# From novice workshop to Comedy Festival within a year

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Podcast: [Culture 101](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-101-6608135)
Published: 2026-05-03T02:11:00+00:00
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## Resource

The Southside Queens of Comedy are six Maori and Pasifika wahine from South Auckland who came together through a free community comedy workshop in 2025 and haven't stopped since. Their NZ Comedy Festival show, Once Upon a Struggle, runs 7-9 May at Poppy's Comedy in Manurewa. Ama Mosese, MC, radio host and podcaster, joins Culture 101 ahead of the shows.

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