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A New Product Is Born

There’s something about Mary. And there’s something about this mug. The iconic poster for Raybon’s live show ‘Clear and Present Manger’, has transubstantiated into this sturdy handled chalice, offering sanctuary to all beverages hot and cold. Whether your calling is coffee, tea, or holy water for a quick baptism, this mug will withstand all the [...]

My December show in Wellington: Clear and Present Manger

You ready to take the highway to the Manger Zone? Come see my new show at Downstage next month. It promises to crucify Xmas and skewer Santa. Vacant-eyed reindeer will be cluster-mulched into a delicious steamer of rednosed dim-sum. For me, Xmas is an annual dream come true: the perfect public holiday. It’s all childbirth, [...]

Behind The Scenes, Inside The Kiln

You’ve seen the mugs. You’ve possibly even bought the mugs. Quite possibly, you’ve even received them, by courier, in glorious ceramic 3D. But you’ve been wondering: how does Raybon do that? Wonder no more. Here’s an exclusive, behind-the-scenes peek at Raybon’s artistic process. This recently smuggled video clip — filmed secretly, deep inside his celebrity [...]

A Lot of Words About One Tweet

Background to a scandal Opening Night of the Rugby World Cup: Auckland trains stranded thousands of fans, causing many to miss the Opening Ceremony, and even the match. Some weeks prior, Adidas attracted disapproval for pricing the All Blacks jersey more expensively in NZ than overseas. And, during World War 2, the lives of some [...]

Mainstream Media Mentions My Mugs

- The Dominion Post Comedian Raybon Kan has taken his first step into the heady world of political pottery this week, as his website begins to sell humorous mugs. “I don’t want anyone to think I’m cashing in on the Rugby World Cup. Those words, as such, do not appear on the mugs.” Kan says [...]

Murray Mexted and Me: The Untold Story

So I’m in this Roast of Murray Mexted tonight, on Comedy Central. Had very little idea what to expect. First thought was: “Why me?” (Often my first thought. Maybe I’ve seen too many Jason Bourne movies, but most invites feel like an ambush. Who’s punking me now?) Certainly didn’t think I was there for my [...]

2nd BBC Radio Interview about Wellywood

Here’s the link to an interview I did today on BBC Radio’s Up All Night show. (Becoming quite the international correspondent. Can’t be long before the BBC send me to a war-zone.) Raybon Kan on BBC Radio’s Up All Night show My segment begins at 3.45. Had fun doing the interview. Think I was fair [...]

This Is Why Pets Don’t Rapture to Heaven

Stumbled across this. (Wasn’t searching for lion-tiger intercourse.) A faithful, patient dog is breastfeeding the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger. (Both actual parents, felines, have absconded.) Wrong on so many levels. First, lions and tigers? As the Bible says, “That ain’t right.” Noah’s Ark isn’t some swingers’ key party. I saw [...]