Auckland's most unique stand-up comedy venueFeaturing pro shows every Friday and Saturday night. With tickets only $20 it's packed with value as well as laughs.Plus FREE open mic shows Wednesdays and Sundays.Located in Kingsland, the laughs are out of the box, and the showroom is actually made of cardboard.
This Week
Finally Friday
7.30pm Friday October 3
and every Friday
Tickets only $20
Lineup for our Finally Friday show on Friday, October 3:📦 James Keating 📦
Since he first set foot on stage in 2001 James Keating has carved out a niche as New Zealand's master of one-liner comedy.
Nominated for the prestigious Billy T Award for comedy in 2009, and with appearances on TV2's Pulp Comedy and A Night at the Classic to his name, James has unleashed his clean stylings on audiences throughout New Zealand and Australia. He's performed six solo shows at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, as well as solo shows at the Dunedin Fringe Festival, Christchurch Comedy Carnival and Hamilton Fringe Festival.📦 Sandra Pace 📦
As seen at the 2024 New Zealand International Comedy Festival and the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.📦 Vasu Premkumar📦
Just plain likeable and naturally funny. Best Blenheim has ever produced.📦 Luke Callaghan📦
NZ Comedy Guild Best Newcomer 2013. He's even better now.📦 Takhou Law📦
Clean in both his comedy and hygienic habits. Hamilton born Cantonese JAFA and all around good guy.Ticketing may currently be unavailable for this event. Contact us via [email protected] to book or door sales available.
Saturday Night Five
7.30pm Saturday October 4
and every Saturday
Tickets only $20
Lineup for our Saturday Night Five show on Saturday, October 4:📦 James Keating 📦
Since he first set foot on stage in 2001 James Keating has carved out a niche as New Zealand's master of one-liner comedy.
Nominated for the prestigious Billy T Award for comedy in 2009, and with appearances on TV2's Pulp Comedy and A Night at the Classic to his name, James has unleashed his clean stylings on audiences throughout New Zealand and Australia. He's performed six solo shows at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, as well as solo shows at the Dunedin Fringe Festival, Christchurch Comedy Carnival and Hamilton Fringe Festival.📦 Vasu Premkumar📦
Just plain likeable and naturally funny. Best Blenheim has ever produced.📦 Luke Callaghan📦
NZ Comedy Guild Best Newcomer 2013. He's even better now.📦 Takhou Law📦
Clean in both his comedy and hygienic habits. Hamilton born Cantonese JAFA and all around good guy.
She'll Be Right
Sunday Night
Open Mic
7pm Sunday October 5
and every SundayFree show!
This is a more curated open mic than the typical bar show. Features mostly experienced comedians who know what they are doing, but with the license to try out new material - and a few newer faces.Things could go comically wrong and that's part of the fun. Be part of the comedy development process. Come out and watch the Number 8 high wire act!Finishes by 9pm so you can get plenty of sleep for Monday morning.Walk-ups welcome, or reserve your seat now.
Sitting Room Only
Open Mic
7.30pm Wednesday October 1
and every WednesdayFree show!
Come see a FREE comedy show at the most unique venue in Auckland.Pro comedians trying new material and newbies trying to be comedians all inside of a room made entirely of cardboard.You could see someone from TV or a person who can't spell TV. We have all levels getting on stage and it's sometimes hilarious, sometimes cringy. But always fun.Walk-ups welcome, or reserve your seat now.
next Week
Finally Friday
7.30pm Friday October 10
and every Friday
Tickets only $20
Lineup for our Finally Friday show on Friday, October 10:📦 Paul Douglas
📦 Jeremy Elwood
📦 Annie Guo
📦 Steven Lyons
Saturday Night Five
7.30pm Saturday October 11
and every Saturday
Tickets only $20
Lineup for our Saturday Night Five show on Saturday, October 11:📦 Paul Douglas
📦 Jeremy Elwood
📦 Annie Guo
📦 Steven Lyons
show schedule
Auckland's most unique dedicated comedy venue
Auckland's most unique new dedicated stand-up comedy venue is actually made out of cardboard!Bringing you a mix of professional comedians from TV and movies, as well as up-and-coming acts.An intimate club with only 48 seats, so don’t wait to book your tickets.Door sales subject to availability.Find out why we set up The Cardboard Comedy Club.
Get in touch
cardboard comedy club
355 new north road, kingsland
Next door to Garage Project
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for comedians
The Cardboard Comedy Club was set up by comedian Kevin Passman (and his wife who is absolutely not funny but can almost manage to pour drinks) as a much-needed dedicated stand-up comedy venue.We aim to give comedians somewhere other than bar shows where they can practice their craft and develop, as well as test new material.The showroom was designed specifically for comedy, to give the best experience for both the audience and comedians (that's where the cardboard comes in - to help with acoustics).The Cardboard Comedy Club is a non-profit-making venture. All proceeds go into covering our very low running costs (don't worry, we run on the smell of an oily rag) and then paying comedians.Great! How can I help?
If you are a comedian, you can help out by:
- promoting the club to new audiences
- volunteering to help out with running the venue or promotional activity.Can I get a spot?
Interest is very high at the moment, so if you'd like a spot the best way is to go via the Auckland Comedy Community Facebook page. We also welcome enquiries about venue hireage.