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Fred Award

The Fred Award is the highest honour at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, awarded to the best show written and performed by a New Zealand comedian.[1]

Fred Award
Awarded forBest show by a Kiwi comedian at the NZICF
Sponsored byNew Zealand Comedy Trust
LocationSkyCity Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
Presented byPrevious winner
Reward(s)NZ$5,000
First awarded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Most awardsDai Henwood (2)
WebsiteFred Award

The award is named in honour of New Zealand comedian John Clarke's most well-known character, Fred Dagg.[2] Dagg was one of New Zealand's most recognisable comedic characters during the 1970s and is considered to be an icon of New Zealand pop culture.[3] The winner receives a trophy of Dagg's gumboot.[4]

History edit

The award was established in 2006 by the NZ Comedy Trust to recognise "The outstanding work of an established professional kiwi comedian."[5] In 2014 the criteria were simplified to become "best show" by a New Zealander.[6]

"The Fred" Gumboot is presented along with the Billy T Award at the end of festival prize-giving showcase "Last Laughs" where nominated finalists perform their final set of the festival. The winner is decided by a panel of judges and the prize is presented by the winner from the previous year.[4]

Winners edit

Fred Award winners by year[1]
Year Winner Nominees
2006 Brendhan Lovegrove, The Brendhan Lovegrove Project[7]
2007 Dai Henwood, Dai-namic Scenario[8]
2008 Ben Hurley, Boom[9] The Outwits
Justine Smith[10]
2009 Te Radar, Eating the Dog[11] Paul Ego
Steve Wrigley[12]
2010 Wilson Dixon, Wilson Dixon's American Dream[13]
2011 Jan Maree, Fever Bitch![14]
2012 Rhys Darby, This Way to Spaceship[15] Brendhan Lovegrove, Bury Me Happy[16]
The Boy With Tape On His Face, More Tape[17]
2013 Jarred Christmas, Let's Go Mofo[18] James Nokise, So-So Gangsta[19]
Nick Rado, The Funniest Joke in the World
2014 Trygve Wakenshaw, Kraken[20] Jamie Bowen, Heart Goes Boom[21]
Rhys Darby, Mr. Adventure[22]
2015 Dai Henwood, Daigression[23] Jamie Bowen, Head Goes Bang
Urzila Carlson, Man Up
2016 Rhys Mathewson, Nouveau Rhys[24] Pax Assadi, In Mid-Season Form[25]
Nic Sampson, Nic Sampson Has Fallen Down A Well[26]
2017 Rose Matafeo, Sassy Best Friend[27] Fuq Boiz (Hamish Parkinson and Ryan Richards), Fuq Boiz[28]
Eli Matthewson, The Year of Magical Fucking[29][30]
Guy Montgomery, Let's All Get in a Room Together[31]
2018 Chris Parker, Camp Binch[27] Frickin Dangerous Bro (Pax Assadi, James Roque, Jamaine Ross), Humble
Rose Matafeo, Horndog
Nick Rado, Nail It!
2019 James Nokise, God Damn Fancy Man[32] Barnie Duncan, Tap Head
James Roque, Boy Mestizo
2021 Eli Matthewson, Daddy-Short-Legs[33] David Correos, David Correos is David Postoffice
Two Hearts (Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore), We're Pregnant and The Baby is Music
2023 Guy Montgomery, My Brain is Blowing Me Crazy[34] Brendon Green, I'm Happy You're Here
Jamaine Ross, Vaguely Familiar

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The Fred Award". NZ International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. ^ "Rose Matafeo, Angella Dravid win Fred and Billy T awards at NZ Comedy Festival". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. ^ "The Very Sensible Fred Dagg". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ^ a b "Angella Dravid, Rose Matafeo win big at NZ Comedy Festival". NZ Herald. 2017-05-22. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  5. ^ "LAST LAUGHS 2013 - Packed with quality: Awards announced". www.theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  6. ^ "Performers Hub". NZ International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  7. ^ "The Brendhan Lovegrove Project". Theatreview. 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Dai Henwood". New Zealand Comedy Trust. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Ben Hurley: Boom". Theatreview. 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  10. ^ "NZ INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2008 AWARDS". Theatreview. 13 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Te Radar's Eating the Dog". Scoop. 7 May 2009.
  12. ^ "CHRIS BRAIN and TE RADAR lead the field". Theatreview. 25 May 2009. Archived from the original on 19 May 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Wilson DIXON". The Classic Comedy Network. Retrieved 26 August 2023. Before sweeping the New Zealand International Comedy Festival his show "Wilson Dixon's American Dream" played to rave reviews at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe and 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
  14. ^ "Jan Maree". Comedy CV. Retrieved 26 August 2023. At last year's kiwi comedy festival Jan premiered a cooking, singing, dancing mega-mix Fever Bitch! which saw her become the first female comedian to win New Zealand's highest accolade, the prestigious Fred Award.
  15. ^ "Rhys Darby - This Way To Spaceship". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Brendhan Lovegrove - Bury Me Happy". At Derren's World of Entertainment. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  17. ^ Grenar, Ingrid (14 May 2012). "The Boy With Tape On His Face – More Tape – Review". Keeping Up With NZ.
  18. ^ Elephant Publicity (17 May 2013). "The Race for the Billy & the Fred Award is on". Scoop.
  19. ^ "James Nokise wins two top comedy awards". Scoop. 11 December 2013.
  20. ^ "Trygve Wakenshaw". Trygve Wakenshaw. Retrieved 26 August 2023. Winner Fred Award Best Comedian NZICF (New Zealand International Comedy Festival) Kraken
  21. ^ "Heart Goes Boom". Theatreview. 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  22. ^ "RHYS DARBY Mr. Adventure". Theatreview. 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Last Laughs 2015". Theatreview. 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  24. ^ Brookland, Nic (16 May 2016). "David Correos and Rhys Mathewson win at Last Laughs". Keeping Up With NZ. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  25. ^ NZ Comedy Trust (2016). "Pax Assadi". 2016 NZ International Comedy Festival Programme: 45.
  26. ^ Wong, Faith-Ashleigh. "NZICF 2016: Nic Sampson – Nic Sampson Has Fallen Down a Well". Appetite for the Arts.
  27. ^ a b "Rose Matafeo named as finalist for Fred Award for second year running". Stuff. 19 May 2018.
  28. ^ "Ryan Richards". Ryan Richards. Retrieved 26 August 2023. In May of 2017, Ryan's two-hander comedy show, Fuq Boiz was a finalist for The Fred Award - a prestigious award recognising the best New Zealand show in the NZ International Comedy Festival.
  29. ^ "Eli Matthewson - The Year of Magical Fucking" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  30. ^ Fenwick, George (17 May 2017). "Comedy Review: Eli Matthewson nails every punchline". NZ Herald.
  31. ^ "2017 NZ International Comedy Festival". Eventfinda. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  32. ^ "2019 Fred Awards Finalists announced". Scoop. 25 May 2019.
  33. ^ "2021 Fred Award Finalists". NZ International Comedy Festival. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  34. ^ "Fred Award nominees for 2023 New Zealand International Comedy Festival announced". NZ Herald. 26 May 2023.
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