The Other Day with Hoani Hotene

Kia ora! My friends and fellow nominees Booth and Jak were crashing at my place this weekend. I happen to live by a podcast studio. Badda bing badda bang! We have another episode of The Other Day! This was fun and honestly got me pumped to get back into it. Though a lot more chilled out than old eps. Catch all our shows in May at NZ International Comedy Fest

Melbourne-based Legend Henry Yan is on the show. This was during a little stop off he had in Auckland. We chat about how he ended up going over to Melbourne, winning the Australian Raw Quest and a lot about how he's thinking of comedy. Cool guy, cool conversations, thanks for listening in.

This week we got the road dog, the Tim Burton of NZ comedy himself, Callum Wagstaff. We talk about travelling all over the country doing comedy, Callum's unique point of view in comedy and a bunch of other stuff. Honestly this was a really nice chat with a very funny comic and hope you guys enjoy the show. Hoh' Mamma Jamma - August 1-3 Grab tickets now from the Basement website or I have a...

Part 2 is here! And I'm pretty stoked to be back. Apologies early on, I'm recording the beginning and end with my phone but that is gonna be better the longer we go along. This part of the episode is with three of my favourites. Megan Connolly, Jak Darling and Dan Boerman come together and we chat secret talents, times of the day, and all that good jazz. Each of these acts will be performi...

We are back! This may be episode 29 of The Other Day but we are making it number 1 of season 2! The only real change is we are playing a few episodes recorded a little while ago as we catch up to the present time. But I didn't want people to miss out on some of the loveliest chats we had before this break. The first was a preview episode between myself and a few of the comics happening just be...

Stoked to have one of the most interesting people in the Wellington scene join me for this weeks podcast! I'd known that Rachel had done a ton of travelling and wild experiences but it wasn't until researching and chatting with them that I got a vibe of how wild some of her life has been. A guest I would love to have back to touch more of their life another time. If you wanna catch the sho...

The Vanguard of Vaudeville himself joins the show! Trent H Baumann is one of the most travelled and accomplished comics in the Wellington scene. Having a wild ride into the world of entertainment, starting out in the strip malls of Surfer's Paradise and going round the globe with his thoughtful and whimsical style of performance. I really enjoyed getting to know a bit more about Trent. He and...

We welcome back the first guest to ever be on this show! Itay and I had just finished a 3 night run at the NZ Fringe, which included a couple of wild nights. Each show with him is very different so I'd recommend seeing him anytime you can. His usual spot is The Classic in Auckland but you can see him each Tuesday at Il Brutto running a great gig down there. If you're in Welly and wanna cat...

Kia Ora we are back! It has been a busy run of festivals and fringes and gigs. But what an episode to come back to! David and Ocean are two of my favourite comics, both on and off the stage. They were down in Wellington for the NZ Fringe festival and I was lucky enough to be able to get them in the studio. If you enjoyed this episode you can check out their NZ Comedy Fest shows coming up in May: D...

Sowmya Hiremath is Wellington's best stand-ups and nicest people. Everytime me and Sowmya chat I end up learning so much more than I expected. This episode wasn't meant to end being so heavily revolved around arranged marriage but it was pretty fascinating to have it go that way. If you wanna see Sowmya she has an upcoming show with Samantha Hannah called Sisters. Get your tickets at Fring...

We are doing an episode almost entirely about consiparacy theories and alien interactions. Last time Zach and Leki were in the studio the most exciting part of the chat was when we started chatting aliens. So this week I decided we'd commit a whole episode to some of the strangest stories out there and it did not dissapoint. Part of what makes this such a fun chat is the fact these two will sp...

You don't just become the second biggest skuxx's on Google you have to work for that honour and this week I speak with two of the hardest working people in that game with comedians Kipling DC and Keegan Thomas. We play 'Skux or Yucks', get pretty analytical on the best BYO's around Wellington and maybe break the record for more 'x' sounds made in a podcast. Check out th...

Two of the funniest people in Wellington join the show this week to talk about some of the weirdest jobs they've had inside and outside the business of show. A strange role in an unmade movie, love advice in a morph suit, and the very extra role of a Wellington fat-berg. We cover a bunch of wild stuff in todays show and there is even a couple fun facts in there at the end for the fun fact fans...

Recent winner of Celebrity Treasure Island James Mustapic joins myself and good friend of the show Booth the Clown to talk psychics, NZ celebs and a bunch of Celebrity Treasure Island. This was the first time I'd ever watched NZ Celebrity Treasure Island and turns out Booth was the same. If you're a fan of the show we get behind the scenes a little bit with James' experience being on t...

We are back! And for the first episode of 2024 I have Te Waiarangi Ratana and Jackson Herman! Two guys that toe the line between the film world and the world of stand-up comedy. Both have worked with some of the biggest names in film including James Cameron and Peter Jackson. Te Waiarangi has been recently showing his newest short film 'Honey Kaha' with several of Aotearoa's best up-an...

We've got two of the wildest performers in Wellington in the house tonight. Known for their crazy antics in shows such as Wet Soup and their own podcast Muunboot, improv duo Mo and Ralph come in and join the show to talk about a bunch of cool stuff. Including Christmas shopping, whoa, I know! What better day to release an episode about Christmas than boxing day itself. This is the stuff that m...

Two high-octane comics in the house tonight! Not only are they comedians they perform in the air on the street, all over Aotearoa! Joana Joy aka Banana Jolie comes into the studio and talks about their life in meditations coming into their shows, aerial performance, and how they were destined to perform since childhood. Also Booth joins us once again, now good friend of the show Booth also was a t...

These two guests hit the Wellington arts scene in so too many areas to count! Self-described 'Gay-of-all-trades' and Swiftie Hadley Wilson and Singer/Author/Comedian Clara Van Wel join me in the studio this week. In this episode we talk more about Taylor Swift, Musical Theatre, and matchmaking than any episode before. So for all you who keep asking, you're welcome. Not only did we chat...

Another episode with some of the most experienced comics in Wellington (Plus tall child Kipling DC)! A lot of comics in New Zealand will have had the pleasure of beginning their comedy careers under the education of Neil Thornton who has been in the comedy game for many years and now runs the NZ Comedy School with students from all over the country. Jojo Bellini will also be a familiar name to any...

We are back with another episode of The Other Day! And today it is just myself and the often imitated, never replicated Leki Lyons. This episode we talk a bit about each others lives and families, and to be honest keep quite a chill tone throughout. Myself and Leki recorded this episode quite early on in the lifespan of this show, so it was a pleasure going back and hearing this with fresh ears ag...

What a Dope As show! It is lucky episode number 13! And the unlucky nature of the number lines up with edgy nature of the show! If you're Blenheim and are over 73, you might wanna give this one a miss! Hoani and the 'podcast's best friend' Leki Lyons are joined by the dopest comedians and producers in the Wellington scene. Daniel John Smith and Anya Rzhevitskaya run the Drug of Cho...

What a crew for this ep! I'm joined by the fantastic Jak Darling & Alayne Dick! Jak Darling is a comic known for their style of comedy and honestly just for their incredible style. Mixing in music, sketch and the absurd. Alayne Dick is also a stand-up but has been in the improv game for much longer, a member of one of the best improv groups in the country Tiny Dog! These two are some of th...

Another week, another guest and another episode of The Other Day! Hoani is joined by local comedian Dan Boerman, we chat about the interesting takes he had on how to punish yourself for a bad joke, his previous life in a metal band, and a little brush of alien talk. Also on is show regular Leki Lyons and he talks about adjusting to life in the Hutt, his complicated relationship with the oldest loo...

In the words of Britney Spears 'Oh baby, baby' and she also says something about accidentally doing something again. But the release of this podcast was very intentional. Oh Baby Baby! To get this podcast started was a venture of it's own. Once we got that bad boy started we didn't stop 'till we couldn't talk no more. Being able to do a show with two of my good friends Fin...

Believe it or not we did it again, and we hitting you with the most content for an episode we've ever had. Sammy and Kipling join me on the show and we go more spaces you than you can find on Google Maps (Assuming your Google maps is only showing Edinburgh, London and Wellington). Each episode I feel like we find a more niche area to get into and this one is no different. I will also update ev...