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Wellington Raw Comedy - The Search Begins

The Search Begins

The Wellington Raw Comedy Quest returns to the capital to find Wellington's funniest face for 2013.

Winner and runner up are flown to Auckland to compete in the National Raw Comedy Quest final, the biggest comedy competition in New Zealand.

Previous Wellingtonians to have gone on to become National winners include Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jerome Chandrahasen, Sarah Harpur and Cameron Murray.

With only 6min to impress the judges, this can the first step on the path to becoming a professional comedian, or it can be the last! Either way, every competitor will have joined a long list of Kiwis vying to become the National Raw Comedy Quest champion.

Previous Wellingtonians to have gone on to become National winners include Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jerome Chandrahasen, Sarah Harpur and Cameron Murray.

Email contact@humorous.co.nz to enter.

Four heats, two semifinals, one Wellington final, one national final, $2000 in prize money, one winner.

Heats $15/$10
8pm San Francisco Bathhouse 171 Cuba St
Heat 1 Thursday 14 March
Heat 2 Thursday 21 March
Heat 3 Thursday 28 March (to be held at The Fringe Bar, 191 Cuba St)
Heat 4 Thursday 4 April
Tickets: http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2013/2013-wellington-raw-comedy-quest/wellington

Semi-Finals
8pm San Francisco Bathhouse
1st semifinal Thursday 11 April hosted by Cohen Holloway
2nd semifinal Thursday 18 April hosted by James Nokise

Wellington Final
8pm San Francisco Bathhouse
Thursday 25 April hosted by Jan Maree

www.humorous.co.nz

Humorous Arts Trust

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