mrs.peacock

Mrs Peacock headlining Wellington Comedy Club on Thursday 9 July

2009-06-30T23:27:00.001+12:00

Looks like this is going to be our only Wellington show this year, so make sure you don't miss it - we're headlining at the Wellington Comedy Club, San Francisco Bathhouse, on Thursday July 9, 2009. Tickets $15 online or on the door.

We hope to see you there.

Welcome, Blog on the Tracks readers!

2009-05-06T11:52:00.008+12:00

Here at Mrs. Peacock HQ, we're proud to have been purveyors of badly-written comedy songs since about 1999.

In case you haven't gotten the gist, Simon Sweetman doesn't like us very much. But we're comforted by the fact that he doesn't seem to like much else about NZ comedy either (particularly not the female comedians, who are apparently "interchangeable").

If you're interested in seeing some female comedians during this year's comedy festival, then we recommend the thoroughly interchangeable Comediettes, whose show, we understand, consists primarily (95%) of references to their vaginas.

(Needless to say you should also come and see Monkey vs. Robot)

UPDATE #1: Completely forgot to mention another all-female show in the festival: A Guide to the Uncool, starring Heidi and Rose. Or is that Rose and Heidi? I'm not certain, as they're so interchangable I can barely tell them apart. Either way if you're in Auckland you should go see them. I'm not sure how often they talk about their parts but I bet it's a lot.

UPDATE #2: Rose tells me that a solid 15 minutes of their show will be parts-related. I make that about 25%. Letting the side down a bit I reckon.

TJ gets reviews!

2009-05-06T09:21:00.002+12:00

TJ McDonald (i.e. my partner in crime for the upcoming Monkey vs. Robot) just got a nice writeup as part of a longer review of First Laughs, the festival's opening bash.

"TJ MacDonald also merits a longer stint with his laconic observations – does he really love Secret Santa because he enjoys being the anonymous cause of someone else’s disappointment? Without wishing to inversely influence anyone’s shows, I encourage you to find out."
- Kate Blackhurst, Lumiere Reader

monkey vs. robot opens in a week!

2009-05-05T18:22:00.003+12:00

Good times. Needless to say we're both very excited.

I thought that it was important to clarify though that the Monkey (TJ) and Robot (me) won't be interacting in any way during the show. We'll both be doing standup, separately.

Of course depending on how the shows go that could change over the course of the season. It all depends on you! Or something like that.

See you all next week, unless you're in Auckland, in which case I'll see you the week after that.

- Jarrod

Monkey vs. Robot

2009-03-23T23:45:00.004+13:00

First, the bad news: this year there won't be a full-noise mrs.peacock show in the NZ International Comedy Festival. Not officially, anyway - unofficially you may get your chance to see us... stay tuned for more details soon.

HOWEVER. Jarrod will be appearing in Monkey vs. Robot alongside TJ McDonald, whom you might know from Wellington sketch comedy troupe the Comedy Cure. Monkey vs. Robot will feature Jarrod and TJ doing around half an hour each (give or take) of the finest solo standup comedy they can muster in the remaining time available between now and May.

More information will be posted here as it comes to hand - in the meantime, this is the image from the Monkey vs. Robot poster, lovingly crafted by TJ's sister.

apologies...

2008-04-17T11:19:00.002+12:00

To the women I met at the Classic last night who wanted my "Levin" t-shirt: it looks like BilliTees no longer do them. Which is a shame because as of this morning I can attest that not only is it a stylish fashion item, but it also makes an excellent travel towel.

giant lasers

2008-04-11T12:05:00.002+12:00

I feel that it's quite important to point out that this year's show will feature a smoke machine and a laser - turning it from merely awesome into something beyond awesome. Something transcendental. Something sublime.

Did I mention that we'll have a laser and a smoke machine?

Six Feet from the Edge

2008-04-08T13:58:00.002+12:00

what do mrs.peacock share with KISS?

2008-03-25T17:07:00.002+13:00

Answer: a shitty review from Simon Sweetman.

(Sweetman also reviewed our 2006 festival show, World Record Attempt, and was less than impressed).

Six Feet from the Edge - now on sale

2008-03-17T14:58:00.003+13:00

We have it on good authority that tickets can now be booked for both our Auckland and Wellington seasons in the upcoming NZ International Comedy Festival 2008.

This year we're performing an original rock opera, with all-new songs and all-new awesomeness. You should really come along and see it.

To book tickets to our Wellington shows (at BATS theatre from 23 - 26 April), contact BATS directly.
To book tickets to our Auckland shows (at Comedy Underground from 6-10 May), get in touch with Ticketek.

Orientation

2008-02-24T13:28:00.003+13:00

We're on the road for the 2008 University Orientation tour, along with Jeremy Elwood, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, and Steve Wrigley. Dates are to the right - feel free to come along if and when we get to your town.

We're also doing a few other shows while on tour, including a gig at Fat Eddies in Christchurch, and a few at the Classic in Auckland. Hopefully we'll see you there...

Vulgar, puerile, disgusting

2008-01-25T14:37:00.000+13:00

We're performing at the World Buskers Festival in Christchurch at the moment - and our gig on Tuesday night at the Sumner Standup Series in the Sumner Community Centre was reviewed in the Christchurch Press on Wednesday.

Given that we've continued to have full houses since then, I believe we might have found a quote for our Comedy Festival poster this year:

Vulgar, puerile, disgusting
- Ian Steward, Christchurch Press

Funny how he didn't mention how much the rest of the audience seemed to enjoy the abovementioned vulgarity, but I guess the sell-out shows speak for themselves. Thanks, Ian.

tony

2007-10-16T14:11:00.000+13:00

And one final one for today.

Tony (Live 14_07_0...

the flange

2007-10-16T14:09:00.000+13:00

Another live recording. These were all recorded during a performance at The Classic in Auckland.

The Flange (Live 1...

hamburger

2007-10-16T14:07:00.000+13:00

Another live recording - this song was written for our 2007 Festival show, ROCK 101. There's pretty much only one joke in it.

Hamburger (Live 14...

mrs.peacock at last laughs 2007

2007-10-16T13:48:00.001+13:00

This video, taken from the Maori TV Billy T Awards special, (mostly) shows our winning performance at Last Laughs during the 2007 NZ International Comedy Festival. There's also some interview stuff in there as well. Enjoy.

you don't understand

2007-10-08T18:52:00.001+13:00

You Don't Understa...

One more song for you - this is called You Don't Understand. More to follow.

Sweet Dreamer

2007-10-08T18:48:00.000+13:00

Sweet Dreamer (Liv...

For your listening pleasure - our song "Sweet Dreamer". Enjoy.

mrs.peacock on Maori Television

2007-06-22T17:41:00.000+12:00

Tomorrow night (that's Saturday 23 June) at 9.30pm Maori Television will be screening a 2 hour special on this year's Billy T Awards.

We haven't seen it yet but we understand that as the winners of this year's award we should have a reasonably prominent role. So watch it, and stuff.

Oh and if you like the show, feel free to get in touch with Maori TV and let them know.

Choice.

we won the billy

2007-06-01T22:24:00.000+12:00

We're pleased to report that we won the 2007 Billy T Award.

Let the adulations begin.

reviewed

2007-05-17T11:52:00.000+12:00

John Smythe from Theatreview came to our show last night, and his review is now up on the site. And we think it's pretty damn good. Go check it out.

one night down, eight to go

2007-05-17T10:56:00.000+12:00

We had our opening night of ROCK 101 in Wellington last night, and we reckon it went really well, despite some first show speed wobbles and technical issues.

It means that we've only got three nights left in Wellington - so make sure you book tickets before it's too late and your only chance to learn to rock is to fly to Auckland and see our show there.

And if you're in Auckland you should totally book tickets anyway.

SPECIAL OFFER

2007-05-01T23:19:00.000+12:00

We're giving away 2 double passes for our Wellington shows and 2 double passes for our Auckland shows - and all you have to do to be in to win is send us an email.

Email us at respectthecock@gmail.com with your full name and the city and date of the show you would like to attend, and you're in the draw.

The draw for our Wellington show will close on Monday 14 May, and the winners will be notified by email on Tuesday 15 May. The draw for our Auckland show will close on Sunday 20 May, and the winners will be notified by email on Monday 21 May.

If you enter, we'll also let you know about any other special offers that may come up - like where you can get 2 for 1 tickets if they become available.

Choice.

UPDATE:
The Wellington tickets have been won by Jeni and Hayden - thanks to all of those who entered. If you missed out, there will be a limited number of 2 for 1 tickets available at the Comedy Festival booth in Left Bank, Cuba Mall for each of our remaining shows.

And our Auckland competition is still running!

learn to rock

2007-04-14T17:47:00.000+12:00

This is our poster/flyer for this year's show. Look out for it in a recycling bin near you soon.

NZ International Comedy Festival 2007

2007-03-21T20:29:00.000+12:00

The official website for the NZ International Comedy Festival 2007 (which ROCK 101 is a part of) launches tomorrow, Thursday 22 March. Go and check it out, why don't you.