Inspiring solutions for Christmas entertainment

Abbalicious
A loving tribute to the one and only Swedish supergroup. Jackie Clarke, Keri Harper, Chris Powley and Craig Muller perform a good old-fashioned dose of simple pop perfection in 1970s gear with fitting choreography. The ideal prompt to get your guests on that dance floor!

Andrew Clay
One of New Zealand's best stand-up comedians, Andrew has successfully toured in Australia, UK and Singapore. He is a regular and leading act for COMEDYFEST, the Classic Comedy Club, and the popular TV show Pulp Comedy. Andrew constantly develops new material and is quick to capitalise on topical issues—everything from dope smoking cricketers and harmonic happy birthdays to whinging Australians. He is also an excellent host and MC, with an outstanding ability to interact with a wide audience.

Appointment at Ascot
A highly interactive themed event that is personalised to your audience. Hosted by Phillip Leishman, this package has all the elements of a superb day (or evening) at an Ascot race meeting. The event provides excellent opportunity for recognition of individuals, suppliers and also for corporate branding. It brings a new dimension to corporate entertainment, and definitely has that wow factor!

Bands and Music
We work with a wide range of musicians to suit all tastes and budgets—from DJs or soloists through to jazz, cabaret acts, dance and big bands. They include Mark Hadlow and Sarah Somerville (in a tailored cabaret act), Mojave, The Nairobi Trio, Banda Latina, Tom Sharplin and the Cadillacs, The Pop Tarts, The Mermaids, The Beat Girls and The "other" Three Tenors. If you want background music, a cabaret show or a good dance band, see Entertainment or contact us for further options.

Des and Les
Two great Kiwi performers who combine their talents to produce an hilarious interactive comedy show that involves the audience. Des and Les (actor Bruce Hopkins and Alan Reid) take ordinary, everyday situations and create hilarious scenarios around them. These can include a coach tour, the taking of a group photograph, giving and receiving awards, or great moments in sport including golf, cricket, rugby, horse jumping and dog trials.

Entertainment
For more entertainment ideas, please check our Entertainment listings or contact us. Categories include music, session breakers and comedy, to name just a few.

Guy Cater
The best mix of comedy and hypnotism you may ever see! Guy hosts an entertaining hypnosis show which is guaranteed to have your audience in hysterics as colleagues perform for them.

Eric Rush
A very, very entertaining speaker. Forget all your pre-judgements and perceptions about rugby and rugby speakers. Eric delights both men and women alike, and appeals to wide ranging audience. His delightful sense of humour and his ability to laugh at himself have endeared him to corporate audiences throughout the country. With a strong focus on family, Eric is suitable for any audience.

Hoaxes
A popular form of corporate entertainment, where the speaker delivers a relevant presentation in character, and then reveals himself to be a hoax! Watch your audience react as they realise they have been fooled. For further information please contact us.

Impersonation of Prime Minister Helen Clark
Have “Prime Minister Helen Clark” (Lorae Parry) address your function. A novel way to add prestige to your already special event.

Jim Hopkins
Self-described as a legend in his own larynx, Jim is quick-witted, intellectual and seriously funny. His highly original and topical act reaches from the top of the corporate ladder into blokes' sheds, leaving his audiences aching from laughter.

Kick
Kick is one of New Zealand's busiest and most established bands, having played extensively throughout the country and overseas. With a fresh and energetic approach to live entertainment, Kick's broad repertoire has catered for the extremes of New Zealand's wide music audiences. Whether your preference is popular music, rock, the classics, top 40, disco or funk, Kick will entertain you with a live performance which will create the perfect party ambience.

Lady Killers
A dream team of New Zealand’s finest female singers and entertainers, presenting a wild ride through music history. Featuring Jackie Clarke, Tina Cross, Suzanne Lynch and Taisha, with a six-piece band of Auckland’s finest musicians. Pop to soul — and a little rock thrown in — will certainly get your audience on the dance floor!

Latin Fever
One of the hottest dance sensations in Australasia, Latin Fever have big, bright and flamboyant costumes to match their amazing dancers. Incorporating salsa, lambada, twist, tango, cha-cha and other styles of dance from Spain and Latin America, Latin Fever are guaranteed to bring your audience to its feet!

Len the Loser
If you enjoy good fun and good music, life will not be complete until you have sampled an evening with Kevin Lynch, alias “Len the Loser.” As soon as you hear the first chord being strummed and see that big smile, you know you are in the hands of a professional entertainer. Len’s comedy routine and outstanding musical ability will pull the most staid person out of their corner and have them singing and clapping. A great ice-breaker.

Manic Opera
They are back! An a cappella trio who combine parody with original material to provide an evening of unique comic entertainment. Don’t be fooled by the word “Opera” in their name. It refers to their particular combination of music and drama—classical they are not!

Michele A'Court and Jeremy Elwood
A musical/comedy duo to be reckoned with! Michele is an award-winning stand-up comedian and Jeremy (a Billy T Award nominee) appeared with “The Brat Pack” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Whether performing for staff parties or corporate clients, Michele and Jeremy will expertly tailor an evening of comedy and music for your function.

“Jeremy has a fine voice and plays a mean guitar.” Edinburgh Evening News, Scotland.

“Michele hits the ground running a comical gauntlet of punchy improvising that quickly builds a rapport with the audience.” Dominion.

Nick Nickolas
One of New Zealand's most popular stand-up comedians, Nick's style of street theatre and comedy has entertained audiences world-wide. He performs a 40 minute show of magic, juggling acts, escape routines, acrobatics and mime and will tailor a performance to suit your specific requirements.

Off Broadway
A very polished performance that features well known songs of leading Broadway musicals, including Les Miserable, The Phantom, West Side Story, Grease, Starlight Express, Miss Saigon and Jesus Christ Superstar. All numbers are performed in costume and character by New Zealand vocalists. The format of the show can be adapted to meet your needs, complete with relevant stage sets and special effects, and most importantly still allow for interaction over a formal dinner if required. World class entertainment!

Patricia Payne
Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Patricia Payne has sung in 20 different countries, with many of the leading opera singers, including Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras. She is an avid fly-fisherwoman, artist and teacher. Patricia combines her talents to deliver the right combination for you; stories from the world's great opera houses, tall fishing tales, Italian experiences, and she sings some well known arias or opera extracts. Patricia captivates her audience with her warmth, charm and magnificent voice. A perfect accompaniment for that special luncheon, dinner or internationally themed event.

Phil Cass
A touch of Class … or Cass. Phil Cass is an outstanding comedian, and a skilled magician. He is a very polished performer who incorporates illusions and quick wit into his repartee. Recent feedback from a corporate audience included a comment “the best comedian” I've ever seen.

Sailing Evening
Ideal as an entertainment, team building, or fundraising event—the race meeting involves patrons acting as skippers, standing on a wooden stand, with hand grinders attached to wooden yachts. Aussie style bookmakers take bets on which skippers can wind in their yachts the fastest.

Secret Service
Three of New Zealand's top corporate entertainers go under-cover as the brand-new comedy and singing sensation Secret Service! Insinuating themselves within the waiting staff, the night unfolds in front of your guests, culminating in a spectacular performance combining side-splitting comedy with awe-inspiring singing. It's new. It's fresh. For an unforgettable event, don't delay in booking... Secret Service!

Sixties Rockz
Celine Toner and Shane supported by the all-star Saints perform all the hits of the 60's era with full choreography and costumes. An energy packed show with the best in sound and lighting including hits by Lulu, Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black, Cliff Richard, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Solid Gold
Enjoy a cabaret evening with two of New Zealand's most established entertainers - Ray Woolf and Suzanne Lynch, as they revisit songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's. They dress in costume to remind you of the times and are backed by five piece band The Slicktones. Solid Gold is great for awards evenings, corporate functions and special events.

Speakers
We have a number of other entertaining speakers, comedians and MCs who may be suitable to speak at or host your Christmas Function. See the Speaker main page or contact us.

Strike
A group of New Zealand’s most outstanding percussionists, founded in 1993. Since its inception, Strike has pushed the boundaries of contemporary percussion performance. In demand both within New Zealand and overseas, their unique and dynamic music melds together a vast array of styles as diverse as classical, drum & bass, and ethnic drumming. A Strike performance, encompassing a broad variety of choreographic and theatrical influences, is a high energy and exhilarating experience. Contact us about their special corporate Christmas rate

The Beat Girls
The Beat Girls present a high-energy, fully choreographed and costumed show featuring hits from the 60s to the 00s. As they take the stage by storm an evening of musical and visual excitement unfolds with a string of hits by everyone from The Beatles and Abba to The B52s and Kylie Minogue. Sharp vocal harmonies, great Go-Go dancing and fabulous costumes go together to form a very polished act that starts the moment they step on stage.

The Improvisors
Interactive comedy tailored to your specific Christmas event. May include dinner theatre, or themed evenings as an entertainment package. Suitable for a variety of Christmas functions including cocktail evenings and client or staff dinners.

The Lynch Mob
They started as wedding singers — the Arrowtown band featuring Kevin Lynch (otherwise known as Len the Loser) and his family. This highly talented group of musicians play a wide variety of music including The Eagles, Janis Joplin, Coldplay and the Bee Gees, guaranteed to get your audience singing and dancing to their heart’s content.

The Minstrel
Imagine a New Zealander who is passionate about his country, it's people, sport, culture and issues. Combine this passion with singing and songwriting skills—and you have The Minstrel, a superb entertainer and talented musician who can play light background music, perform a bracket of his own songs about New Zealand, and provide dance music as well. And that's not all—The Minstrel will script and sing a song specifically about your organisation or function.

The “other” Three Tenors
Trading on the success of Domingo, Carreras, Pavarotti and Connelly (Billy), The “other” Three Tenors have tickled the funny bones of many audiences. Three real life opera singers play the parts of Jose Canary-arse, Placebo the Dingo and Lou Charno Pavagrotty. The programme is flexible, but contains only well known and extremely popular pieces so everyone at your Christmas function, even the most ardent opera hater, will enjoy themselves.

The Three Kings Tribute
This high-energy tribute show provides a look and sound that is closer than close to The Bee Gees, Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond and Roy Orbison. An entertaining and varied band that will get your guests up on the dance floor at your Christmas Party.

The Topp Twins
This well-known duo performs an interactive entertainment show where cabaret meets slapstick. Camp Leader and Camp Mother, and other familiar faces like the Gingham Sisters or Ken and Ken, lead you through a series of original songs and combine near impossible vocal harmonies, spontaneous humour, visual comedy and the distinctive Topp Twins yodel to produce a total entertainment experience. As they say themselves, “we amuse but never abuse” and “we send up rather than put down.”

Theatresports
One of the most popular entertainment options. Theatresports have created new ways of taking your conference, event, or dinner by storm to make it a sparkling comic affair. Show includes songs, poems and skits featuring your business, your people and your event. These shows have been performed on boats and trains, in boardrooms, living rooms, hotels and conference centres, from Queen Street to Queenstown.

Tongue & Groove
Tongue & Groove is a three- or four-piece band who perform a wide range of songs to satisfy all age groups. They play only well known songs that have proven to be popular, ranging from current dance music and classic hits, to easy listening dinner music.

Viva la Diva
Three charismatic, groovy girls sing and dance their hearts out to all your favourite songs, backed up with high-quality backing music. Often described as the “most happening thing in town”, with the versatility to customise every show. Highly experienced and professional singers with a diverse selection of costume changes for every set. Will get your audience grooving!

Ward & Tutheridge
A multi-talented duo able to spice up your Christmas function with customised entertainment all night long. Otherwise recognised as The Famous French Waiters, The Bald Boys and The Love Bugs, Greg Ward and Brett Tutheridge are an amazingly versatile pair. Their interactive act provides comedy and music with plenty of audience participation.

Wine Options/Tasting
A fun and informative format hosted by a leading wine connoisseur (e.g. Vic Williams, Bob Campbell) where guests are given a series of options as to the wines they taste. Generally run as a competitive format, resulting in an overall group or individual winner.

For more options see Entertainment or contact us if what you're looking for isn't listed here.