After the cancellation of the International Comedy Festival, the Best Foods Comedy Gala has rebranded, with a distinctly festive air, as the Best Foods Christmas Comedy Gala. The original comedy gala was set to host performers such as iconic Australian Felicity Ward, familiar face from The Chase Paul Sinha, and award-winning Brit Josie Long. With much of the world experiencing downturns and restrictions due to coronavirus, events like the comedy gala are a bright spot in the events calendar. With that option now less appealing, the New Zealand comedy scene was picking up the slack, as comedians stayed put instead of rushing off overseas. In previous years, acts had to have featured in the International Comedy Festival to appear in the gala but this year it was open to anyone.

Source: Stuff September 06, 2020 06:11 UTC