Congratulations to our own Luke Callaghan and Maarten Idema, both nominated for Best Newcomer at the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards!
Maarten is also up for the Gag of the Year award.
We are a collective of Auckland’s freshest stand-up comedians.
Comedy in Beta includes not one, but two easily-confused Dutchmen; a rare Kiwi bearded gorilla; and a German-Irish-Scottish-English-Samoan-Tongan-American... actually, that guy’s a bit complicated. We probably shouldn’t have picked him as an example.
We live and breathe comedy (thanks to a clever genetic mutation which also makes us up to 157% more reliable than other leading comedians), and we’d love to bring your event into the 21st Century with our brand of intelligent, hot-off-the-press humour.
Each of us do roughly 10 minutes of material. Making a showcase that is about a hour and half long.
Aw look at that face. Maarten Idema is this years winner of the Raw Comedy Quest and just an all round winner in general really. Maarten brings comedy one line at a time. Smart, quick and witty. 
Which brand of laundry detergent brings lasting happiness? Who would win a fight between Jesus Christ and Chuck Norris? Explore the deepest mysteries of the universe with Tim Muller.
James Stewart strives for an encyclopedic knowledge of everything. In fact, he likes books more than he likes people. Which is why he enjoys comedy, as he gets to have a conversation where nobody gets to talk back. No offense. You’re probably very nice. James was runner up at this year’s Raw Comedy Quest.
Luke Callaghan is a very funny American-born comic and not a CIA operative trying to influence New Zealand government and society. Arrive to a show in your Ford © vehicle, enjoy a few good laughs and delicious refreshing PepsiCo™ products, and always be vigilant for communist subversives.
“Luck of the Irish – look of the Arab” Often described as a bald Male of Polynesian or Arab descent, in his late twenties/early thirties, 190–195cm tall with a solid build and no visible tattoos. Patrick was last seen in an Auckland comedy club telling tales of racial ambiguity and the emasculating family life.
Oliver Harris is a nice bloke. The kind of guy your Mum would like. He’s part Dutch, part Dad’s OE, with a joke or two about family life.