Inaugural Otago leg of nationwide competition wraps up August 8th
After the original date was cancelled due to the lockdown, Dunedin Comedy and Remarkably Funny are excited to announce
that the Otago Raw Comedy Quest Final is at long last happening! Dunedin Comedy’s Reuben Crisp says “It’s been a long
wait since the heats and semi-finals in March, but New Zealand has been experiencing something of of a comedy boom
post-lockdown, and here in Dunedin we are at the epicenter of a mirth-quake” Live shows here and across the nation are
selling out faster than ever before.”
The Raw Comedy Quest has been running for over 20 years and has seen many finalists and winners go on to become
professional comedians. The competition is seen as a stepping stone towards career success.
Over the past few years comedy in Otago has been going from strength to strength which is why we have been granted our
own local leg of this nationwide competition for the first time ever. Competitors from Dunedin, Queenstown, and Wānaka
will be competing for a spot in the National Finals in Auckland.
In previous years, Otago-based comedians have only been able to enter via events in Christchurch or further afield.
Remarkably Funny's Tim Müller states "last year Queenstown hosted a single satellite heat as part of the
Canterbury-based competition, with the local winner Hugo Huntington finishing equal runner up in the South Island finals
in Christchurch.
With thriving stand up scenes established in both Dunedin and the Southern Lakes area, the time is right for a
stand-alone Otago competition."
Mr Crisp says that the Dunedin comedy community are excited to be hosting the first ever Otago finals of the
competition. “There is a bounty of grass roots talent all over Otago, and I’m excited to see it harvested, baled, and
wrapped in plastic for winter”.
Otago Raw Comedy Quest is proudly produced by Dunedin Comedy and Remarkably Funny. Collectively they hope to see the art
of laughter thrive in the south of Te Wai Pounamu.
More information and ticketing can be found on on Trybooking.