Chaos gremlins _{by Alessia Belsito-Riera}

Strike up the band, cue the applause, and ready your senses for a night of unhinged, late-night comedy chaos with Catfish Trifecta’s Early Midnight Circus Live at Circus Bar on the 27^th of February.

Bringing all the energy of a talk show spiralling out of control, Early Midnight Circus Live is a screwy spectacle, a designed disaster, a humorous hurricane where everything can (and will) go wrong.

This high-energy fever dream blends absurd character comedy, unpredictable improv, and the kind of antics that would make even a Saturday Night Live regular sweat. Think unhinged interviews, unexpected appearances, unsuspecting guests, and sketch chaos that defies reason.

Early Midnight Circus Live will be hosted by improv and sketch comedian Aaron Douglas [pictured], and features an oddball cast that comprises the enigmatic Matt Hutton and their one-person band, supported by chaos gremlin sidekick Megan Connolly.

“I’m incredibly excited to collaborate once again with Catfish Trifecta for this ambitious and wild show,” Douglas says. “I’ve always admired their dedication to creating live moments that are unique and subversive – pushing performance boundaries and adding a bold and fresh take on comedy to the alternative Wellington scene.”

Catfish Trifecta has just recently returned to Pōneke fresh from studying in Chicago. The trio (Mo Munn, Ralph Hilaga, and Joel Luscombe) seek to level up Wellington’s alternative comedy game by bringing a fresh spin on improv to the capital and making space for more experimentation.

Will an unexpected local celebrity bring down the house? Why do the cue cards have nothing on them but insults? The only way to find out is to jump headfirst into the mayhem at Early Midnight Circus Live.