NZ International Comedy Festival 2026

Where Are All the Tall Grandmas? Be honest, you’ve never seen one have you? So where the f#%k are they? Do they shrink? Die young? Are short kings eating them? Or perhaps they are thriving in an underground society, gathering each night by candlelight to uphold the sacred sanctity of the towering matriarch.

Tim brings his brand new Cantonese stand-up show, "Congratulations Good for You," to New Zealand for the very first time.

Join Brynley Stent (‘Taskmaster NZ’) Bailey Poching (‘Snort’) Catherine Yates (‘Wellington Paranormal’) and Vincent Andrew-Scammell (‘Bull Rush’) as they man the hotline of PROBLEMZ!

Nominee Best Newcomer 2025 Melbourne Comedy Festival. No filters, no small talk - just big laughs.

Paddy G, live on stage. Now this really is The F#$%ing News.

Sofie won Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015 and she thinks you all stopped talking about it too soon.

The New Zealand Comedy Trust presents – B**** Better Have My Funny. A comedy show. A party. A public service.

The New Zealand Comedy Trust & STAMPTOWN presents – Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour He’s done a 10-week Off-Broadway run in New York City, and now he’s headed to Aotearoa for the first time ever… and we’re not totally sure what’s about to happen.

"Un espectáculo de comedia de Laenye Productions, con Matías Avaca y Daniel Fernández. El Diván es una comedia en español que, desde una sesión de terapia grupal tan seria como sospechosa, explora la migración, la identidad y aquello que compartimos cuando vivimos entre culturas. Una hora para decirlo todo. Risas garantizadas. Resultados… discutibles."

The New Zealand Comedy Trust presents – Joe Daymond’s Comedy Mixtape. Auckland, you’re getting the playlist version of the Festival - loud, fast, and full of bangers.

Surblibor is back for its fourth season, and this year it's bigger than ever. Bigger venue, bigger challenges, and (because we truly can’t afford more)... the same prize: the title of Sole Surblibor and $1000 cold hard cash.

The Asian Comedy Takeover is back for one night only!