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 / 28 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
Danny Ward (England / in The Studio) 7:15pm Sat 2 May
Ed Night (England) / in The Studio) 8:45pm Sat 2 May
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 / in The Studio) 7:15pm
The CLASSIC COMEDYFEST ALLSTARS (Tues to Sat) / 8:30pm in The Classic
Ed Night (England) / in The Studio) 8:45pm
The CLASSIC L8 & LiVE / Fri and Sat at 10:30pm
WEEK TWO - Tues 12 to Sat 16 May
Phil Nichol (Scot/Can) 7pm
Danny Ward (England / in The Studio) 7:15pm
The CLASSIC COMEDYFEST ALLSTARS (Tues to Sat) / 8:30pm in The Classic
Ed Night (England) / in The Studio) 8:45pm
The CLASSIC L8 & LiVE / Fri and Sat at 10:30pm
WEEK THREE - Tues 19 to Sat 23 May
Paul Ego in 'Stick' / 7pm
The CLASSIC COMEDYFEST ALLSTARS (Tues to Sat) / 8:30pm in The Classic
The CLASSIC L8 & LiVE / Fri and Sat at 10:30pm
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
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!!
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
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
