Comedy

Ed Amon, Sowmya Hiremath - Partition: Comedians with Borders

If you like your jokes ‘South-Asian-hot’ and with none of that ‘Kiwi-mild-korma’ nonsense, come join Sowmya & Ed - India V Pakistan - as they get to grips with the chaos of partition and the 1.9 billion (less than gazillion, but more than million) people it affected then, and still affects now. 

$20 - $25 (service fees may apply)
60 minutes
26 - 27 May 2023

What's the fuss with Borders? Cricket matches? Who claims Butter Chicken? And could Mark Twain be right?

Does Tragedy + Time = Comedy? Yes. Yes, it does.

Ed Amon (Three) and Sowmya Hiremath (The Comedy Mixtape with Pax Assadi)

You obviously have good taste. Check out the full line up in the 2023 NZ International Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo from 5 – 28 May.

Audience warnings
This show is suitable for ages 16+.

Presented by A Funny Tinge.

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