Get your giggle on, the NZ international Comedy Festival is taking over this May!
The NZ International Comedy Festival is an annual highlight on Aotearoa’s arts calendar, and with almost 20 shows over three weeks here at BATS there is something sure to tickle everyone's funny bone.
Check out the full line up of Comedy Fest shows we have coming to BATS.
Get your giggle on, the NZ international Comedy Festival is taking over this May. With almost 20 shows Comedy Fest shows right here at BATS there's something to reach everyones funny bone.
A show about a Japanese boy who tries to show you his understanding and love about Western culture and people.
The Hoh' Mamma Jamma hour is an hour of energy, absurdity, and observation
Alice Snedden returns with Highly Credible a brand new hour of stand-up!
Alayne never forgets an insult, in fact she wrote a whole show about it.
Part stand-up, part theatrical nightmare, this absurdist comedy show is all about conquering your greatest fears.
2024 Billy T Nominee Lana Walters (7 Days, The Project, NZ Comedy Gala) gives her absurd and honest take on #mumlife.
Step into the spotlight! We all crave a moment to shine, but what happens when we change ourselves to fit in?
A brand new hour of outrageous stand-up and kooky characters in this heartfelt comedy by 2024 Billy T Award Nominee Rhiannon McCall
An ultra-fun night from the master of out-of-this-world one-liners, outrageous acts and cool music.
Tired of comics making stand-up look easy? Then slide along to the LATE NIGHT JAZZ SCAT where we challenge the brightest stars of the festival to perform their material to the improvised jamming of a live jazz band.
Dare to enter the dark minds of New Zealand’s 666’s darkest goth band. Darkwave druid Richard Nothing (Jemaine Clement) and Coldwave bassist Clown Of Thornz (Jonny Brugh) conjoin by osmosis to bring you a funeral of songs to send you to a dark place.
From a gorgeous three level repurposed historic building we nurture creative talent and showcase exciting new NZ performance. Our buzzing year-round programme is an alternative mash-up of theatre, dance, improv, stand-up, and experimental work.
We partner in the development of exciting and bold performance. Through the meeting of digital and live art, bolstering BATS as a hub of creativity and showcasing diverse festival activity we support career sustainability and wellbeing for all.
We aim to make visiting BATS as easy as possible for everyone. If you need support with access, audio, visual needs, or with reserving an easy access seat in the theatre we encourage you to contact us prior to your visit and discuss your individual needs with our friendly Box Office team.
Putting on a show at BATS is a pretty sweet deal. We spend more supporting our shows than we make back with our low venue fees. That’s alright by us though, we exist to support emerging artists and showcase new NZ performance!
Office Hours
Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm
Show Dates
4pm - Late
