surprise guests from across the Festival.
Award winning, critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Show - Limited Season at The Classic
NZ Festival debut by one of the rising stars on the UK Pro circuit
2026 Billy T Comedy Award Nominee
Special Festival Edition of our most popular weekly show packed with headliners & rising stars.
One of NZ's champions of stand-up comedy has finally got his act together in the Festival at The Classic
One of Christchurch's best is coming to Auckland for the Fest.
"Harriet possesses natural comedy gifts it takes others years to learn" - Ben Hurley
A hot Comedy Fest double feature with 2 rising stars on the local scene
Back by Public Demand - A big hit at our 2025 Fest returns with his acclaimed new 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Show
