Jav Jarquin and Dan Bain: Orphans of Comedy

Jav Jarquin and Dan Bain are

Orphans of Comedy

EVERYONE LOVES AN ORPHAN, UNLESS THEY’RE EATING A RAT.

Jav and Dan are really good, it’s just no one knows it. Yet. At this year’s comedy festival look out for the only stand up show busting out of Christchurch: Orphans of Comedy.

The hungry coupling of Daniel Bain and Javier Jarquin are re-united (again and again it seems) after the success of their 2007 variety comedy show SHARP although this show will be something altogether different “last time with SHARP we played more off our physical skills and improv, this time it’s straight stand up, it’s a different strength we’d like to showcase” says Jarquin.

The duo are ready and rearing to perform after years of refining and honing their stand up craft “working a smaller comedy scene like Christchurch does have benefits” says Bain “You get more time on stage, more experience and the tougher nights that a small scene can bring hardens you and forces you to work more, we’re both stronger performers for it”.

Make no mistake that these are small town enthusiasts, both men work as professional comedians and entertainers and regularly perform around the country “We’ve done more gigs together than I care to count” says Jarquin “however we’ve each found our own individual styles of comedy that are worlds apart which is great, if you put two similar comedians on one after the other then a show like this wouldn’t work”.

As for the name of their show “as a comedian sometimes you feel abandoned to the big wide world” explains Bain “and because we’re pick pockets”.

Guaranteed to include slick observations, abstract anecdotes and a twinkle in their eye, come down and adopt these orphans from a venue near you, before they become famous.

AUCKLAND

Dates: 19-23 May

Venue: Comedy Underground

Tickets: $15/$12

Bookings: Ticketek

WELLINGTON

Dates: 6-9 May

Venue: Happy Bar

Tickets: $15/$12

Bookings: Ticketek

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