The Great Comedy night is back again - with four comedians heading to two South Taranaki towns.
Local lad and renowned comedian Ben Hurley is bringing Josh Thomson, Paul Ego and Lana Walters to Eltham Town Hall on Friday 1 August and to Hāwera’s Memorial Theatre on Saturday 2 August.
South Taranaki District Council Events Co-Ordinator Alysha Judson says she’s looking forward to the community getting amongst this night, guaranteed to be full of belly laughs.
“Winter can be a quieter time to hold events in South Taranaki, so it is nice to be able to offer the community this annual event with some more popular comedians,” says Alysha.
Tickets will go on sale from 1 July online through iTICKET (www.iticket.co.nz) or from the South Taranaki and Stratford isite visitor centres. Both shows start at 7.30pm with doors open from 7pm. The show is rated R16.
Theatre style seating tickets both Hāwera and Eltham shows are $30 each, or a table of 8 downstairs at the Eltham Town Hall is $350.
Click here to get tickets online:
Eltham -
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2025/aug/the-great-comedy-show-eltham
Hāwera -
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2025/the-great-comedy-show-hawera
Meet this year’s comedians:
Josh Thomson:
Josh is a household name and a legend on the New Zealand comedy scene. He has been a mainstay on local comedy shows like 7Days and Have You Been Paying Attention, he was the regular comedian on The Project and was the champion of Season 3 of TaskMaster NZ - which he now directs. He also directed and starred in a web series about his own father, Subject: Dad.
As an actor he's appeared internationally in Prime’s The Office Australia, Netflix's The New Legends of Monkey, NBC's Young Rock and local hits Good Grief, Creamerie, Wellington Paranormal, Educators, Time Bandits and the Emmy winning INSiDE.
Paul Ego;
7Days original Team Captain and one of our most experienced and in-demand comedians, Paul Ego has also been part of breakfast radio shows on both The Rock and MoreFM. Plus, of course, he happens to voice ‘Stickman’ for a big yellow supermarket.
Lana Walters:
Winner of the 2024 Billy T award, Lana is a fabulous standup comedian, television writer and improviser. A regular panelist on 7Days and The Project, you may have also seen her in the Best Foods Comedy Gala or The Great Comedy Debate. As well as all this, Lana is a Mum of two young kids giving her endless material and sleepless nights.
For more information, please contact: Alysha Judson, South Taranaki District Council Events Coordinator, phone 0800 111 323 or email
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