say what you will but get out of our way!
THE BRAT PACK 2001
New Zealand’s hottest comedy showcase is back! The Brat Pack, featuring Jeremy
Elwood, Terry Frisby, Rhys Darby and Chris Brain, took New Zealand by storm in
2000, playing to rave reviews at the TV2 International Laugh! Festival, a
comprehensive South Island tour,
showcase weekends at The Classic Comedy and Bar in Auckland, and a host of other
appearances. All told, The Brat Pack let loose their suave, sexy comedy stylings
in front of over 8000 paying customers last year, and in 2001 they’re set to do
it all again.
The Brat Pack is New Zealand’s top showcase of rising stand up comedians, with
the four members having amassed a world of experience between them.
Chris Brain began his stand up career in London, before returning to
Christchurch as a core member of the Four Fingers Missing comedy troupe. Since
then, he has rapidly become a sought after MC and Feature act at regular shows
around Auckland and the country. 2001 marks Chris’s farewell to New Zealand
audiences, as he prepares to return to the U.K. professional circuit.
Rhys Darby, also from Christchurch, has been described as New Zealand’s most
physical comedian. His sensational blend of sound effects, characterisation and
askew observation has been
reducing audiences nationwide to a state of bewildered hysteria. Rhys’s solo
show “Rhys Darby and the Time Machine” played two return seasons in Auckland
after last years festival, but his stand up comes to the fore as part of “The
Brat Pack”.
Jeremy Elwood, born in Canada, raised in the U.K. and now based in NZ, has
performed throughout New Zealand, Canada, Scotland and Australia, including
appearances at the prestigious Toronto Yuk Yuk’s superclub, and the Glasgow
Comedy Festival. combining biting social commentary with music, songs and
devastating delivery, Jeremy’s unique blend of audience rapport and rock and
roll showmanship has earned him praise around New Zealand and the world.
Terry Frisby, “The thinking man’s pervert” , is making a short return to New
Zealand for The Brat Pack 2001 after establishing himself on the competitive
U.K. comedy circuit. A crowd favourite last year, his experience as a top MC and
performer in London should lend an even
harder, wittier edge to his comedy in 2001. Be prepared, this man will make you
laugh before you know how offended you are!
The Brat Pack. Smoother, sexier, more dangerous than ever before, and coming to
a venue near you in 2001.
TV2 International LAUGH! Festival
MAY:
The Powerstation, 33 Mt Eden Rd
Wed 2 May - Sat 5 May 7.30pm
Tickets: (Concessions Available)
Adults $20
Concessions $15
The Ilott Room, Wellington Town Hall
Wed 16 May - Sat 19 May 9.30pm
Tickets: (Concessions Available)
Adults $15
Concessions $12
Book @ Ticketek 09 307 5000 / 04 384 3840
other sites of comedic interest:
Rhys Darbys web site
Jeremy Elwoods web site
TV2 International Laugh! festival
NZs home of live comedy
