One of the funniest people either side of the Tasman, John Clarke’s brand of droll wit, (always delivered with a wickedly understated authenticity), has defined the best of Kiwi and Ocker comedy for the past 30 years.
In basic terms, Clarke invented humour in NZ … he came up with a comic language. Every attempt to be funny or real in a NZ way follows from here
– Steve Braunias, Metro Magazine