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Wallace Williams Memorial Trophy – Comedy

Winner: 2003 – C & S Blum; 2005 – ‘A Movie with the Audience’, V.Skorikova and group; 2007 – Pam Croskery & Nicholas Lessing.

Runner Up: 2003 – D.Paul; 2005 – ‘Ballet School’ S.Pivac and group.

The 1st Wallace Williams Memorial Comedy Evening was held in March 2003 at a packed room at Auckland Deaf Society. It was named after the long-time Auckland Deaf Society president, Wallace Williams, who had passed away the year before, and who was known to have a passion for comedy. DEAFinitely Youth Group organised this event to fundraise for their impending trip to Montreal, Canada in July 2003 for the World Federation for the Deaf Congress. Many Deaf people participated by putting on various performances and sign-signing.

  • Deaf Clubs
  • Deaf Youth
  • Storytelling/Performances
Taonga source:
Auckland Deaf Society
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 500-O-ADS
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