Humourbeasts

emira wrote:Did someone from the audience yell "
Go, wash your tits!"
?

The Untold Tales of Maui

Taki Rua Productions and Humourbeasts invite you to enter into a new kind of theatre experience. Join us as we bring the ancient legends of Maui-tikitiki-a Taranga into the modern age and tell them in a funny way.

Young Tama is a troubled teen. His Nanny a simple but wise woman, is given the task of imparting to her wayward grandson, the sacred knowledge and lessons of her forefathers through the tales of Maui, our most revered ancestor.

The stories take us on a journey into ancient Hawaiki, to a time when the sun raced across the sky like an impatient horse and you could catch fish the size of a small South Pacific nation. Centring around Maui, the tales follow him from birth to death, include all the famous myths and also one or two that have, up until now, never been heard.

At first, young Tama has no interest in these ancient myths, but through his Nanny’s incredible storytelling abilities, coupled with state of the art multi-media devices such as massive back-projections, puppetry and computer animated characters, the young fool is soon drawn in to the mysterious and fantastical world of Maui and his famous exploits.
Reviews

“Funniest play of the year”
- NZ Herald, December 2003

“…so hilarious the audience was in stitches”
- Sunday Star Times, December 2003

“ Humourbeasts Jemaine Clement and Taika Cohen offer the funniest, freshest burst of Maori-driven humour since the “whiti repati” of dear departed Billy T James”
- NZ International Arts Festival, Dominion Post, March 2004


Creative Team

Written by Taika Cohen and Jermaine Clement
Director Andrew Foster
Script Advisor Oscar Kightley
AV Design Tim Capper
Lighting Michael Keating (2003) David Lawrence (2004)
Sound Design Warryn Maxwell
Stage Manager  Simon Vincent
Publicity Hiona Henare
Production Manager Alice Tinning

Cast
Taika Cohen, Jermaine Clement, Rob Mokaraka (Court Season only), special guest Cliff Curtis (Downstage season only - final performance)

Date & Times

2004
NZ International Arts Festival, Wellington
NZ International Comedy Festival, Auckland
Otago Festival, Dunedin
Court Theatre, Chirstchurch
Bats Theatre, Wellington
Downstage Theatre, Wellington



2003
Meteor Theatre, Hamilton
Forum North, Whangarei
Silo Theatre, Auckland

Amily wrote:Awesommmme! :#buttrock#:

You all know I had to do this.

I want to see more vids of their performances! :#fit#:

emira wrote:

onlyalways wrote:It seems like we get a little treat from them around Christmas every year. :#haha#: :#love3#:

Venus wrote:I just hope more footage is posted real soon. :#pray#:

[size=150:b3f0cyc2]Humourbeasts
2002

Attending a comedy show in a bad mood is probably the best way to judge just how good a show it is;
if you leave in a better mood than you entered with it was worth your money. I arrived tired, hungry and with a slight headache – a formidable task for the Humouroids – Humourbeasts to tackle.

From the outset the performance was energetic, creative and most importantly, funny. Using only a few props the Kiwi duo successfully drew the audience into their surreal world.

One of the high points of the show was the journey into the centre of the Earth sketch where the comics pretended to be each others inner voice and used hilarious Scottish accents. However, this high quality comedy was not continued into every sketch and produced a slightly uneven performance. Despite this, the show was generally very amusing and everybody shared a good laugh when the set fell apart unplanned.

Everyone left the show with a smile on their face and I personally felt much better, as my headache having disappeared. This pretty much sums up what the show is all about although I wouldn’t go as far to say as its the new aspirin. If you feel like some late night laughs and a guaranteed good time then this is definitely the right show for you.

3/5

Julia Brown

emira wrote:I wonder who designed the poster. Do you think it was Jemaine? :#love3#:

Amily wrote:

emira wrote:I wonder who designed the poster. Do you think it was Jemaine? :#love3#:

Aw, I hope so! I love it that he's got that side to him. :#love3#: :#love3#:

onlyalways wrote:

Amily wrote:

emira wrote:I wonder who designed the poster. Do you think it was Jemaine? :#love3#:

Aw, I hope so! I love it that he's got that side to him. :#love3#: :#love3#:

...But wouldn't it look more like this?






Bad joke is bad. :8-):

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement as a comedy duo Humourbeasts perform at the 1999 Billy T Awards gala before they receive the actual award - a yellow scarf, one comedian each.

Jimny_Firestorm2 wrote:Wow, thanks for showing that, that's so awesome!

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
January 15
THROWBACK THURSDAY!
Congratulations to Kiwi film-maker Taika Waititi, who this week has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film Jojo Rabbit. The film is also in the running in five other Oscar categories, including Best Picture.
Taika’s amazing achievement reminded us of the time he and fellow Kiwi actor and film-maker Jemaine Clement performed with the NZSO! Back in September 2001 Taika and Jemaine were part of the NZSO New Zealand Chamber Orchestra’s production Elvis and the Devil, which included Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale (with Taika playing the soldier and Jemaine the Devil), American composer Michael Daugherty’s Dead Elvis and Elvis is Everywhere, and contributions by singer and actor Rima Te Wiata. It was the first time the pair had worked with an orchestra.