The Great Kiwi Christmas Comedy Gala

Pork Pie

February 2017 •English

A trio of accidental outlaws travel the length of New Zealand, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with a posse of cops and a media frenzy in pursuit.

Just Because Comedy Festival

May 2013 •English

Top comics Trevor Noah, Loyiso Gola, Kagiso Lediga, Eugene Khoza and David Kibuuka join together to perform live at the reknowned Just Because Comedy Festival in South Africa, giving back to the lesser privileged... JUST BECAUSE they can!

Amy Schumer Presents: Parental Advisory

June 2022 •English

Amy Schumer welcomes her favorite comedians to the stage in this special about family life, from the pressures of parenting to the joys of remarriage.

Bad Taste

December 1987 •English

A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. After they wipe out the New Zealand town Kaihoro, the country’s Astro-Investigation and Defense Service (AIaDS) is called in to deal with the problem. Things are complicated due to Giles, an aid worker who comes to Kaihoro the same day to collect change from the residents. He is captured by the aliens, and AIaDS stages a rescue mission that quickly becomes an all-out assault on the aliens’ headquarters.

Eagle vs Shark

July 2007 •English

Love blossoms for Lily over double Meaty Boy burgers at mid-day when uber-computer nerd Jarrod comes in and leaves with free extra large fries. After gatecrashing Jarrod's party and proving her skills on the game console, Lily goes down to Jarrod's home town with him so he can settle an old score with a past school bully.

Braindead

August 1992 •English

When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.

Sixty-nine

July 2024 •French

69 artists from all walks of life take to the stage to perform a 69-second creation on the themes of love and sexuality.

Ben Roy - Hyena

July 2023 •English

Ben wields a knife on stage, grabs an audience member’s head by his ears, stares down into his soul, and screams “I was on extended basic cable television!” Ben howls out to the audience with an eccentric enthusiasm – and they howl back and echo the same feral and carnivorous energy that earned this special the apt name, "Hyena". With audience in tow, he rants about the downfall of American society and how letting go may be our last hope in this chaotic yet surprisingly optimistic view of our inevitable demise and the cackling laughter we can enjoy while watching it die.

Cem Yılmaz: Fifty-Fifty

Invalid date •Turkish

5th stand-up show of CMYLMZ. Starts up in autumn 2023.

Marina Rollman - Un spectacle drôle

June 2022 •French

Marina Rollman asks herself questions on stage.

Dane Cook: Rough Around the Edges

October 2007 •English

Dane Cook's smash-hit show Rough Around The Edges is an energetic powerhouse stand-up performance recorded live in front of a packed house at Madison Square Garden.

Michael Mittermeier #13

July 2024 •German

Carmen Lagala: Sweet Batch

September 2024 •English

Carmen Lagala’s debut stand-up comedy special.

Phil Wang: Wang in There, Baby!

September 2024 •English

Phil Wang riffs on reheated rice, octopus intelligence and the importance of fact-checking in this special filmed at Shakespeare's Globe in London.

Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face

Invalid date •English

Eccentric British comedian Rowan Atkinson, creator of uniquely hilarious characters such as Edmund Blackadder and Mr. Bean, entertains a live audience in Boston in this 1992 stand-up performance that showcases his love of the absurd.

The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show

September 1977 •English

Young Comedians Show is HBO's long running showcase of young stand-up comedians.

Bonjour Timothy

April 1995 •English

Timothy and his family is expecting a French-Canadian male exchange student, that turns out to be an attractive girl, to which Timothy proceeds to make a fool of himself, trying to impress. When Michelle becomes ill from drinking spiked punch at a party, Timothy notices a tattoo while helping her to bed. He foolishly tells a friend about the tattoo, who proceeds to tell the whole school, which does not go down well with Michelle.

The Devil Dared Me To

October 2007 •English

This is the story of daredevil stuntman Randy Cambell and his quest to follow in his late father's footsteps and become New Zealand's greatest daredevil stuntman by performing the ultimate daredevil stunt: jumping across Cook Strait in a rocket car!

Falling Inn Love

August 2019 •English

When a San Francisco exec wins a New Zealand inn, she ditches city life to remodel and flip the rustic property with help from a handsome contractor.

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

August 2019 •English

Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in this defiant stand-up special.