Who Laughs Last?
This Artsville documentary profiles Roger Hall, New Zealand’s most successful playwright. Three decades after Hall's early play Middle Age Spread became a hit, the original cast return for 2006 follow-up Spreading Out. Director Shirley Horrocks explores the secrets behind Hall’s successful brand of comedy (which includes dozens of stage plays, and TV hit Gliding On), while closely exploring Middle Age Spread and Spreading Out. Alongside excerpts from both, there are interviews with John Clarke, Grant Tilly, Ginette McDonald on Hall's role in the birth of her character Lynn of Tawa, and Hall himself.
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Grant Tilly
Himself
Also in
30 Days of Night
Nate and Hayes
Peter Elliott
Himself
Known for
Heavenly Creatures
The Nutcracker
Roger Hall
Himself
Dai Henwood
Himself
Also in
Derby Dogs
Xena: Warrior Princess
Ray Henwood
Himself
Also in
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Heavenly Creatures
Ross Jolly
Himself
Also in
Battletruck
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
Ginette McDonald
Herself
Known for
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Time Bandits
John Clarke
Himself
Also in
Death in Brunswick
Stark
Fiona Samuel
Herself
Also in
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
Jack of All Trades
Shirley Horrocks Director · Roger Horrocks Writer Bill Toepfer Editor
First release August 6, 2006 · Produced in New Zealand
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Point of View Productions
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New Zealand
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
New Zealand · August 6, 2006
TV
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