Billy T Award 2027
The dates, the rooms, and your whole night planned around the show.
30 April – 23 May 2027 · New Zealand
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The short answer
Billy T Award (Nominees' solo shows during the 2027 NZ International Comedy Festival) runs 30 April – 23 May 2027 in New Zealand. New Zealand's award for emerging comedians, presented by the New Zealand Comedy Trust and named for Billy T James; 2027 marks its 30th year. The five 2027 nominees each perform a one-hour solo show during the festival, and the winner takes home the yellow towel and $5,000 towards professional development.
The next edition
- 30 April – 23 May 2027 Nominees' solo shows during the 2027 NZ International Comedy Festival
- 23 May 2027 Winner crowned at the Last Laughs Awards Gala
Plan the night
Pick the room, and D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after, for 30 April 2027. Change the date on the plan for another night of the run.
Billy T Award hasn't named its rooms for this edition on its own site yet; when it does, they'll be here with their addresses. Until then the planner builds the night around New Zealand.
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Questions
When is Billy T Award 2027?
30 April – 23 May 2027 (Nominees' solo shows during the 2027 NZ International Comedy Festival), in New Zealand.
Where is Billy T Award held?
In New Zealand. The rooms for this edition aren't named on its own site yet.
How do I get tickets for Billy T Award?
From its own site, comedyfestival.co.nz. D.O.C. sells no tickets.
How do I plan a night out at Billy T Award?
D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show in New Zealand: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after. It's free — Komic Bacon's Six Degrees at the top of this page, or “Plan the night”.
Sources
- NZ International Comedy Festival — Your 2027 Billy T Award Nominees are here! ↗
- NZ International Comedy Festival — Awards ↗
Updated 8 October 2026 · Billy T Award's facts from its own site, read 4 October 2026. Dates, rooms and tickets can change; its own site has the last word.
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