The 2024 Guild Awards 
​Held at The Classic Comedy Club, Tues Dec 10th. And the nominees are....
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Best Male Comedian

• Alan McElroy
• David Correos
• David Stuart
• Eli Mathewson
• Guy Montgomery
• Itay Dom
• Paul Douglas

Best Female Comedian

• Abby Howells
• Angela Dravid
• Courtney Dawson
• Hayley Sproull
• Justine Smith
• Ocean Denham

Outstanding Contribution To The Industry 

• Jerome Chandrahasen
• Joel Wood
• Neil Thornton
• Pip Taylor
• Scott Blanks

“The Classic” Best Comedy Venue

• Fringe Bar – Wellington
• Good Times Comedy Club – Christchurch
• Last Laughs – Hamilton
• Monkey House – Whitianga
• Movespace – Auckland
• Red Bar - Auckland

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

• Are We Pals? – Lesa Macleod-Whiting and Samantha Hannah
• Craig Westenberg – Tiktok
• Rats in the Gutter – Johanna Cosgrove and Samuel Te Kani
• Ruddle Me This – Taylor Ruddle
• Did Titanic Sink? – Tim Batt

Best Live Comedy Show

• Airhorn! - Lesa Macleod-Whiting and Zach Mandeville
• Different Party – Barnie Duncan and Trygve Wakenshaw
• ImmHaHaGrants
• Jack Ansett – What’s Everyone Having for Dinner?

Best Comedy Performance On TV

• Abby Howells – Taskmaster NZ
• Ben Hurley – Taskmaster NZ
• Guy Montgomery - Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee
• Itay Dom - Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee
• James Mustapic - James Mustapic His Mum a Man
• Hoani Hotene – Comedy Gala
• Jerome Chandrahasen – Comedy Gala

Best Comedy Show on TV

• 7 Days
• Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee
• James Mustapic His Mum a Man
• Madame
• Taskmaster NZ

Best writing for a TV show

• 7 Days
• Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee
• James Mustapic His Mum a Man
• Nick Rado A Shot in the Dark
• Taskmaster NZ​

Cal Wilson Award for Best Improv Group

• Bull Rush
• Love Lamp
• Office Jerks
• This Might Get Weird

The Green Roomer

• Craig Westenberg
• Hoani Hotene
• Itay Dom
• Jamaine Ross
• Leki Lyons
• Paul Douglas
• Tarun Mohanbhai​

Best Producer

• Alan McElroy
• Dec McHale
• Henry Cheung
• Jerome Chandrahasen
• Matt Coombe
• Richard Carrington
• Tim Batt

Best Newcomer - Upper North Island

• Dec McHale
• Evie Orpe
• Kenneth Cassell
• Tim Provise

Best Newcomer - Lower North Island

• Chen Wang
• Liv Ward
• Mo Munn

Best Newcomer - South Island

• Ben Vyas
• Jarrod Cook
• Matt Liley
• Miriam Collins

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

• David Stuart
• Itay Dom
• Jack Ansett
• Ocean Denham

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

• Alayne Dick
• Dan Boerman
• Hoani Hotene
• Kajun Brooking
• Lesa Macleod-Whiting

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

• Troubadette
• Tama Alexander
• Taylor Ruddle

Best MC

• Alan McElroy
• Charlotte Hansen
• David Stuart
• Itay Dom
• Keegan Govind
• Rhys Mathewson

The AK Memorial cup for Best Joke

• David Stuart – A lot in common with Saudi Arabia
• Annie Guo – I am the Daddy
• Hoani Hotene – What part of you isn’t Māori?
• Jack Ansett – Holiday with Mum
• Nick Rado – Horror Movie Kids
• Barnie Duncan and Trygve Wakenshaw – Dog Suitcases

NZCG Award for Comic Originality

• Abby Howells
• Barnie Duncan
• Booth the Clown
• David Correos
• Joel Vinsen

Kevin Smith Memorial for Outstanding Artistic Achievement

• Dai Henwood – The Life of Dai
• Barnie Duncan and Trygve Wakenshaw – Fred Award Winning show Different Party
• Guy Montgomery – Successful TV show across two countries and his touring show
• Nick Rado – Dry Bar Special with 1.4 million views
• Rose Matefeo for Starstruck and Junior Taskmaster UK