Who Laughs Last? (2006)
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.
Director: Shirley Horrocks
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Grant Tilly as Himself |
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Peter Elliott as Himself |
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Roger Hall as Himself |
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Dai Henwood as Himself |
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Ray Henwood as Himself |
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Ross Jolly as Himself |
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Ginette McDonald as Herself |
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John Clarke as Himself |
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Fiona Samuel as Herself |
| Sound | Paul Chattington | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Howard Dunn | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Roger Horrocks | Writer |
| Production | Roger Horrocks | Researcher |
| Directing | Shirley Horrocks | Director |
| Writing | Shirley Horrocks | Writer |
| Production | Shirley Horrocks | Researcher |
| Production | Shirley Horrocks | Producer |
| Sound | Peter Kraan | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Grant Lawrey | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Graham Morris | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Philippa Mossman | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Steven Mountjoy | Online Editor |
| Camera | Leon Narbey | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Paul | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Matthew Perry | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Stephen Press | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Bill Toepfer | Editor |