Comedy Fest Questionnaire: Moving Stationery

Comedy Fest Questionnaire: Moving Stationery

1) Tell us what your show is called this year?
Moving Stationery

2)  Why? It’s a particularly physical show that is set in an office and literally involves moving stationery.

3) Can you give us a few hints as to what broadly your festival show is about?Cellotape and wasabi.

4) How much time have you spent crafting the show over the past 12 months since the end of the last festival?
This is my first comedy festival.

5) The comedy festival is turning 21 this year – it’s a big age 21 – whatyou’re your memories of being 21? Or if you’re not old enough yet, you lucky person, what are your hopes for being 21?
On my 21^st I was on tour with The Ugly Shakespeare Company and celebrated by playing billiards in Tauranga and drinking tequila. The rest of my 21^st I was living in Melbourne in an abandoned spice factory.

6) The Comedy festival is one big party and catch up for a month - is there anyone you’re looking forward to seeing over here either socially or on stage?
I think I went to high school with Ben Hurley. I can say “I went to high school with you” and then stand around awkwardly, then leave. It’ll be great.

7) What’s the comedy scene like at the moment who do you rate and why?
It’s like a blueberry. I rate James Nokise. He once did an impromptu improvised three part musical while balancing vertically on two feet.

8)  What’s the best piece of audience interaction you’ve had?
A 10 year old walked on stage looking for the toilet while I was performing. Twice. It was awesome.

9) What’s the most memorable part of performing for you within the last 12 months?
Having to leave stage and climb up to the technical booth to fix a sound issue at New York Clown Festival. Twice. It wasn’t awesome.

10) When we say New Zealand International Comedy Festival to you, what’s the first thing you think of?
Muffins. But that’s because they’re on the table in front of me.

11) How would you persuade people to come and see your show?
It’s full of nudity, sexual innuendo, and poo jokes… entirely untrue, but it’ll probably get people coming along? That or muffins?