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"Sticking around is a success": Jeremy Corbett on comedy and 18 seasons of '7 Days'

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Thu, 22 Jan 2026, 10:36am
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"Sticking around is a success": Jeremy Corbett on comedy and 18 seasons of '7 Days'

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九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 22 Jan 2026, 10:36am

There鈥檚 an appetite for live comedy in New Zealand at the moment.  

Major international players such as Jimmy Carr and Matt Rife have had their success, and now attention is shifting to local acts. 

And Jeremy Corbett is a big part of that 鈥 headlining the upcoming 鈥榃eekend Laughs鈥 comedy showcase, is the star act for a show in Matakana next month, and is the host of our longest running comedy show 鈥7 Days鈥, which is setting up for its 18th season.  

He鈥檚 been doing comedy for over thirty years, telling Mike Hosking the real success is sticking around.  

When 鈥7 Days鈥 first went to air in 2009, Corbett had much lower expectations for its longevity.  

"If you鈥檇 asked me, I would have gone, I reckon we could get five years,鈥 he explained. 

"Someone said to me, how, y鈥檏now, what鈥檚 the success?鈥  

鈥淎nd I think just sticking around, much like yourself Mike, if you stick around long enough, they can鈥檛 get rid of you.鈥  

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