The Wellington Raw Comedy Quest is the capital’s premier comedy competition. Witness the rising stars in stand up comedy before they hit the big time. For the first time Wellington hosts 5 heats. The top 16 make it to the semifinals, top 8 to the Wellington final, with two performers flown to Auckland to compete in the National Raw Comedy Quest Final. With over $2000 in prize money and national coverage, the Raw Comedy Quest can be the stepping stone to a career in comedy.

Heat 5 MC’d by Ants Heath.

Previous Wellington competitors include Wellington favourite James Nokise, Billy T Award winner Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, columnist and Fringe regular Sarah Harpur, and comedy TV writer Sam Smith.

To enter: contact@humorous.co.nz.

Wellingtonian James Malcolm won the 2014 National Raw Comedy Quest, can we do it again in 2015? Book now to find out!