The 2024-25 season of Park Comedy is in full swing. It seems strange that we are already more than 3/4 way through summer but as they should say, “Time and Seasons wait for no one”.
All our shows are true open mics with a continuously rotating cast. If you’d like to perform, you can sign-up to perform at our google form or just come along to watch and if you’d like a go, talk to the MC and we’ll squeeze you in if we can.
As this summer’s weather has been better than the previous two we’ve decided to risk continuing into March. This month we’re continuing our regular stand-up open mics and have three of the Gong style gigs we developed over the last three years. Gong is fast, furious, comedy where randomly selected judges decide who finishes, and ultimately who wins.
We still have two gigs in February. Monday 24th in Te Pai Park, Henderson and Thursday 27th in Jellicoe Park, Onehunga. We’ve also scheduled a gig on the 3rd of April in Potters Park, Balmoral. Daylight savings ends on the 6th of April and it’s not feasible to continue after that so no more extensions are likely this season.
Our March schedule is (* = Gong):
March 3rd, 17th and 27th* Selwyn Domain, Mission Bay. A thin layer of grass over sand so it drains quickly after rain. We can perform there in the evening after moderate rain in the morning.
March 6th & 31st Coyle Park, Pt Chev a 5 hectare park, with grassy open spaces, mature trees, harbour views, and impressive cliff faces at the other end of Point Chevalier Road to where we used to perform outside the now demolished library. We perform just to the left when you come through the gates at the end of Point Chevalier Road.
March 10th & April 4th Potters Park, Balmoral. Another beautiful grassed hillside on the corner of Balmoral & Dominion Roads we’ll set up near the 5.6 metre walking boy statue. Unfortunately when it comes to rain, this park is in the same situation as Jellicoe Park and we can’t perform there if there’s been moderate rain on the day or worse the day before or sometimes severe rain 2 days previous.
February 27th, March 13th* & 24th Jellicoe Park, Onehunga. A beautiful grassed hillside near the memorial arch on Quadrant Road. Unfortunately the ground hasn’t properly dried yet from Summer & Winter and we can’t perform there if there’s been any significant rain on the day.
February 24th Te Pai Park. Henderson. Open grass spaces and lots of mature trees to provide shade. We’ll be on the grassed area on the corner of Te Tai Place and Lincoln Road.
More information on each gig is available from our website’s calendar.
We would like to continue through March but that depends on what the weather does so no guarantees.
Looking forward to seeing you there
Julia & Tessa Clement