News-related hijinks and hilarity are set to grip Baycourt Theatre next month as a misfit band of comedians – commonly known as the 7 Days crew – roll into Tauranga for one unrestricted show.
The 7 Days Nationwide Tour sees the popular television game show stripped down to the bare essentials of comedy and outrageous jokes – leaving behind the restrictions of television cameras and censors.
And for those who are unfamiliar, ‘7 Days’ is a comedy game show, hosted by Jeremy Corbett, where teams of comedians team up and answer questions about news stories from the last week.
News-related hijinks and hilarity are set to grip Baycourt Theatre next month as a misfit band of comedians – commonly known as the 7 Days crew – roll into Tauranga for one unrestricted show.
The 7 Days Nationwide Tour sees the popular television game show stripped down to the bare essentials of comedy and outrageous jokes – leaving behind the restrictions of television cameras and censors.
And for those who are unfamiliar, ‘7 Days’ is a comedy game show, hosted by Jeremy Corbett, where teams of comedians team up and answer questions about news stories from the last week.
Starting in Dunedin on December 7, the group is making their way up the country, making fun of the news, the newsmakers and each other – stopping in Tauranga on December 16.
Speaking to the Weekend Sun ahead of the tour, Kiwi comedian and ‘7 Days’ team leader Paul Ego says the live show is exciting because it gives the crew a chance to push these unrestricted boundaries a fair bit more.
“We have a fairly high proportion of hijinks. We look to get about a 78 to 80 per cent hijinks rating on TV and we want to get it up to 85 per cent for the live show when we do it.
“Everybody that loves the TV show will know what to expect – and there will be a fair amount of laughter and certainly a large amount of offence taken by all.
With no cameras or media restrictions Paul, Jeremy, and the rest of the team, start with quick-fire stand-up comedy before tearing into a no-holds-barred game of ‘7 Days’, including grilling a local politician in the Yes Minister game, and a game of My Audience Member Could Draw That.
Paul is particularly looking forward to unleashing talented Kiwi actor, writer and director Josh Thomson on the Tauranga crowd, as opposed to the usual crowd favourites of Dai Henwood and Steve Wrigley, who will also be in attendance.
“He is a very funny, young Tongan man and it is his first time on the road with us.
“We may actually look to change the name of the city to Tao-tonga for the day; it can’t be that hard to get it through local government.”
The Weekend Sun has a double pass to the event to give away to a lucky reader who can tell us what day the crew is in Tauranga.
Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section, before Wednesday, December 4.
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