The Other Day w/ Hoani Hotene Hoani Hotene

Stoked to have one of the most interesting people in the Wellington scene join me for this weeks podcast!

I'd known that Rachel had done a ton of travelling and wild experiences but it wasn't until researching and chatting with them that I got a vibe of how wild some of her life has been.

A guest I would love to have back to touch more of their life another time.

If you wanna catch the show they're promoting it is
The Wellington Comedy Club Rainbow Showcase - May 15

Tickets available on the NZ Comedy Fest page

The Vanguard of Vaudeville himself joins the show!

Trent H Baumann is one of the most travelled and accomplished comics in the Wellington scene. Having a wild ride into the world of entertainment, starting out in the strip malls of Surfer's Paradise and going round the globe with his thoughtful and whimsical style of performance.

I really enjoyed getting to know a bit more about Trent. He and I have done quite a few shows in Wellington and you can see much more of his shows through MONFU - the production company he and his wife Sachie run in Wellington.

See Trent in the NZ Comedy Fest! 'Stop the Noise. Listen to the Music' - Wellington, 14-18 May, Bats Theatre

We welcome back the first guest to ever be on this show!

Itay and I had just finished a 3 night run at the NZ Fringe, which included a couple of wild nights. Each show with him is very different so I'd recommend seeing him anytime you can. His usual spot is The Classic in Auckland but you can see him each Tuesday at Il Brutto running a great gig down there.



If you're in Welly and wanna catch him he'll be opening for Jack Ansett - What's Everyone Having For Dinner? in the NZ Comedy Fest, or a crowd work show, 'Crowd Pleaser' only in Auckland.



Follow me on Insta & TikTok for future gigs and podcasts!:

@hoanihotene & @hoanithacomedian

Kia Ora we are back!

It has been a busy run of festivals and fringes and gigs. But what an episode to come back to!

David and Ocean are two of my favourite comics, both on and off the stage. They were down in Wellington for the NZ Fringe festival and I was lucky enough to be able to get them in the studio.

If you enjoyed this episode you can check out their NZ Comedy Fest shows coming up in May:



David Stuart - Good Breeding - 16-18 of May - AUK - 10pm, The Classic Studio



Ocean Denham - A Hot Girl and Her Suzuki Swift - 23-25th May - AUK - 9.30pm - Q Cellar



And of course I have my fest show coming up also

Hoh' Mamma Jamma

WLG - 7-11 May - 7.30pm - Bats Studio

AUK - 14,15,18 May - 7pm - Basement Studio

Sowmya Hiremath is Wellington's best stand-ups and nicest people. Everytime me and Sowmya chat I end up learning so much more than I expected. This episode wasn't meant to end being so heavily revolved around arranged marriage but it was pretty fascinating to have it go that way.



If you wanna see Sowmya she has an upcoming show with Samantha Hannah called Sisters. Get your tickets at Fringe.co.nz

We are doing an episode almost entirely about consiparacy theories and alien interactions. Last time Zach and Leki were in the studio the most exciting part of the chat was when we started chatting aliens. So this week I decided we'd commit a whole episode to some of the strangest stories out there and it did not dissapoint.



Part of what makes this such a fun chat is the fact these two will spend hours devouring some of the strangest stories online and coming in with a bunch more info than your casual fan.



Make sure to catch Zach at AirHorn! each first Friday of the month at Newtown Community Centre and buy tickets to Leki's Fringe show Moonlight Leki during the NZ Fringe Festival