Click here to go back to the news listing page

NZ Comedy Guild Award WINNERS!

POSTED 21st December 2009

COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS - THE 2009 NZ COMEDY GUILD AWARD WINNERS!

 
In a gala ceremony at Auckland’s The Classic Comedy Club on Sunday night, the winners of the 2009 NZ Comedy Guild Awards were announced in front of a packed audience.
 
The 9th annual NZ Comedy Guild Awards, presented for the first time by Comedy Central, were a celebration of the stellar year that New Zealand Comedy has experienced in 2009. The rise of local comedy on television and in front of record-number live audiences throughout the year has been due, in no small part, to the decades of hard work put in by performers, producers and the NZ Comedy Guild.
 
Perhaps not surprisingly, television comedy was represented more prominently than in previous years. Local boy made Hollywood star Rhys Darby took home the Kevin Smith Trophy for Artistic Achievement for his work on Flight Of The Conchords (And you can win a copyof his DVD at the competition page) , whilst the success locally of 7Days saw Paul Ego win “Best Comedy Performance on Television” and TV3 winning “Best Media Support.”
 
However, live shows are still the backbone of local comedy, and were strongly represented across the awards, with Te Radar winning the “Comedy Central award for Best Show” for Eating the Dog, Vaughan King taking away “Best Show Concept” for his Billy T Award nominated Inventor, The Classic winning “Best Venue” for a ninth successive year, and 2009 Billy T Award winner Chris Brain recognized for his writing with “Comedy Central Gag Of The Year”. “Best Male” and “Best Female” comedians for 2009 were Brendhan Lovegrove and Jan Maree, respectively.
 
The NZ Comedy Guild wishes to congratulate all the winners and nominees, and wishes all comedians another great year of work, leading up to our 10th anniversary Awards in 2010.

Full list of 2009 NZ Comedy Guild Awards nominees and WINNERS!

BEST SHOW - presented by Comedy Central

• Te Radar: Eating The Dog
• Jan Maree: Have You Met Me?
• Andrew Clay: Andy Clay's Book Of Love
• Steve Wrigley: Office Boy

GAG OF THE YEAR - presented by Comedy Central
• Vaughan King
• Chris Brain
• Simon McKinney
• Clayton Carrick-Leslie
• Jeremy Elwood

BEST NEWCOMER
• Chris Cook
• Joseph Harper
• Stella Graham
• Sarah Harpur

THE KEVIN SMITH MEMORIAL CUP FOR BEST ARTIST ACHIEVEMENT
• Rhys Darby
• Ben Hurley
• Dai Henwood

BEST MALE COMEDIAN
• Ben Hurley
• Brendhan Lovegrove
• Steve Wrigley
• Jeremy Elwood

BEST FEMALE COMEDIAN
• Michele A'Court
• Jan Maree
• Diane Spencer
• Justine Smith

BEST INTERNATIONAL GUEST
• Carey Marx
• Mickey D
• Janey Godley
• Jason Cook

BEST MC
• Andrew Clay
• Steve Wrigley
• Jan Maree

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE ON NZ TELEVISION
• Ben Hurley on '7 Days' TV3
• Paul Ego on '7 Days' TV3
• Jeremy Corbett on '7 Days' TV3

MOST IMPROVED COMEDIAN
• Rob Callaghan
• TJ McDonald
• Chris Brain
• Jarred Fell

BEST COMEDY VENUE
• The Classic (Auckland)
• Snatch (Auckland)
• San Francisco Bathhouse (Wellington)
• The Cook (Hamilton)
• The Basement (Taranaki)

BEST MEDIA SUPPORT
• Comedy Central
• Radio New Zealand National
• TV3
• C4
• The Rock
• New Zealand Herald

THE ANDREW KOVACEVICH MEMORIAL CUP
• Figjam
• Diane Spencer
• Heidi O’Loughlin & Rose Matafeo
• Jan Maree
• Benjamin Crellin
• Rhys Matthewson

THE GREEN ROOMER
• Steve Wrigley
• Vaughan King
• Simon McKinney

BEST SHOW CONCEPT
• Heidi O’Loughlin and Rose Matafeo: Heidi and Rose's Guide To The Uncool
• Vaughan King: The Inventor
• Jan Maree: Have You Met Me?
• Andrew Clay: Andy Clay's Book Of Love
 
BEST INDUSTRY FRIEND
• Jan Maree
• Scott Blanks
• Derek Flores
• Richard Carrington

  

 

Comedy Central congratulates everyone involved in such a wonderful night - especially the winners!

(Though we're all winners right?!)

Click to go back a page Click to scroll to the top of the page Click to print this page