Fred Award

Fred Award
Awarded forBest show by a Kiwi comedian at the NZICF
Sponsored byNew Zealand Comedy Trust
LocationSkyCity Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
Presented byPrevious winner
Reward(s)NZ$5,000
First awarded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Most awardsDai Henwood (2)
Trygve Wakenshaw (2)
WebsiteFred Award

The Fred Award is the highest honour at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, awarded to the best show written and performed by a New Zealand comedian.[1]

The award is named in honour of New Zealand comedian John Clarke's most well-known character, Fred Dagg.[2] Dagg was one of New Zealand's most recognisable comedic characters during the 1970s and is considered to be an icon of New Zealand pop culture.[3] The winner receives a trophy of Dagg's gumboot.[4]

  1. ^ "The Fred Award". NZ International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. ^ "Rose Matafeo, Angella Dravid win Fred and Billy T awards at NZ Comedy Festival". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. ^ "The Very Sensible Fred Dagg". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ^ "Angella Dravid, Rose Matafeo win big at NZ Comedy Festival". NZ Herald. 2017-05-22. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2018-02-24.