Comedy
The Awesome Voice
Michelle Dickinson, AKA Nanogirl, talks to host James Nokise about being a scientific misfit, finding her own learning style, and why introverts make the best public speakers. Produced by Charlie… Audio
Marrots, meth-gators and sociable chimps
Te Radar and James Elliot discuss "Marrots" - meaty carrots, warnings in the US that flushing drugs could create "meth-gators", and why chimps are more sociable after watching movies together. Audio
Fight the Power
TVNZ breakfast host John Campbell joins host James Nokise to talk about emotional clutter, work as therapy and why he'll never be a weather presenter. Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio
'Judge John Hodgman': litigating domestic squabbles
Next time you have a trivial disagreement don't just bicker and squabble about it, have it properly decided by a Minor Television Personality and self-certified 'fake internet judge'! That's the… Audio
Musical Chair: Paul Ego
Seven Days star Paul Ego has long been recognised as one of the finest comedians in New Zealand. He joins Jim to discuss his comedy career and share a couple of musical tracks that are special to him.
…True crime parody: 'This Sounds Serious'
'This Sounds Serious' is a comedy fiction show sending up the true crime genre and its conventions. In 'Missing Melissa', host Gwen Radford finds herself on the trail of America's most missing person… Audio
The week that was with mould in space
Pinky Agnew and James Elliott with why interstellar mould is becoming a problem for space travel, and do New Zealanders say 'eh' too much? Audio
Improvising interviews: 'Inside The Comedian'
Do you ever hear celebrity interviews that sound a little bit forced and scripted, like they're trotting out the same old answers to questions they've heard a hundred times before? If so, try a dose… Audio
Prison blunder, with back to front one way glass!
The week that was with comedians James Elliott and Melanie Bracewell. They have the tale of the botched installation of one way glass at Auckland prison's new wing at Paremoremo, aimed at keeping an… Audio
Nick de Semlyen: Wild and Crazy Guys
Writer Nick de Semlyen explores the stories behind the 80s movies in his new book, Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever. Audio
The week that was : puppy dog tales
James Elliot and Gemma Gracewood take a look at the lighter side of the week's headlines with a focus on cute puppies. Audio
The week that Was
Renovations uncover a teenage time-capsule in New Plymouth, a British teen wakes from a coma after smelling Lynx deodorant and new rules in Rome crack down on people dressing as centurions and messy… Audio
The week that Was
Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther look back at the funnier stories of the past week including the Aussie thief chased off with a didgeridoo and Russia's competitive slapping competition. Audio
Comedian trolls Brian & Hannah Tamaki's political pursuit
The week that was with comedians Te Radar and Melanie Bracewell - they take a look at comedian Tim Batt's online protest geared towards Brian and Hannah Tamaki's Coalition Party, which was announced… Audio
Comedy critic - Donna Brookbanks
Comedy critic Donna Brookbanks brings us her favourites from the NZ Comedy Festival. Audio
Family walking dog strikes gold
James Elliott and Michele A'Court with a look at some of the lighter stories of the week, including the Australian family who went fro a stroll in Bendigo on mother's day and found a nugget of gold… Audio
Ross Noble
Ross Noble's won a slew of prestigious comedy awards, tried his hand at stage acting and remains one of the most successful surrealist comics in the world....and he's back in New Zealand. Audio
For the thrill of live comedy. Josh Wolf
Over the past twenty years, US stand-up comedian, actor, and writer Josh Wolf has been honing his skills as a funny man and as a father. In the early days of perfecting his live comedy he wrote a… Audio
Ian Smith: Making origami comedy and taking inspiration from the town of Goole
Multi award-winning English comedian Ian Smith is back for his second appearance at the NZ International Comedy Festival. He speaks to Jim about drawing inspiration from origami and his home town of… Audio
The week that was
Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther on crazy musings on starfish and warnings from Pope Francis against falling into the temptation of gossip in hair salons and beauty parlours. Audio
