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Billy T' Billy
The Billy T Award is one of the most prestigious honours a New Zealand comedian can win. Named after the legendary comedian Billy T James, this award celebrates the best emerging performer at each year’s Comedy Festival. Since 1997, the prize has been won by comedians that have gone on to become hou...
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Handing the towel over: Lana Walters and 2025 winner Hoani Hotene
For the last episode of the season, 2024 Billy T winner Lana Walters is joined by the 2025 winner Hoani Hotene. They discuss his victory, the themes o...
Sketch, standup or improv? - with Brynley Stent, Donna Brookbanks and Eli Matthewson
For the final episode of the season, Brynley Stent, Donna Brookbanks and Eli Matthewson are on the podcast to discuss their varied careers as comedian...
PowerPoints, kitchen auditions and reality TV with Jack Ansett, James Mustapic and Ray O'Leary
This week, Jack Ansett, James Mustapic and Ray O'Leary are stepping out of the group chat and into the studio to talk about their experiences as Billy...
Women in comedy and working with Oscar nominees with Alice May Connolly, Johanna Cosgrove and Liv McKenzie
This week, Alice May Connolly, Johanna Cosgrove and Liv McKenzie are sitting down for a chat about the changing face of comedy and if it's improving...
Inside Wellington comedy and the joys of twinning with Booth the Clown, Jak Darling and Lesa MacLeod-Whiting
This week, it's the Wellington half of the 2025 Billy T Award nominees - clowning duo Booth the Clown & Jak Darling, and stand-up Lesa MacLeod-Whiting...
Viral comedy, strange gigs and open mic hot takes with David Stuart, Hoani Hotene and Itay Dom
This week, the Auckland contingent of the 2025 Billy T Award nominees - David Stuart, Hoani Hotene and Itay Dom - gather on the podcast to their nomin...
Gala hosts past and present unite - with Hayley Sproull, Rhys Mathewson, and Pax Assadi
The Comedy Festival is right around the corner, so to get us all in the mood, the first episode of the new season has the 2025 Comedy Gala host Hayley...
Abby Howells and 2024 winner Lana Walters
In this special one-off bonus episode, 2023 winner Abby Howells hands over the yellow towel to 2024 winner, Lana Walters. They discuss their experienc...
Brynley Stent and 2023 winner Abby Howells
2021 Billy T winner Brynley Stent trades jumbo-sized towel tips with this year's winner Abby Howells. The comedic champs talk about Howells' award-win...
Comedy today - James Roque, Joseph Moore and Urzila Carlson
Billy T' Billy has made it to the last ten years of New Zealand comedy. Taking us on today's tour are scene standouts Joseph Moore and James Roque.
The turn of the century - Dai Henwood, Justine Smith, Irene Pink and Rhys Darby
Standup stalwarts Irene Pink, Dai Henwood, and Justine Smith take Rhys Mathewson through what was good and bad about comedy twenty years ago and what...
Back to the '90s - Jeremy Corbett, Michele A'Court and Paul Horan
Veteran comedians Jeremy Corbett, Michele A'Court take host Rhys Mathewson through the beginning of Aotearoa's standup scene, and writer and co-founde...
Maria Williams and Guy Williams
2023 Billy T nominee Maria Williams is joined by 2012 Billy T winner - and her brother - Guy Wiliams to discuss their family's comedy roots, mental he...
Janaye Henry and Eli Matthewson
2023 Billy T nominee Janaye Henry is joined by 2021 Fred winner Eli Matthewson to discuss their writing, rehearsing and standup styles, performing for...
Jack Ansett and Jonny Brugh
2023 Billy T nominee Jack Ansett is joined by 1998 Billy T winner Jonny Brugh to discuss New Zealand comedy in the 90s, sketch versus standup, if awar...
Gabby Anderson and James Nokise
2023 Billy T nominee Gabby Anderson is joined by 2019 Fred Award winner James Nokise to discuss the Wellington comedy scene, their religious backgroun...
Abby Howells and Melanie Bracewell
2023 Billy T nominee Abby Howells is joined by 2018 Billy T winner Melanie Bracewell to discuss being comedy nerds, bad first gigs, being a woman in c...
Kura Forrester and 2021 winner Brynley Stent
2019 Billy T winner Kura Forrester hands over the yellow towel to her successor Brynley Stent, and they discuss the continued success of female comedi...
Josh Davies and David Correos
Josh Davies and David Correos discuss how to write a good joke, and why bringing a documentary crew to your worst ever gig isn't a great idea
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Lana Walters and Rhys Mathewson
Lana Walters and Rhys Matthewson talk about the highs and lows of organising a comedy show, and writing comedy while pregnant.
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James Mustapic and Guy Montgomery
James Mustapic and Guy Montgomery talk about the pressure of public competition, and how much of your personal life you can use to fuel your comedy.
Brynley Stent and Angella Dravid
Angella Dravid and Brynley Stent talk about how they found their own comedic style, and the highs and lows of performing it.
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