The 2023 Guild Awards Nominees Short List
Winners will be highlighted in bold after the event on December 12th
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Best Male Comedian

• Paul Douglas
• David Correos
• Guy Montgomery
• Brendhan Lovegrove
• Ray O'Leary

Best Female Comedian

• Justine Smith
• Liv McKenzie
• Abby Howells
• Courtney Dawson
• Gabby Anderson
• Melanie Bracewell

Outstanding Contribution To The Industry 

• Neil Thornton
• Tim Batt
• Darren Lees
• Snap
• Pip Taylor
• Brendhan Lovegrove
• Jerome Chandrahasan

“The Classic” Best Comedy Venue

• Good Times - Christchurch Ōtautahi
• Fringe Bar - Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara
• Red Bar - Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau
• Il Bruto - Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau
• Nivara Lounge - Hamilton Kirikiriroa

Best Online Production (Webseries, Podcasts, online presence, etc)

• Ruddle Me This - Taylor Ruddle, Podcast
• The Worst Idea of all Time - Tim Batt & Guy Montgomery, Podcast
• 2 Cents 2 Much - Janaye Henry, Video Series
• The Podcrastinators - Darran Lees & Matthew Danaher, Podcast

Best Live Comedy Show

• Abby Howells - La Soupco
• No Homo Queer Comedy
• Tough Tiger Fist - Sax Appeal
• Guy Montgomery - My Mind is Blowing Me Crazy

Best Comedy Performance On TV

• Ray O'Leary - Taskmaster NZ
• James Mustapic - Celebrity Treasure Island
• Bubbah - Taskmaster NZ
• Joe Daymond - Bouncers
• Natalie Samy - Bouncers

Best Comedy Show on TV

• Taskmaster NZ
• 7 Days
• Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee
• Raised By Refugees
• Bouncers

Best writing for a TV show

• Raised by Refugees (Pax Assadi & Ghazaleh Golbakhsh)
• 7 Days (Spec writers) 
• Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (Guy Montgomery & Joseph Moore)
• The Project (Spec Writers)​

Best Improv Group

• Bull Rush
• Love Lamp
• Snort
• Dan Bain's Improv Seduction
• Tiny Dog

The Green Roomer

• Paul Douglas
• Matt Coombe
• Kieran Carr
• Leki Lyons
• Justine Smith
• David Correos​

Best Producer

• Creatif Kate
• Tim Batt
• Jaqi Taimana
• Jerome Chandrahasen
• Matt Coombe
• Alan McElroy​

Best Newcomer - Upper North Island

• Charlotte Hansen
• Annie Guo
• Michelle Wiley
• Tia Q

Best Newcomer - Lower North Island

• Te Waiarangi Ratana
• Shady Tupu
• Luke Tawi
• Tom Lucas
• Clara van Wel

Best Newcomer - South Island

• Victor Self
• Molly Wilkin
• Tama Alexander
• Henry Hickman

Breakthrough Act - Upper North Island (Who has made a significant leap in their career in the last year)

• David Stuart
• Courtney Dawson
• Corin Healy
• Kura Turuwhenua
• Tough Tiger Fist
• Henry Yan

Breakthrough Act - Lower North Island (Who has made a significant leap in their career in the last year)

• Hoani Hotene
• Callum Wagstaff

Breakthrough Act - South Island (Who has made a significant leap in their career in the last year)

• Tama Alexander
• Taylor Ruddle
• Victor Self

Best MC

• Itay Dom
• Alan McElroy
• David Stuart​

The AK Memorial cup for Best Joke

• David Stuart - "Coming and Evolving"
• Jack Ansett - "Weetbix"
• Summer Xia - "Summer is Coming"
• Edd Rivera - "West Auckland"