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Rāroa Comedy Night

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Wednesday 23 June 2021

Comedy Night tickets for our adult community on sale on Monday March 22. Get in fast with this years incredible line up! Best $40 night out in Wellington.

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Cohen Holloway is one of New Zealand’s most prolific film actors and a highly sought after event MC.

Actor
He is known for classics such as Boy, Eagle vs Shark, What we do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Bellbird and appeared in Thor Ragnorok. He has won two awards for best actor at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards.

Awards
In 2009 he won a Qantas award, after portraying the falsely-imprisoned David Dougherty in TV film Until Proven Innocent.

Television
He is also well known for his television work; particularly Maori TV’s number one show Find me a Maori bride, which he co-stars in and starred as a dodgy cowboy in movie Good for Nothing. In 2019 black comedy Fresh Eggs he was a well-meaning husband caught up in a run of unfortunate deaths. As an in demand MC and comedian, he has over 15 years experience and has also worked as a writer and guest panelist for 7 days.

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Nick Rado is a multi-award winning writer, MC and stand-up comedian. Nick is a guest panellist and head writer of over 250 episodes for TV3's award-winning topical news comedy show 7 Days. Nick is the only comedian to win the NZ Comedy Guild Award for 'Best Comedy MC' five times; he is also the winner of Best Male Comedian NZ Comedy Guild Awards 2019. Rado was hand-selected to perform at the Sydney Opera House for the prestigious Just for Laughs Sydney showcase. He has opened for Rob Brydon, Aziz Ansari and Russell Howard on their nationwide tours. He was also featured in Rhys Darby's Sitcom Short Poppies on Netflix. As seen on The Comedy Channel Australia, the Nightwatchmen and Narrow World of Sports for Fox Sports Australia and as heard on The Rock's Sporting Rumble.

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Wilson Dixon is one of New Zealand's best loved comedy imports, his befuddled sense of self-deprecating humour appeals to any audience with a love of music and intelligent wit.

Hailing from Cripple Creek Colorado, country music legend Wilson Dixon's melodic philosophies on life have seen him become one of the most loved characters on the Australian, UK and NZ circuit.

He has had sold out seasons at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Melbourne Comedy Festival and the NZ International Comedy Festival where he has won awards for "Best Show" and the supreme Festival Award "The Fred" for outstanding artistic achievement.