It’s here: the Otago regional final of the RAW Comedy Quest, New Zealand’s largest open-mic stand-up comedy competition!

The fiery crucible is heating up, with eight local comedians competing for ONE spot in the Grand Final in Auckland on 31 October.

Your finalists are:

Audrey Cheong

Caitlin Owen

George Hamilton

Holly O’Shea

Kendall Hayman

Meg Hartigan

Oliver Lewis

Will Murphy

All profits go towards getting our lucky champion to Auckland (and, crucially, home again).