mrs.peacock to perform at Victoria University Orientation

We are very pleased to announce that mrs.peacock will be headlining the comedy night at Victoria University's Orientation 2006, hosted by Brendhan Lovegrove. Who is really quite good and has been on TV and performed overseas and stuff and we've seen him lots and we like him and he's very funny.

So come along, why don't you, to the Union Hall on Thursday 2 May March and watch us (along with Cori Gonzalez-Macuer and James Nokise, two of this year's Billy T Award nominees, who are also reasonably funny and in any case are both a bit ethnic and therefore should be given the benefit of the doubt). Tickets are only $10 for students ($15 for grownups) and are available from the Student Union and from both the Manners and Cuba Street branches of Cosmic Corner. We reckon the show will start about 8pm.

UPDATE: As pointed out in comments, I fucked up. Orientation is of course in March, not May. I hope you can forgive the unforgiveable and overlook my typographical mistake.

what do you want, a medal?

I'm extraordinarily proud to announce that mrs.peacock has received TWO nominations in the prestigious New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards for 2006.

Of course, both of these nominations are for "most offensive gag" - but we're still very pleased. We received one nomination for "Walking the Line", and one for our new hit "The Flange". Here's hoping it doesn't split the votes too much...

We're also performing at the awards, and I will be co-presenting (along with James Nokise and The Boy With Tape On His Face) the award for "Best Industry Friend".

In a similar vein, we're also one of 9 applicants for the 2006 Billy T Award. The application show takes place on Saturday 14 January, at The Classic - if you're in Auckland, please feel free to come along in support.

UPDATE: We won the most offensive gag award for Walking the Line, and a good night was had by all. Now we need to write an even more offensive song for next year...

november gigs confirmed

Mark your diary appropriately: mrs.peacock will be performing at Indigo (171 Cuba St) on Thursday 17 November, and at The Green Room (Kitty O'Shea's, Courtenay Place), on Sunday 20 November.

Also, Dave will be appearing at Chicago (Queens Wharf) on Wednesday 23rd November, and at Indigo (opening for Charlie Pickering) on Thursday 24th November. [it turns out Chicago gigs aren't going ahead...]

I think all of the above shows start at 8pm. Just in case, I recommend you get there earlier and start working on your beer buzz.

onwards and upwards

mrs.peacock are pleased to announce that they will be competing in "So U Think UR Funny", an upcoming comedy competition being held in sunny Hawkes Bay.

Heats are being held at the Loading Ramp, Havelock North, on Friday 7 October - with 29 acts registered to compete so far. From the heats 10 acts will be chosen to go through to the final on Saturday 8 October at the Napier Municipal Theatre - and whoever wins that will get a return ticket to the UK, open spots at Jongleurs, and introductions to UK comedy agents.

If mrs.peacock win then Dave will have to travel in my suitcase I guess.

In any case, mrs.peacock fans are strongly encouraged to make the pilgrimage to Napier to support the cock. Seriously - it'll be a fucking awesome weekend.

IN OTHER NEWS:
I'll be co-MCing the Wellington Comedy Club at Indigo in Wellington this Thursday 8 September. It's my first time MCing. Be gentle with me.

Dave is also doing semi-regular solo spots at The Classic in Auckland (he works there after all) and is doing some producing and bar managing and that sort of stuff as well. Go see him, and so on.

UPDATE:
The deserving winner of So U Think UR Funny was the very talented Mr. Jeremy Elwood. We made it through to the final though, which was nice.

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mrs.peacock will be playing this Thursday 14 July (i.e. tomorrow night) at Indigo Bar, 161 Cuba Street, Wellington. It's the first of two farewell fundraisers for the always arousing Ben Hurley who in addition to giving excellent head and being the erstwhile Godfather of the Wellington Comedy Mafia, also won some award or other (I think it might be named after some dead comedian) last year. The Benny Hill award. I think that might be what it was called.

Anyhow, the show will kick off at around 8pm (which in comedy-speak means sometime between 8.30 and 9 - but come early to get a drink and make sure you get a seat). It'll probably cost around 10 bucks, and such talents as Vaughan King and Grant Lobban will also be performing.