Lily Catastrophe

Lily Catastrophe is an award-winning burlesque performer, stand-up comedian, and poet based in te Whanganui-ā-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, New Zealand).

In 2024 she came runner-up in the national burlesque competition, Starlet of New Zealand, and won Best New Comedian at the Wellington Comedy Awards.

Lily’s debut solo show BOTTOM SURGERY received wide critical acclaim during the New Zealand Fringe Festival 2025 and was nominated for the Dunedin Fringe Tour Ready and the SYNZ Fringe Tour Ready Awards, as well as the Memorable Marketing Award. Lily herself was nominated for Most Promising Emerging Artist.

She has performed internationally as a featured performer at the Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival in 2024 and was part of the ensemble for the sold-out Transgender Agender during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2024.

Upcoming shows

  • May 7
    GRIFTED & TALENTED NZ Comedy Fest (Tickets)

  • May 13 - 17
    BOTTOM SURGERY NZ Comedy Fest (Tickets)

  • May 14
    WELLINGTON COMEDY CLUB RAINBOW SHOWCASE NZ Comedy Fest (Tickets)

  • May 24
    FEMMES AND THEMS NZ Comedy Fest (Tickets)

  • Utterly holds the audience in her grasp

    Wellingtonista

  • A beautiful performance of femme-sexuality

    Art Murmurs

  • One seriously amazing woman

    Theatreview