CANCER AND CARTWHEELS – NZ COMEDY FESTIVAL 14 May CHRISTCHURCH 4 May
THE COOL MUM- MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL 8-14 APRIL EDINBURGH FRINGE AUGUST 2024
TICKET LINKS ON UPCOMING PERFORMANCES PAGE OR https://linktr.ee/joprendergast
Jo is a stand-up comedian, improviser, actor and MC/speaker.
By day she is a psychiatrist, author and film producer Dr Jo Prendergast.
Jo wonders why she is often tired!
Jo’s award-winning debut solo show “The Cool Mum” has toured New Zealand since 2020 to sold-out crowds. She toured to Adelaide Fringe in March 2023 and her whole season sold out and received 5 star reviews. She performed to full houses at the NZ International Comedy Festival in May 2023. She is next performing at Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe 2024.
Her second solo show “Cancer and Cartwheels” is programmed in the NZ International Comedy Festival May 2024.
Jo is available for comedy, MC and speaking performances plus TV, podcast and radio interviews.
Here’s what critics have to say:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5 stars for a ‘lit’ show. Parents of tweens, teens and beyond, this is one show you don’t want to miss!” – Jo Parkinson, Play & Go Adelaide
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Will delight parents, teenagers and everyone in between – Cool AF” – Justine Hall, See Do Eat Review March 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “The room is filled with laughter…I would recommend this show to anyone who just wants to have a good laugh” – Michelle Nightingale, The Adelaide Show Podcast March 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ “Relatable, funny and a great night out for parents of teens, tweens and everything in between.” – Tim Cooper, kidsinadelaide March 2023
“had the audience in stitches…..thoughtful, well-paced, sharply observed comedy grist and the mixed age group audience was totally on board” – Lisa Lanzi, Theatre Travels March 2023
“Jo is widely adored …..a very funny and clever woman….She is razor sharp…a night out full of genuine laughs” Backstage Christchurch April 2021 Sophie Ricketts
“Wonderful stage presence and a way with wit…delivers punchlines to maximum effect…..The Cool Mum is structurally brilliant…clear from the appreciative laughter that a lot of people love the show” Regional News March 2021 Madelaine Empson
“Hilarious….lots of people having a great time” Theatreview August 2020 Nikkie Karki
“Jo is a rather fantastic storyteller….She told jokes across the board that had every demographic laughing….side-splitting video content” Backstage Christchurch July 2020 Liam Stretch
What audience reviews have to say:
“laugh out loud funny and I don’t have kids” Paul Pooke
“sore cheeks from laughing so much” Joanne Allen
“giggled the whole way through and laughed out loud often, loved the masterful audience interaction” Toni Wilson
“what a belly laugh” Petina Ireland
“in stitches from laughter” Craig Westenberg
” a quick wit…keen for more” Sean Dugdale-Martin
” Jo is great, go and see her” Guy Stewart
What clients and venues have to say:
“impressed with her MC skills, commanding presence, owned the spotlight and very funny” Duncan Sole, Ministry of Mind Music
“I laughed so much that I dragged my daughter to it for a second time” Ellie Swan, NA Theatre Dunedin
“a huge hit…well received by all ages” Chrissy Powlesland, Picton Little Theatre