Starts 29 April! 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
Wed 29 Apr / BiG WEDNESDAY - Sneaky Preview Night (Almost SOLD OUT!)
Thu 30 Apr / The 5 STAR COMEDY PREVIEW at SKYCITY Theatre (Hot Ticket! 40 Seats left)
Thu 30 Apr / The CLASSIC PRO NIGHT FEST PREVIEW / 30 Apr ... Allstar Line-up
Sat 2 May / The CLASSIC COMEDYFEST ALLSTAR PREVIEW / 8:30pm Sat 2 May (SOLD OUT)
... Book for Emmanuel OR Ed Night
Sat 2 May / Emmanuel Sonubi (UK) - Hot ticket/ 20 seats left
Sat 2 May / Ed Night (UK) 8:45pm in The Studio
Look Out for 'You Choose Day' - Name your price $10/$15/$20/$25 on Tuesday 5, 12 & 19 May. 20 Tickets available per price. Hurry while stocks last.
WEEK ONE - Tues 5 to Sat 9 May ('You Choose Day' ...pay what you want on Cheap Tuesday)
Emmanuel Sonubi (UK) 7pm in The Classic Main Venue
Danny Ward (UK) 7:15pm in The Classic Studio
The CLASSIC COMEDYFEST ALLSTARS (Tues to Sat) / 8:30pm in The Classic
Ed Night (UK) 8:45pm in The Classic Studio
Tama Alexander (NZL) 10pm in The Classic Studio
The CLASSIC L8 & LiVE / Fri and Sat at 10:30pm
The BiG SHOW at Q Theatre - 3 nights only / Thu 7 to Sat 9 May at 8:30pm
The INTERNATIONAL COMEDY ALLSTARS at the BMC - Sat 9 May at 7pm - it's a Shore Thing!
WEEK TWO - Tues 12 to Sat 16 May ('You Choose Day' ...pay what you want on Cheap Tuesday)
Phil Nichol (UK) 7pm
Danny Ward (UK) 7:15pm in The Studio
The CLASSIC COMEDYFEST ALLSTARS (Tues to Sat) / 8:30pm in The Classic
Ed Night (UK) 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 ('You Choose Day' ...pay what you want on Cheap Tuesday)
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 - 3 nights only / Thu 21 to Sat 23 May at 8:30pm
Thu 30 Apr / Almost SOLD 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
