What started really slow ended without any surprises. We all know The X Factor is not about finding an artist who is incredibly talented and appreciated by its peers.
X-Factor: The end of Eden
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Gandalf returns to Wellington
Sir Ian McKellen is in Wellington to shoot the final scenes of The Hobbit.
Review: They Might Be Giants
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Bar Bodega, Wellington 17 May They Might Be Giants are not like any other band. The core duo has been together for more than 30 years, have released 16 albums – the most commercially successful, 1990’s Flood, which featured the stupidly catchy Birdhouse In Your Soul – and are known to the masses for the theme song for Malcolm In The Middle, Boss of Me.
Review: Disney on Ice in Wellington
Disney on Ice TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, May 15 Standing in a queue at the TSB Bank Arena for ice creams before opening night for Disney on Ice I overheard a frazzled-looking gentleman in front of me joke out loud in desperation: ‘‘I’ll have six beers please’’. It summed up the contrast between many of the children – unrestrained excitement, some of the girls in Disney princess costumes – and foreboding by parents that it would be another show where they would be bored and try to surreptitiously browse the internet on their smart phones until it was over.
X Factor wildcard winner revealed
Fletcher Mills will join the 12 finalists for The X Factor’s live shows, starting this Sunday. The 17-year-old from Wellington convinced in his first audition when he sung an original composition, Ode to Bon Iver
Stuff presents: Web series Woodville
Over the next six weeks Stuff will exclusively feature New Zealand online comedy series Woodville. Written by Emmy-nominated screen writer Christopher Brandon, directed by Georgiana Taylor,
Colourful work after masterpiece
REVIEW: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tecwyn Evans with Orpheus Choir, Jenny Wollerman (soprano), Richard Greager (tenor), Paul Whelan (bass-baritone). Music by Adams and Psathas
Review – More Tape
Sam Wills, the Boy With Tape On His Face, unleashed every last adult’s inner child in Wellington’s Opera House in his latest routine, labelled More Tape.
Good guys telling jokes for charity
New Zealand comedians are once again putting their jokes on the line for charity. The sixth-annual The Good Guys is a one-night comedic showcase in aid of children’s charity SpinningTop
Stuff’s shortest joke so far
To have a bit of a laugh in the office during the International Comedy Festival we have asked comedians to tell us their favourite joke and tell us a bit about themselves.