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The comedian brings his ‘Regional Trinket’ tour to New Zealand this month and in his only NZ interview tells us about: what he plans to get up to in Aotearoa, his life after divorce and bonding with Graham Norton. Alan Carr’s ‘Regional Trinket’ tour arrives in New Zealand this month. It’s been six years since […]

ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed author, poet, comedian, and public speaker. Currently touring the world with their Poetry + Comedy Tour – which has been lorded by critics as “provocative and powerful.” Ahead of their Auckland show on Friday 23 September, ALOK talks to express about surviving bullying, trans-acceptance and making meaningful connections. What […]

Sandi Toksvig read Law at Cambridge (often considered to be the world’s best university), but would never practice, instead pursuing a career in comedy, leading her to present popular TV shows The Great British Bake Off and QI, as well as authoring over twenty novels. Calling from her home in England, in the middle of […]

Comedian and RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Judge Rhys Nicholson spills the beans of Season 2, sweaty suits and coming out as non-binary. RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under has changed Rhys Nicholson’s life. Not least because they have had to spend 10 full weeks in hotel quarantine on their own. “You lose your fucking mind,” […]

RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under is back, and Season 2 wouldn’t be the same without Ru’s best Judge Judy, Michelle Visage. She talks to Oliver Hall about what ‘down under’ drag can teach the US, Drag Kings competing and moving to New Zealand. Michelle Visage is sitting in the makeup chair getting her hair done, […]

To mark IDAHOBIT (International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination) Mark Robinson tells express what New Zealand Rugby is doing to make the game safer for Rainbow communities. Out On The Fields In 2015, Out On The Fields, was the first international study into homophobia in sport. The research (which included NZ statistics) found that 80% of […]

To celebrate the release of the Netflix documentary Hating Peter Tatchell, renowned human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell talks to Oliver Hall about his activism, the loss of gay bars, the generational divide in the LGBT+ community and what’s next! Peter Tatchell is many things, but he’ll probably be the first to admit that he’s never […]

Three Kiwi queens are rumoured to be among the new cast, but can you guess who?  Earlier this year RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under crowned both a Kiwi queen winner (Kita Mean) and Miss Congeniality (Anita Wigl’it). With Season 2 confirmed will Kiwis have the same success or will the Aussie drag artists take the […]