The stand-up comedy show at Re:Fuel at the University of Otago included Christchurch comedians Cameron McLeod and Snap (he sold his surname for commercial gain, so we won't repeat it here) and headliner Aiken Hutcheson.
Hutcheson's humour revolved to some degree around his remarkable height.
That included difficulties the Victoria University of Wellington theatre student faced as he followed the career choice of many actors - being a waiter.
''I'm quite tall,'' he told the audience.
When he introduced himself to diners, they turned round expecting to see a face, and were surprised to instead see a crotch.
Hutcheson's set also included instruction on what to do during earthquakes to look like superman - hold your fist on the ground until the quake stopped, then claim that stopped it.
Hutcheson said he began his work as a stand-up when he met a friend at a lecture who was doing the comedy circuit.
''I always wanted to do stand-up comedy.''
After watching his friend, and getting the necessary contacts in the city, he began doing stand-up himself, every couple of months.
''Then it just started to take off from there, really.''
He described his material as ''mostly story-telling, observational stuff and a bit of surreal stuff, as well''.
Hutcheson's inspirations are Jim Carrey and Russell Howard, and he has been working on his craft since he began.
''My first gig, I got a lot of my friends along, about 40 of them turned up.
''That went quite well.
''Then of course, as in most cases, your first gig goes quite well, and then your second gig crashes quite badly.''
He said he had adapted over time, and matured in comedy.
''I have definitely had to change and grow to get better, and learn what makes people laugh, what turns people off.''
