Tim Batt

Artist Ruby Jones is doing a Q & A in Dunedin this week.

The Avatar premiere, Tim Batt and Ōtautahi 4 Palestine: The Spinoff event guide

Wellington's dusting off the red carpet this weekend.

By Claire Mabey | 11th December, 2025

After a decade, TWIOAT is coming to an end (Image: Tina Tiller)

How the Worst Idea of All Time became the best idea of the decade

'Ten years is such a beautiful place to say thank you to the format, thank you for your service, and… no more.'

By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 18th February, 2024

The Bulletin editor

Design: Archi Banal

Remember when TVNZ U was New Zealand’s most chaotic youth channel of all time?

It was a world first that fostered some of our finest young talent. So what the hell happened to TVNZ U?

By Alex Casey | 21st September, 2023

Takashi Wakasugi, Gabby Anderson and Brynley Stent: very funny (Image: Archi Banal)

Everyone we saw at the NZ International Comedy Festival 2023, part two

Guy Montgomery, Maria Williams, Guy Williams and more shows from the second half of the festival, reviewed.

By Group Think | 26th May, 2023

A bunch of people

Eli Matthewson, Kura Forrester and James Mustapic: Funny. (Image: Archi Banal)

Everyone we saw at the NZ International Comedy Festival 2023, part one

Kura Forrester, James Mustapic, Eli Matthewson and more shows from the first half of the festival, reviewed.

By Group Think | 18th May, 2023

A bunch of people

Oprah, Eric, Kim, Havoc. The titans of chat shows.

A chat show host’s top 11 chat show duos of all time

Comedian and sometime chat show host Tim Batt runs down his list of the top chat show hosting duos of all time, from Oprah & Gayle to Havoc & Newsboy.

By Tim Batt | 11th May, 2019

A plan for New Zealand: What our comedians would do if they were president

A plan for New Zealand: What our comedians would do if they were president

Ukraine has elected as its president a comedian with no political experience and not many policies. So what would our comedians do if elected to be the President of New Zealand?

By Group Think | 28th April, 2019

A bunch of people

Kids in the hallway: the complete history of TVNZ U

Kids in the hallway: the complete history of TVNZ U

It was a world first that fostered some of our finest young talent, so what the hell happened to TVNZ U?

By Alex Casey | 1st September, 2018

Montgomery and Batt in 2015

Live every moment: A fanboy farewells The Worst Idea Of All Time

Tonight, in Los Angeles, the New Zealand podcast phenomenon The Worst Idea Of All Time comes to a close. Tom Augustine pays tribute to the show that took a terrible idea and transformed it into art.

By Tom Augustine | 1st December, 2017

Comedians share the worst heckle they’ve ever had (WATCH)

Comedians share the worst heckle they’ve ever had (WATCH)

"And she stood up and said, 'It's just not funny!'"

By The Spinoff | 8th May, 2017

Comedians share the funniest things they’ve ever seen (WATCH)

Comedians share the funniest things they’ve ever seen (WATCH)

Comedians tells us about the funniest things they've ever seen, from unexpected peeing, to a cat throwing up, to a vintage YouTube video.

By The Spinoff | 2nd May, 2017

Rose Matafeo and Alice Snedden share their biggest Boners of the Heart

Rose Matafeo and Alice Snedden share their biggest Boners of the Heart

By The Spinoff | 22nd July, 2016

“I’m a jobs creator” – Tim Batt on creating a podcast empire

“I’m a jobs creator” – Tim Batt on creating a podcast empire

The comedian Tim Batt talks to José Barbosa about his nascent podcast network, the Little Empire Podcast Network

By José Barbosa | 19th February, 2016

Senior Content Creator

Montgomery and Batt in 2015

Reissue: Can I Play With Madness – The Worst Idea of All Time Podcast

Duncan Greive spends time with Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery, the creators of cult podcast hit The Worst Idea of All Time.

By Duncan Greive | 8th May, 2015