A comedy show of two nations

Renowned New Zealand-based Irish comedian Alan McElroy is set to bring some laughs to the Top of the South.

The acclaimed Booze and CraicA Night of Irish & Scottish Comedy tour will be making it’s first stop in Blenheim at 5Tapped on May 6.

And Alan hopes his first show in Blenheim will prove less revealing than his last time in the South Island.

“Last time I brought the show to the top of the South Island, I wasn’t aware I booked the accom- modation at a nudist camp until we turned up – we got to see far more crack than even we expected,” he says.

Alan has recruited a cast of Irish and Scottish comedians to join him, with former Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist and Edinburgh Fringe Festival veteran Samantha Hannah signed up.

‘Queenstown’s resident craic dealer’ Shane Mulvey, and up and coming comedians Sean Tinker and David Stuart will also take to the spotlight.

“It will be the first time the tour crosses the hill to Blenheim, but it won’t be my first time as I’ve done a few charity and private gigs down here”, says Alan. “Blenheim knows how to have a great time – it’s the only place I’ve witnessed a thrilling late-night pedal to the metal race through the streets on motorised wheelchairs!

“I had to expand the tour this time around because it keeps selling out wherever we go – our last time in Nelson was a phenomenal gig and Blenheim was a must do. “There’s five incredible international storytellers and they’re a hell of a good time. We can’t wait to swap some cracking stories with you all.”