The festival that was

Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 1:21 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Comedy Guild

To all who took part in the 2010 NZ International Comedy Festival, a big congratulations. To those who missed it, there were a ton of great shows in both Auckland and Wellington, and locals shone, with great sales for many and awards a-plenty for a select few.

The big winners at Last Laughs on Sunday were:
Billy T Award - Rhys Mathewson
Fred Award - Jesse Griffin, aka Wilson Dixon
Best Local Show Wellington - Javier Jarquin
Best Local Show Auckland - Wilson Dixon
Best Newcomer - Rose Matafeo.
Best International Show - Tom Wrigglesworth
A big congratulation to all.

ENDS

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