Selwyn Times: August 09, 2016

SELWYN TIMES Tuesday August 9 2016 7
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It would be rude not to be rude
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Seven Days host Jeremy Corbett is performing
at the Live in Lincoln show along with fellow
comedians Ben Hurley, Justine Smith and Tom
Furniss on October 8. He spoke to reporter Tom
Doudney about what to expect and how locals
might be able to help him with some material for
the show
Gardening
Have you been to Lincoln Had you kept touch at all
before?
over the years?
No I haven’t. I’ve been plenty Not really, no, it’s funny
of times to Christchurch but though – I have another friend
I don’t think I’ve ever made it who worked in radio back in the
down to Lincoln.
day, and I was looking through
Are you looking forward to some old photos for him because
your fist visit then?
he wanted one, and I might have
Yeah, for sure. The guy who found an old photo of Dave, so
actually organised it, David that might prove embarrassing.
Parlane,
otoring
is a guy I used work Perhaps you could use that as
with a long, long time ago part of the show?
Palmerston North so it was kind (Laughs) Yeah!
of a blast from the past to hear What was your reaction when
his name when he rang up. you got the call from him?
It’s a really good line-up for When he called me I was
the show. I’ve just been looking actually on the golf course and
at the poster actually and what I was a bit embarrassed that I
I really like is that my photo is was playing golf instead of working
like the good hard Kiwis
bigger
asty
than everyone else’s. Ben
Bites
Hurley’s head is bigger than that keep this country moving
mine because it fills up his whole forward. So I was trying to cover
photo but that’s actually in up the fact that I was on a golf
proportion because Hurley does course and had just walked up a
have a massive head.
steep hill and was very upset that
David was telling me about my shot wasn’t good. It was quite
how he knew you years ago. hard to cover up the fact that I
wasn’t in an office because I was
puffing and there was swearing
and all the rest and I think he
cottoned on. You know when
someone rings you and you have
been having a nap and they say
‘did I wake you?’ and you say ‘oh
no, I’ve been up and about and
doing stuff’ – it was a bit like
that. He said ‘what are you doing?’
and I said ‘oh, I’m working
mate, excuse me, hey Steve can
I borrow your stapler?’ and then
of course everyone on the golf
course was looking at me like
I’m an idiot – good times.
What sort of show can we
expect?
It’s a stand-up show with an
MC. From the poster it looks
like the suggestion is that I’m
going to MC it but to be honest
Justine Smith is a much better
MC. Hurley will probably close,
I imagine.
I thought maybe you would
close since you have the biggest
photo in the paper and all that.
Yeah, that’s probably just
because David knows me and he
probably hasn’t seen my comedy
in 30 years and to be honest it
probably hasn’t changed in all
that time, so the other comedians
have passed me. He’s probably
thinking that I’m capable of
closing but nah – Hurley is your
man.
Anything else you’d like to
say about the show?
If anyone follows me on Twitter,
feel free to drop any nuggets
about Lincoln. Comedians like
to know the area we are getting
into. We want to know the bogan
part of town, we want to know
the snotty rich part of town, we
want to know who your closest
neighbour is that you hate –
Christchurch is probably a target
but surely there are other nearby
towns a similar size to Lincoln
that we can pick on, and any well
known personalities around the
town whether they are loved or
hated. All that information is
good.
All good – thanks for your
time Jeremy!
No worries, we look forward to
everyone from Lincoln coming
along and we’re looking for a
sell-out. I’ve been a sell-out for
most of my life, of course. We’re
pretty excited that it says R18 on
the poster – we can’t guarantee
that we will be rude but I guess
that’s just a safety backstop
because looking at the line-up
there will probably will be some
questionable content.
• With about 650 of the 1000
tickets to the show having sold
already, organisers say anyone
who doesn’t want to miss out
should get in soon. Tickets can
be bought from The Famous
Grouse Hotel or by emailing
lincolnticketsnz@gmail.com.
The show will take place at the
Lincoln Event Centre.
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