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title="Special:EditPage/Template:Culture of New Zealand"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>New Zealand humour</b> bears some similarities to the body of <a href="/wiki/Humour" title="Humour">humour</a> of many other <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English-speaking</a> countries. There are, however, several regional differences. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_Zealand_comedy_themes">New Zealand comedy themes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand_humour&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: New Zealand comedy themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regional_humour">Regional humour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand_humour&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Regional humour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>New Zealand's remote and agricultural nature is a regular comedy catalyst as seen in the character, the stereotypical farmer, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Dagg" title="Fred Dagg">Fred Dagg</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also in the work of writer <a href="/wiki/Barry_Crump" title="Barry Crump">Barry Crump</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a> has jokes about being windy including the Wellington Blown Away sign on the hill by the airport.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the nation's capital city, political humour is also common. Notable comedy shows with politics as a central theme have included <i><a href="/wiki/Gliding_On" title="Gliding On">Gliding On</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Roger_Hall_(playwright)" title="Roger Hall (playwright)">Roger Hall</a>, <i>Public Eye</i>, <i>Spin Doctors</i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Facelift_(TV_series)" title="Facelift (TV series)">Facelift</a></i>. </p><p>Suburban themes were explored by <a href="/wiki/Ginette_McDonald" title="Ginette McDonald">Ginette McDonald</a> with her Lynn of <a href="/wiki/Tawa,_New_Zealand" title="Tawa, New Zealand">Tawa</a> persona.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trans-Tasman_rivalry">Trans-Tasman rivalry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand_humour&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Trans-Tasman rivalry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A famous statement by the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister of New Zealand</a> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Muldoon" class="mw-redirect" title="Rob Muldoon">Rob Muldoon</a> in the 1980s commenting about the increasing <a href="/wiki/Emigration" title="Emigration">exodus</a> of New Zealanders leaving the country to work in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> was, "New Zealanders who leave for Australia raise the IQ of both countries."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comedians">Comedians</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand_humour&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Comedians"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Laughing_Samoans_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/The_Laughing_Samoans_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-The_Laughing_Samoans_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/The_Laughing_Samoans_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-The_Laughing_Samoans_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/The_Laughing_Samoans_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-The_Laughing_Samoans_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1822" data-file-height="1930" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Laughing_Samoans" title="Laughing Samoans">Laughing Samoans</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>Some of New Zealand's best known comedians spent a large portion of their careers in Australia. This included <a href="/wiki/John_Clarke_(satirist)" title="John Clarke (satirist)">John Clarke</a>, known to New Zealanders for his character <a href="/wiki/Fred_Dagg" title="Fred Dagg">Fred Dagg</a>, a stereotypical farmer played with precision and style. Clarke's wit later allowed him to extend his repertoire to a series of biting <a href="/wiki/Satire" title="Satire">satires</a>, particularly of politicians. He also found an outlet in television series such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Games_(television)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Games (television)">The Games</a></i> and films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Death_in_Brunswick" title="Death in Brunswick">Death in Brunswick</a></i>. </p><p>Other examples include <a href="/wiki/Tony_Martin_(comedian)" title="Tony Martin (comedian)">Tony Martin</a> of 1980s sketch show <i><a href="/wiki/The_D-Generation" title="The D-Generation">The D-Generation</a></i> fame. Three compilations of the Australian national radio program <i><a href="/wiki/Martin/Molloy" title="Martin/Molloy">Martin/Molloy</a></i> earned him <a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a> awards. He also wrote and directed the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Eggs" title="Bad Eggs">Bad Eggs</a></i>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Stephenson" title="Pamela Stephenson">Pamela Stephenson</a> was born in New Zealand, made her name in Australia, went to Britain and starred in the sketch comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Not_the_Nine_O%27Clock_News" title="Not the Nine O'Clock News">Not the Nine O'Clock News</a></i>, and currently lives in America with her husband <a href="/wiki/Billy_Connolly" title="Billy Connolly">Billy Connolly</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Billy_T._James" title="Billy T. James">Billy T. James</a> dominated New Zealand comedy through the 1980s. His first major role was the lead in <a href="/wiki/TVNZ" title="TVNZ">TVNZ</a>'s <i>Radio Times</i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> James went on to gain his own self-titled show. His characters, along with <a href="/wiki/John_Clarke_(satirist)" title="John Clarke (satirist)">John Clarke</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Fred_Dagg" title="Fred Dagg">Fred Dagg</a> set a benchmark for New Zealand comedy.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>At the annual <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_International_Comedy_Festival" title="New Zealand International Comedy Festival">New Zealand International Comedy Festival</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Fred_Award" title="Fred Award">Fred Award</a> is presented to the best comedy show of the year, and the <a href="/wiki/Billy_T_Award" title="Billy T Award">Billy T Award</a> is given to the best up-and-coming comedian. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Alan_Brough" title="Alan Brough">Alan Brough</a> appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Spicks_and_Specks_(TV_series)" title="Spicks and Specks (TV series)">Spicks and Specks</a></i> as a writer and team captain. In 2004 he was one third of the radio show <i><a href="/wiki/Tough_Love_with_Mick_Molloy" title="Tough Love with Mick Molloy">Tough Love with Mick Molloy</a></i>. He has also appeared in several movies such as <i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Eggs" title="Bad Eggs">Bad Eggs</a></i> </p><p>For several years during the 1970s and 1980s, New Zealand television featured a satirical send-up of current affairs entitled <i><a href="/wiki/A_Week_of_It" title="A Week of It">A Week of It</a></i>. This series, and particularly its two main stars, <a href="/wiki/David_McPhail" title="David McPhail">David McPhail</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jon_Gadsby" title="Jon Gadsby">Jon Gadsby</a>, became for several years a mainstay of New Zealand comedy. </p><p>One of New Zealand film director <a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson" title="Peter Jackson">Peter Jackson</a>'s first films was <i><a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Feebles" title="Meet the Feebles">Meet the Feebles</a></i>, a riotous sexual puppet romp. </p><p>Pasifika artists known for the comedy work include the <a href="/wiki/Naked_Samoans" title="Naked Samoans">Naked Samoans</a>, their first stage production in 1998 was <i>Naked Samoans Talk about Their Knives.</i><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were involved the film <i><a href="/wiki/Sione%27s_Wedding" title="Sione's Wedding">Sione's Wedding</a>,</i> and the TV cartoon series <a href="/wiki/Bro%27Town" title="Bro'Town">bro'Town</a>. <i>Sione's Wedding</i> was the most commercially-successful New Zealand comedy until the release of <a href="/wiki/Taika_Waititi" title="Taika Waititi">Taika Waititi's</a> <a href="/wiki/Boy_(2010_film)" title="Boy (2010 film)"><i>Boy</i> (2010)</a><i>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tofiga_Fepulea%27i" title="Tofiga Fepulea'i">Tofiga Fepulea'i</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eteuati_Ete" title="Eteuati Ete">Eteuati Ete</a> made up the duo the <a href="/wiki/Laughing_Samoans" title="Laughing Samoans">Laughing Samoans</a> who first performed in 2003 and have a three-part TV show called <i>Laughing Samoans at Large</i> (2010)<i>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other New Zealand comedians include: </p> <ul><li><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rose_Matafeo_during_an_interview,_June_2021.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="smiling headshot of a women with head tilted and very curly brown hair" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Rose_Matafeo_during_an_interview%2C_June_2021.png/220px-Rose_Matafeo_during_an_interview%2C_June_2021.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Rose_Matafeo_during_an_interview%2C_June_2021.png/330px-Rose_Matafeo_during_an_interview%2C_June_2021.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Rose_Matafeo_during_an_interview%2C_June_2021.png/440px-Rose_Matafeo_during_an_interview%2C_June_2021.png 2x" data-file-width="930" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rose_Matafeo" title="Rose Matafeo">Rose Matafeo</a></figcaption></figure><a href="/wiki/Rose_Matafeo" title="Rose Matafeo">Rose Matafeo</a>, 2018 winner of the top comedy award at the <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe" title="Edinburgh Festival Fringe">Edinburgh Festival Fringe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhys_Darby" title="Rhys Darby">Rhys Darby</a>, stand-up comedian most notorious for his portrayal of <a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Conchords" title="Flight of the Conchords">Flight of the Conchords</a> manager 'Murray'.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raybon_Kan" title="Raybon Kan">Raybon Kan</a>, former journalist and lawyer turned comedian.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Wilson" title="Cal Wilson">Cal Wilson</a>, appearing on <i><a href="/wiki/Thank_God_You%27re_Here" title="Thank God You're Here">Thank God You're Here</a></i> several times and performing at the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_International_Comedy_Festival" title="Melbourne International Comedy Festival">Melbourne International Comedy Festival</a> numerous times. Her career in Australia extended to a regular drive-time radio show and weekly coverage of <i><a href="/wiki/Australian_Idol" title="Australian Idol">Australian Idol</a></i>.</li> <li><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flight_of_the_Conchords_shot_by_Kris_Krug.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Two people with white comedy space suit costumes ant include a square tv sort of masks on stage in front of instruments and microphones" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flight_of_the_Conchords_shot_by_Kris_Krug.jpg/220px-Flight_of_the_Conchords_shot_by_Kris_Krug.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flight_of_the_Conchords_shot_by_Kris_Krug.jpg/330px-Flight_of_the_Conchords_shot_by_Kris_Krug.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flight_of_the_Conchords_shot_by_Kris_Krug.jpg/440px-Flight_of_the_Conchords_shot_by_Kris_Krug.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Conchords" title="Flight of the Conchords">Flight of the Conchords</a> at the Vogue in 2009</figcaption></figure><a href="/wiki/Bret_McKenzie" title="Bret McKenzie">Bret McKenzie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jemaine_Clement" title="Jemaine Clement">Jemaine Clement</a> form the partnership <a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Conchords" title="Flight of the Conchords">Flight of the Conchords</a>, their work including the <a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Conchords_(TV_series)" title="Flight of the Conchords (TV series)">HBO television series</a>, which followed "the trials and tribulations of a two-man, digi-folk band from New Zealand as they try to make a name for themselves in their adopted home of New York City".</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taika_Waititi" title="Taika Waititi">Taika Waititi</a> (also known as <a href="/wiki/Taika_Cohen" class="mw-redirect" title="Taika Cohen">Taika Cohen</a>), Academy Award nominated film director and stand-up comedian.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarred_Christmas" title="Jarred Christmas">Jarred Christmas</a> is an ex-pat New Zealand comic, who makes his living in the United Kingdom. He does much work with the BBC, and won the Chortle comedy award for Best Compere.</li> <li><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jools_and_Lynda_Topp_DNZM_investiture.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="three people in formal clothes pose for the camera" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Jools_and_Lynda_Topp_DNZM_investiture.jpg/220px-Jools_and_Lynda_Topp_DNZM_investiture.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Jools_and_Lynda_Topp_DNZM_investiture.jpg/330px-Jools_and_Lynda_Topp_DNZM_investiture.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Jools_and_Lynda_Topp_DNZM_investiture.jpg/440px-Jools_and_Lynda_Topp_DNZM_investiture.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4211" data-file-height="2811" /></a><figcaption>Jools and Lynda Topp DNZM investiture 2018</figcaption></figure><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Sami" title="Madeleine Sami">Madeleine Sami</a> is a Fijian Indian/Irish comedian from Auckland. She is best known for the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Super_City_(tv_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Super City (tv series)">Super City</a></i> and performing in the play <i>No2</i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topp_Twins" title="Topp Twins">Topp Twins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Rajan" title="Jacob Rajan">Jacob Rajan</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comedy_films">Comedy films</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand_humour&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Comedy films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Goodbye_Pork_Pie" title="Goodbye Pork Pie">Goodbye Pork Pie</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tally_Ho_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tally Ho (film) (page does not exist)">Tally Ho</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Came_a_Hot_Friday" title="Came a Hot Friday">Came a Hot Friday</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Taste" title="Bad Taste">Bad Taste</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Feebles" title="Meet the Feebles">Meet the Feebles</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Old_Scores" title="Old Scores">Old Scores</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Forgotten_Silver" title="Forgotten Silver">Forgotten Silver</a></i> (1995)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Price_of_Milk" title="The Price of Milk">The Price of Milk</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scarfies" title="Scarfies">Scarfies</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stickmen_(film)" title="Stickmen (film)">Stickmen</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tongan_Ninja" title="Tongan Ninja">Tongan Ninja</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sione%27s_Wedding" title="Sione's Wedding">Sione's Wedding</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Sheep_(2006_New_Zealand_film)" title="Black Sheep (2006 New Zealand film)">Black Sheep</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Devil_Dared_Me_To" title="The Devil Dared Me To">The Devil Dared Me To</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Men_Shouldn%27t_Sing" title="Men Shouldn't Sing">Men Shouldn't Sing</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eagle_vs_Shark" title="Eagle vs Shark">Eagle vs Shark</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boy_(2010_film)" title="Boy (2010 film)">Boy</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sione%27s_2:_Unfinished_Business" title="Sione's 2: Unfinished Business">Sione's 2: Unfinished Business</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Two_Little_Boys_(film)" title="Two Little Boys (film)">Two Little Boys</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows" title="What We Do in the Shadows">What We Do in the Shadows</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hunt_for_the_Wilderpeople" title="Hunt for the Wilderpeople">Hunt for the Wilderpeople</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Breaker_Upperers" title="The Breaker Upperers">The Breaker Upperers</a></i> (2018)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cartoons">Cartoons</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand_humour&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cartoons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Footrot_Flats" title="Footrot Flats">Footrot Flats</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_(cartoon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stanley (cartoon) (page does not exist)">Stanley</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bogor_(cartoon)" title="Bogor (cartoon)">Bogor</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Antics_(cartoon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Antics (cartoon) (page does not exist)">Antics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bro%27Town" title="Bro'Town">bro'Town</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comedy_television">Comedy television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand_humour&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Comedy television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Eating_Media_Lunch" title="Eating Media Lunch">Eating Media Lunch</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Facelift_(TV_series)" title="Facelift (TV series)">Facelift</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-TVNZ_431339_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVNZ_431339-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Conchords_(TV_series)" title="Flight of the Conchords (TV series)">Flight of the Conchords</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Funny_Girls_(TV_series)" title="Funny Girls (TV series)">Funny Girls</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Glide_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Glide Time">Glide Time</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hounds_(TV_series)" title="Hounds (TV series)">Hounds</a></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jono_and_Ben" title="Jono and Ben">Jono and Ben</a></i> (formerly <i>Jono and Ben at Ten</i>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jono_Project" 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