Comedy Comet Lands With A Crunch!

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The 2009 NZ International Comedy Festival Presents
Cadbury Crunchie Comedy Gala ®

Comedy Comet Lands With A Crunch!

The night that always launches a thousand laughs comes to the ASB Theatre on May 1 when the Cadbury Crunchie Comedy Gala® hits town with an explosion of high-impact international and local hilarity. The event, which has sold out for three years running, kick starts three mad weeks of merriment by showcasing the very best acts performing at the 2009 NZ International Comedy Festival.

Wayne Brady, fresh from hosting the preshow at this years’ Grammy Awards, is the 2009 Crunchie Comedy Gala® host. A singing and dancing stand-up comedy machine, Brady won an Emmy in 2003 for his performances on Who’s Line Is It Anyway? His versatility will sure come in handy in dealing with the eclectic and excellent three hour line-up.

Filmed live for television and watched by hundreds of thousands on TV2, the rapid-fire Gala supplies a sneak peek of what’s on offer this festival season, including:
• The Australian Kransky Sisters, described by the Listener’s Diana Wichtel as “spooky Frankenspinsters who cover Michael Jackson to the accompaniment of a saw and a toilet brush”.
• Danny Bhoy (“Scotland’s next comedy megastar” –Daily Mail), Welshman Mark Watson (“Class act” –Telegraph) and Irish lad Ed Byrne (“There is no escaping Byrne's skill as a performer “–Guardian) provide a British Isles contingent.
• And with no need for references, manic ginger Te Radar and the ostensibly American country-singing Wilson Dixon round out the event with local flavor.

With flashes of genius that will light up the night sky and an impact that will leave punters reeling for more, this years’ Gala will break new ground and leave a stupendous crater of comedy. But be quick: the Crunchie Comedy Gala® sold out in 2006, 2007 and 2008 – so book your tickets NOW!

SPLIT YOUR SIDES AND DRY YOUR EYES FOR ANOTHER STELLAR YEAR OF COMEDY!
Cadbury Crunchie Comedy Gala® plays at the ASB Theatre, THE EDGE®
Friday 1 May, 8pm.
Tickets: $52.50 - $79.50 plus booking fees

Book now at THE EDGE® 0800 BUYTICKETS www.buytickets.co.nz¬
Show Duration: 3hours.
Screening on TV2 Wednesday May 6 and Friday May 8 at 9:30pm
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