You’ll see! _{by Madelaine Empson}

The world’s only world-famous surreal sketch comedy circus trio Laser Kiwi are coming home with their bold, comical, and wildly creative new show Everybody Knows.

Brothers Zane and Degge Jarvie and acclaimed aerialist Imogen Stone performed the global premiere of Everybody Knows at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which Stone says was “a bit bonkers!”

“But we have absolutely no regrets! It was a brilliant season and the show evolved as we knew it would within the pressure cooker of the largest arts festival on this place we call Earth.”

For Wellingtonians who are familiar with Laser Kiwi’s classic stage shenanigans – which can include everything from razor-sharp juggling to audience-wide games of Pictionary – Stone says she doesn’t want to give too much away about the new show.

“It’s safe to say it’ll be a warm hug – it’s a joyful fresh continuation of all things intrinsically Laser Kiwi: it's Zane, Degge, and I, it’s still Surreal. Sketch. Comedy. Circus. It's still irreverent, skilful, and funny. We’re sharing so many new things we’ve been tinkering on for years and years! Compared to our previous mahi, Everybody Knows is higher energy and more colourful. It’s very celebratory, and unites the audience in such a fun, fresh, truly joyous way! You’ll see!”

Everybody Knows is the result of a pilot partnership between Auckland Live and The Hannah to support the creation of new Aotearoa performances.

“Developing this show in The Hannah was such an incredible experience”, Stone delights. “We love this venue so much: its history, its people, its exposed concrete, and its spiralling staircases. It became our second home.”

Laser Kiwi are stoked to be performing Everybody Knows at The Hannah from the 1^st to the 16^th of May as part of this year’s New Zealand International Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo.

“Oh, we love this festival so much, and the energy it brings to our beautiful city”, Stone exclaims. “There are so many funny folks filling rooms with laughter, and what could be better than that?”