Live Comedy at The Monkey House

The Monkey Theater brings more fantastic comedians to Whitianga!
David Correos from Taskmaster & 7 Days!
Keegan Govind from The Rock
Courtney Dawson from Have You Been Paying Attention

Winner of the 2016 Billy T Award, David has quickly become a powerhouse of New Zealand comedy. He has a uniquely hectic, boundary pushing style which has made him an audience favourite whenever he performs.

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Already all over our TV screens - THREE's 7Days, AotearoHA, TVNZ's Stand Up, Laughs Unleashed, Pax Assadi's Comedy Mixtape, and regular appearances with Viva La Dirt League - David is hitting the big time.

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After his outstanding performances on Taskmaster NZ and a nomination for the prestigious Best Show Fred Award at the 2021 New Zealand International Comedy Festival for his show David Correos Is David Post Office, he continues to establish himself as one of New Zealand's best.

In a world of standard stand up, he shines through as an energetic and highly entertaining comic. A firecracker on stage, you just never know what's coming next as he creates his next comedy recipe to spray about the place.

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He's talked about it on stage, about finding his voice. Silly, fun, and so joyful. It's wonderful to watch.

Courtney made her comedic debut on the Classic stage in 2018 - after 30 years of testing material on her friends, whanau, random party goers, unsuspecting train conductors, long-suffering bar staff and the occasional police officer.

True to her self-deprecating brand of humour, it would make Courtney slightly uncomfortable to acknowledge that she was joint winner of the 2019 Raw Quest, and voted Best Newcomer in the 2019 Comedy Guild Awards, but true to her nature as a yarn/drama queen, after a drink or two and she’ll tell you all about it.