JEROME CHANDRAHASEN HEADS TO NZ COMEDY FEST WITH ON WORDS

Naenae's favourite raconteur Jerome Chandrahasen returns to the NZ International Comedy Festival, with his new show on language and laughter. On Words plays at Te Auaha from 7 – 11 May.
 
As seen on Wellington Paranormal, Jerome is a regular fixture at the NZ Comedy Fest, with On Words becoming his eighth solo show in the festival. As always, Jerome promises to bring a bit of good natured banter, some linguistics, and as always, plenty of laughs.
 
With a BSc in linguistics, Jerome dropped out of honours to do comedy. Now he’s putting his degree to good use in another hour of fantastically funny comedy, talking everything from growing up in the Hutt, his identity as a Fijian Indian New Zealander to how he did a gig for the Black Power.
 

"Chandrahasen's calibre as a comedian is brilliant; don't miss anything he might do in the future"
– Nelson Mail

 
Jerome has been performing around Aotearoa for more than 20 years, putting on his first stand up gig in 2003 and going on to win the National Raw Comedy Quest the very next year. In 2005 he won Best Newcomer at the NZ Comedy Fest Awards, and in 2006 was nominated for the Billy T Award. Since then he’s performed his comedy everywhere from the NZ Fringe, Edinburgh, to a nice little pub up in Kāpiti.
 
Jerome is also a regular MC across the country, and runs Fringe Bar’s Raw Meat Monday, Wellington’s longest running stand up comedy gig. Since 2010 Jerome has led the Humorous Arts Trust, supporting Aotearoa and Wellington’s comedy scene to thrive, including organising the Wellington Raw Comedy Quest each year.
 

“His crowd work is exceptional...as Kiwi as it gets”
– Regional News

 
Jerome Chandrahasen – On Words
7 – 11 May, 6.30PM
Tapere Iti, Te Auaha
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