"Hot, intelligent, and funny? Yeah Right."

Best Newcomer nominee (NZ International Comedy Festival 2024) Joana Joy was crowned 'Miss Tui Whanganui 2009'. Fifteen years since winning the title and cheeky pash out the front of Countdown, she's been pondering all that's funny 'bout beauty, small town Kiwi culture, and attraction. Directed by Barnie Duncan (Fred Award winner) this is a time-traveling party of jokes and physical comedy that proves ya can take the girl out of Whanganui, but ya can't take the Tui crown off her head.

From selling out in Whanganui and Wellington (for NZ International Comedy Fest '25), to delighting audiences in Ōtautahi and at Earthbeat Festival, Joana Joy is excited to bring her best show yet to Raglan Old School Arts Centre (you may remember her as Banana Jolie with Confessions of an Aerobics Instructor, Spiritual Banana, or her stand up debut, STANDING STILL).

2025 has been a huge year in comedy for JJ, including shows and performances at WOMAD, Twisted Frequency Festival, on Waiheke Island, across Tāmaki Makaurau, Pōneke and Kāpiti Coast.

Joana Joy: Miss Tui Whanganui 2009

Choose your tickets

General Admission ticket

Concession (unwaged/ community services card/ student) ticket

The Difference (for people who can pay more) ticket

Group of 6 ticket