← Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy

Season 1

5 episodes · 2019

  1. 1Women's Comedy: A Secret History

    21 Jul 2019

    The story of women's comedy from the fraught emergence of stand up through to women getting to hold all the creative cards in the making of their own comedy programmes.

  2. 2Character vs Stand Up

    28 Jul 2019

    With New Zealand having first planted its comedy roots in character and sketch-based humour, Funny As charts its evolution to stand-up comedy and more intimate, realism based performances. But as digital platforms emerge, and new talent comes of age, are we seeing a return to the character comedy of our past?

  3. 3Tuxedos and Trojan Horses

    04 Aug 2019

    With Māori and Pacifica performers having played a significant role in New Zealand’s comedy story, this episode showcases the brilliance of Māori and Pacific Island comedy and examines the challenge of confronting racism through humour.

  4. 4Playing for Laughs

    11 Aug 2019

  5. 5Safety in Numbersfinale

    18 Aug 2019