A New Addition To The Comedy Tour Bus!

Media release; Wednesday 24 April
A New Addition To The Comedy Tour Bus!

NEW ZEALAND COMEDY TRUST PRESENTS
2DEGREES COMEDY CONVOY
HOSTED BY EWEN GILMOUR

It’s the epic two-week comedy road trip that see’s the NZ International Comedy Festival cruising up and down the country – with our favourite ‘Westie’ Ewen Gilmour behind the wheel! The 2degrees Comedy Convoy brings you a top shelf selection of the best local and international comedy stars to 12 locations over 13 shows from 13 - 26 May! This 2-hour showcase will be crammed with laughs and a stonking line-up of talent.

Joining the line-up is American globe-trotter Tom Rhodes. Tom is a travel writer for the Huffington Post and an acclaimed stand-up comedian, that the New York Times says has ‘a natural intellect with a knack for reporting the harsh realities of life with a dark and absurdly optimistic cynicism’. Tom replaces Fiona O’Loughlin on the tour, who has unfortunately had to withdraw after suffering serious health issues.

Sitting in the passenger seats alongside the NZ Comedy Guild’s ‘Male Comedian of the Decade’ is Nelson born Guy Williams, last year’s Billy T Award winner and regular on TV3’s Jono & Ben at Ten. Expect May 20th to be a homecoming of sorts for the local boy, as the Convoy hits Nelson – demonstrating his rapid rise to stardom on the New Zealand comedy circuit.

They are joined by the winner of The Fred Award (2010), 7 Days regular and star of TV3’s comedy series Golden, Jesse Griffin – whose understated delivery and clever observational humour marks him as one of NZ’s most sought after performers.

Representing the Brits on the Convoy this year is none other than Chris Martin* - bringing intelligent material to audiences, along side his own brand of playful, immature humour. Chris’s original social commentary, observations and anecdotes have become his trademark in recent years; so has being asked how Gwyneth is… less said, the better.
"…a totally awesome night, we were in tears by the end of it" Jo Donoghue [actual person]

* This Chris Martin is not currently, nor ever has been, in Coldplay.

For the full Festival line-up, sweetest deals & latest comedy news head to www.comedyfestival.co.nz

2DEGREES COMEDY CONVOY rolls into town…
TAURANGA: Baycourt Theatre Mon 13 May (Tickets – TicketDirect)
ROTORUA: Rotorua Civic Theatre, Tues 14 May (Tickets – TicketMaster)
HASTINGS: Hawke’s Bay Opera House Weds 15 May (Tickets – Ticketek)
HAMILTON: Clarence Street Theatre, Thurs 16 & Fri 17 May (Tickets – Ticketek)
NEW PLYMOUTH: TSB Theatre, Sat 18 May (Tickets – TicketMaster)
NELSON:Nelson School of Music, Mon 20 May (Tickets – TicketDirect)
DUNEDIN: Glenroy Auditorium, Tues 21 May (Tickets – TicketDirect)
CHRISTCHURCH: Aurora Centre, Weds 22 May (Tickets – Ticketek)
TIMARU: Timaru Theatre Royal, Thurs 23 May (Tickets – ¬ Ticketek)
INVERCARGILL: Civic Theatre, Fri 24 May (Tickets – TicketDirect)
PALMERSTON NORTH: Regent on Broadway, Sat 25 May (Tickets – TicketDirect)

ENDS

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