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Estimated from 2 chart positions in 2 markets.
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- 🇰🇷KR · Comedy Interviews#1531K to 10K
- 🇳🇿NZ · Comedy Interviews#124500 to 3K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1.1K to 9.1K🎙 Weekly cadence·5 episodes·Last published 12mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.5K to 13K🇰🇷77%🇳🇿23% - Active Followers
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450 to 3.9K
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Recent episodes
Handing the towel over: Lana Walters and 2025 winner Hoani Hotene
May 28, 2025
38m 59s
Sketch, standup or improv? - with Brynley Stent, Donna Brookbanks and Eli Matthewson
May 6, 2025
58m 24s
PowerPoints, kitchen auditions and reality TV with Jack Ansett, James Mustapic and Ray O'Leary
Apr 29, 2025
47m 29s
Women in comedy and working with Oscar nominees with Alice May Connolly, Johanna Cosgrove and Liv McKenzie
Apr 22, 2025
44m 41s
Inside Wellington comedy and the joys of twinning with Booth the Clown, Jak Darling and Lesa MacLeod-Whiting
Apr 15, 2025
57m 09s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/28/25 |  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 of his show, and what he plans to do next - plus Lana's papal-themed handover of the title, and what it's like being a mother in comedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 38m 59s | ||||||
| 5/6/25 | 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 comedians - including their team with the improv group, Snort, writing sketches for Jono and Ben and Funny Girls, and their careers as solo comedians. From memories of favourite sketches, the pros and cons of standup and social media, and a bit of Christchurch mall culture and New York education, this one has got it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 58m 24s | ||||||
| 4/29/25 | 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 T nominees, bad experiences performing in front of family members, the pros and cons PowerPoints - and if Jack and Ray would ever follow James onto Celebrity Treasure Island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 47m 29s | ||||||
| 4/22/25 | 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 for women, as well as discussing their on screen roles, working with big name actors, and their worst gigs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 44m 41s | ||||||
| 4/15/25 | 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. They discuss the scene in Wellington, how they got into comedy, how they all met, and dig into the usual stories of strange gigs and advice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 57m 09s | ||||||
| 4/8/25 | 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 nominated shows, thoughts on the Auckland comedy scene and open mic nights, viral comedy, jobs outside of comedy, and their strangest ever gigs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 54m 07s | ||||||
| 4/1/25 | 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 Sproull getting insights and advice from former hosts, Pax Assadi and Rhys Mathewson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 55m 28s | ||||||
| 5/28/24 | 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 experiences winning and the aftermath, their writing and standup processes, how Abby has found winning the award, what Lana has found being a new mum and a standup, and how still needs to change for women in comedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 49m 32s | ||||||
| 5/30/23 | 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-winning show, her being open on stage about being on the autism spectrum, and Stent embracing her frigid reputation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 50m 40s | ||||||
| 5/22/23 | 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. Then, host Rhys Mathewson talks to Urzila Carlson, who in just over a decade has risen to be a star in both Aotearoa and Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 51m 53s | ||||||
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| 5/15/23 | 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 has changed for the better. Hint: It's got way more people performing that aren't straight dudes. On the international side, Rhys Darby explains how encouragement from British performers convinced him to spread his wings and pursue his comedic craft outside of our island nationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 59m 56s | ||||||
| 5/8/23 | 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-founder of the NZ International Comedy Festival and The Classic Comedy Club Paul Horan explains how overseas comics like Bill Bailey and Simon Pegg were enticed to our shores.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 00m 46s | ||||||
| 5/1/23 | 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 health and politics in comedy, the highs and lows of musical theatre, and Guy's advice Maria isn't in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 42m 07s | ||||||
| 4/24/23 | 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 queer audiences, talking about exes and partners in their sets, and competing against friends for awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 52m 14s | ||||||
| 4/17/23 | 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 awards are important, TikTok, and Jonny's experiences on the set of Thor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 37m 45s | ||||||
| 4/10/23 | 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 backgrounds, Gabby's other career as a teacher - and the gig that's haunted James for a decade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 39m 54s | ||||||
| 4/3/23 | 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 comedy and the joys of Tumblr and Monty Python. Find tickets to Abby and Melanie's International Comedy Festival shows here: https://www.comedyfestival.co.nz/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 42m 38s | ||||||
| 5/27/21 |  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 comedians and the joys of performing on stage | 38m 28s | ||||||
| 5/12/21 |  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 | 44m 48s | ||||||
| 5/11/21 |  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. | 41m 38s | ||||||
| 5/10/21 |  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. | 39m 41s | ||||||
| 5/6/21 |  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. | 33m 32s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.