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January 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Comedy Presents – Friday Laughs at The Cavern Club (Friday, January 21, 2022)
Wellington Comedy: Friday Laughs Cavern Club Friday, January 21 Last year I wrote about attending Raw Meat Monday which felt like a way back in to a comedy scene I had never really experienced. My deal with reviewing comedy was mostly internationals, and some Comedy Festival or Fringe shows. Single acts. Usually big names. The […]Archive
November 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Tom Scharpling
Some days I reckon Tom Scharpling is one of the funniest people alive. Certainly, Tom Scharpling is one of the great underground wizards of radio, and podcasting. I don’t know how I first heard about him – or when I first started tuning in properly, but he has backstory and projects for days. And as […]Archive
November 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: American History Lesson
Why did the chicken cross the road? Was it to get to the other side of a racist joke? Why didn’t the watermelon cross the road instead? It was having a smashing time! Corks were burnt, shoe polish was placed on faces – wasn’t that hilarious enough for ya? Tell us another one: The master […]Archive
November 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 273: Dai Henwood
Hi and welcome to episode 273 of Sweetman Podcast – finding my way back into podcasting after a nearly three-month break. As with last year’s lockdowns I paused the podcast. But we’re back now – at least through until the end of the year. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual […]Archive
September 15, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald had died. He was 61. He was diagnosed with cancer nearly a decade ago. He kept it quiet – telling only a few close friends. He wanted privacy. He wanted the comedy to continue when and as it did. He wanted that untainted. Norm Macdonald was a comedy genius, a comedian’s comedian – […]Archive
September 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The Ben Elton Interview
Earlier this year I spoke to Ben Elton. What a dream. I shared the audio as an episode of my podcast. But there was also a transcript and written piece (for my Sounds Good newsletter). So if you missed that at the time I offer it up here now. I feel like Ben Elton’s work […]Archive
July 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 265: Ben Elton
Hi and welcome to episode 265 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]Archive
July 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Meet Raw Meat Monday
Way back, when there were still newspapers, I did a lot of arts-reviewing. What better way, I figured, to make friends, right? You go to shows, say they’re absolutely shit and that the people that just died on stage needn’t bother ever getting up again and you’re paid an enormous amount of money and everyone […]Archive
June 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
TV Shows That Meant The World To Me: #13 – Chappelle’s Show
I’m not saying I was the first person in New Zealand to watch Chappelle’s Show – the influential sketch comedy show by Dave Chappelle. But I must have been close. The show ran from 2003-2006 and it wasn’t on any network here. The DVDs had to be imported – and I was working in a […]Archive
June 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 260: Kate Spencer (CreatifKate)
Hi and welcome to episode 260 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]Archive
March 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman