Artists and Comedians
Ashton Brown
Ashton Brown is a professional actor, comedian, MC and an award winning playwright.
Through his self-deprecation, social commentary, and stupid voices - has started rising up through the ranks of NZ Comedy over the past 2 years.
With a background in acting and writing for theatre and screen, Ashton is an an awkward lumberjack of sweaty performance. He speaks his truth and reflects on society and the state of the world as well as his general appearance and the awkward situations he finds himself in.
In 2014, Ashton performed in ‘Stories Our Mums Never Told Us’ as part of the NZ International Comedy Festival - a show that received 4 star reviews and was voted Best Future Talent by The Daily Blog.
In 2015 - Ashton appeared in the NZ International Comedy Festival once more - performing a sold out run of shows to rave reviews from critics.
“Ashton Brown is an endearing, self-deprecating, jovial chap....a nice one-two punch of youthful Kiwi comedy worth checking out.“
- 3 News
“Like the shy guy at the party who suddenly becomes the centre of attention, Brown sails through a variety of eclectic subjects with a nervous energy and a ready line in self-deprecation. Clearly a lot of thought has been put into the act, but he affects an attitude that embodies the ridiculous ´she´ll be right´ mode of Kiwi machisimo, while simultaneously skewering the stereotype.
From the existential crisis of his acting experiences on Shortland Street and Power Rangers, to the moral vacuum of modern day politics, to the insidious message underpinning ´Where´s Wally´, Brown casts a wide net. There´s a chance of a joke missing, but Brown is a good judge of material -- all the bits hit, and some hit harder than others. He also manages to wedge in a bit involving smoking and infanticide. It´s marvellous.“
- Theatrescenes
“A dark afternoon indeed of irreverent and brazen yet highly entertaining tales of youth with the enjoyable relish of masterly crafted and engaging storytelling. “
-Mac & Mae
“Brown, however, was the star of the show. Brown was like that kid from school who got away with everything by being a wise arse and cracking jokes. Brown had me laughing his entire set.“ - Cracuum Magazine
