Fred Award

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Fred Award
Awarded forBest show by a Kiwi comedian at the NZICF
Sponsored byNew Zealand Comedy Trust
Location SkyCity Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
Presented byPrevious winner
Reward(s) NZ$5,000
First awarded2006;17 years ago (2006)
Most awards Dai Henwood (2)
Website Fred Award

The Fred Award is the highest honour at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, awarded to the best show written and performed by a New Zealand comedian. [1]

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The award is named in honour of New Zealand comedian John Clarke's most well-known character, Fred Dagg. [2] Dagg was one of New Zealand's most recognisable comedic characters during the 1970s and is considered to be an icon of New Zealand pop culture. [3] The winner receives a trophy of Dagg's gumboot. [4]

History

The award was established in 2006 by the NZ Comedy Trust to recognise "The outstanding work of an established professional kiwi comedian." [5] In 2014 the criteria were simplified to become "best show" by a New Zealander. [6]

"The Fred" Gumboot is presented along with the Billy T Award at the end of festival prize-giving showcase "Last Laughs" where nominated finalists perform their final set of the festival. The winner is decided by a panel of judges and the prize is presented by the winner from the previous year. [4]

Winners

Fred Award winners by year [1]
YearWinnerNominees
2006 Brendhan Lovegrove, The Brendhan Lovegrove Project [7]
2007 Dai Henwood, Dai-namic Scenario [8]
2008 Ben Hurley, Boom [9] The Outwits
Justine Smith [10]
2009 Te Radar, Eating the Dog [11] Paul Ego
Steve Wrigley [12]
2010Wilson Dixon, Wilson Dixon's American Dream [13]
2011Jan Maree, Fever Bitch! [14]
2012 Rhys Darby, This Way to Spaceship [15] Brendhan Lovegrove, Bury Me Happy [16]
The Boy With Tape On His Face, More Tape [17]
2013 Jarred Christmas, Let's Go Mofo [18] James Nokise, So-So Gangsta [19]
Nick Rado, The Funniest Joke in the World
2014Trygve Wakenshaw, Kraken [20] Jamie Bowen, Heart Goes Boom [21]
Rhys Darby, Mr. Adventure [22]
2015 Dai Henwood, Daigression [23] Jamie Bowen, Head Goes Bang
Urzila Carlson, Man Up
2016Rhys Mathewson, Nouveau Rhys [24] Pax Assadi, In Mid-Season Form [25]
Nic Sampson, Nic Sampson Has Fallen Down A Well [26]
2017 Rose Matafeo, Sassy Best Friend [27] Fuq Boiz (Hamish Parkinson and Ryan Richards), Fuq Boiz [28]
Eli Matthewson, The Year of Magical Fucking [29] [30]
Guy Montgomery, Let's All Get in a Room Together [31]
2018 Chris Parker, Camp Binch [27] Frickin Dangerous Bro (Pax Assadi, James Roque, Jamaine Ross), Humble
Rose Matafeo, Horndog
Nick Rado, Nail It!
2019James Nokise, God Damn Fancy Man [32] Barnie Duncan, Tap Head
James Roque, Boy Mestizo
2021Eli Matthewson, Daddy-Short-Legs [33] David Correos, David Correos is David Postoffice
Two Hearts (Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore), We're Pregnant and The Baby is Music
2023 Guy Montgomery, My Brain is Blowing Me Crazy [34] Brendon Green, I'm Happy You're Here
Jamaine Ross, Vaguely Familiar

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  28. ↑ "Ryan Richards". Ryan Richards. Retrieved 26 August 2023. In May of 2017, Ryan's two-hander comedy show, Fuq Boiz was a finalist for The Fred Award - a prestigious award recognising the best New Zealand show in the NZ International Comedy Festival.
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