There's three things you can count on this election year: Ministerial soundbites that age like milk, policy walk-backs hours after announcements, and James Nokise having hot comedic takes on the chaotic campaigns around the country.

One Night Rant returns in 2026 with a new hour of frenetic, furious, funny stand-up aimed at politicians across the spectrum - no party or policy is safe.

Coming to Artworks Theatre for one night only, you can catch Nokise on Wednesday 7th October. Book early: this is the one show where the news cycle does half the research for a night of comedy, catharsis, and fist-shaking, boot-stomping fun.

Early Bird pricing on sale til the 10th September!

James Nokise is a Samoan–Welsh comedian, writer, columnist and broadcaster with two decades turning politics and headlines into an hour of stand-up. Twice Billy T-nominated, he's won the Fred Award for Best NZ Show (God Damn Fancy Man, 2019), Best Male Comedian at the NZ Comedy Guild Awards, and the Topp Prize (2024) — a $15,000 grant the Topp Twins award personally. As a broadcaster he's created and hosted three RNZ podcast series, including The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior — Best Documentary at the 2025 NZ Radio Awards and Best International Podcast at the Asia Podcast Awards, beating entries from 40+ countries.