Ray Shipley is a comedian, poet, and librarian from Ōtautahi. In 2019 Ray was nominated for the Billy T Award – the biggest award for the rising stars of comedy in Aotearoa – and has won the Christchurch Poetry Slam four times, placing third nationally in 2018. Ray co-runs Cosy Comedy, makes a really good cup of tea, and sometimes crochets for cash.
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You discover that some of New Zealand's weirdest satirists are gathering at Foundation for a drink. You go along to hear readings from Sharon Lam, Murdoch Stephens, Rebecca K Reilly, Nathan Joe and Megan Dunn, with Ray Shipley as your host. Afterwards, you're never quite the same.
Get cosy in the Little Andromeda bar and enjoy star-stuff-infused spoken word performances, MC’d by RikTheMost. With Nathan Joe, Ray Shipley, Sascha Stronach, Jack Swallows, Siobhan Tumai, Ray Shipley and more! Curated by AJ Fitzwater, with all proceeds going to support local charity QTopia.
Ray Shipley’s Late Night Poetry Hour (or two) brings together visiting out-of-towners and hot locals for a night of poetry. MC’d by Ray Shipley, with Tayi Tibble, Rik the Most, Jadwiga, and Claudia Jardine, as well as a tiny open mic of poems from the audience.
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