A Night at the Classic - First Episode

The show's makers understand the secret sadism of audiences: watching comics shrivel and die makes the actual laughs even funnier.

– NZ Herald reviewer Deborah Hill-Cone, 1 November 2010

Not only do you get to earn tens of dollars, but more importantly, you get to say that you’ve worked with me — New Zealand’s finest MC.

– Brendhan Lovegrove backstage

It is a boys club up here, because stand up is a really aggressive art form, and not many wanna do it. It’s a good thing I'm not really a woman.

– Irene Pink on the comedy sphere being mainly male

I have just finished a very high-profile love affair with a very famous ex All Black, who I can't name for legal reasons, so lets just call him 'Mr X,' or Jonah Lomu.

– Irene Pink on stage