There’s an appetite for live comedy in New Zealand at the moment.  

Major international players such as Jimmy Carr and Matt Rife have had their success, and now attention is shifting to local acts. 

And Jeremy Corbett is a big part of that – headlining the upcoming ‘Weekend Laughs’ comedy showcase, is the star act for a show in Matakana next month, and is the host of our longest running comedy show ‘7 Days’, which is setting up for its 18th season.  

He’s been doing comedy for over thirty years, telling Mike Hosking the real success is sticking around.  

When ‘7 Days’ first went to air in 2009, Corbett had much lower expectations for its longevity.  

"If you’d asked me, I would have gone, I reckon we could get five years,” he explained. 

"Someone said to me, how, y’know, what’s the success?”  

“And I think just sticking around, much like yourself Mike, if you stick around long enough, they can’t get rid of you.”  

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