That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.

Coolguy.website

The online home of Zach Mandeville

Hello, I am Zach Mandeville and this is my homepage! I am a comedian, writer, and friend living in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.

This space is my online home, garden, notebook, library, lab, altar, riverside picnic, and chill zone. It is my calm spot on the web and I hope you find some nice stuff here too.

You can read the original manifesto for this site to understand my inspiration.

Upcoming shows

If you want to catch me in person, and we don't already have lunch plans, then come on out to a show!

Silly Billies
June 11 , 07:00pm to 12:00pm at Circus Bar

"Joined by some of the city’s best and strangest performers, the show lets comedians run wild where anything goes. From stand-up and sketch to improv, character and musical comedy – you'll never know what you might experience! "

I am on this chaotic, but charming stew of alt comedy with a bunch of top-class acts WHO I CONSIDER FRIENDS.

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Fight Club
June 11, 08:00pm to 10:00pm at Fringe Bar

"A gladiator-style comedy showdown where hot takes replace punches and the audience is judge, jury, and executioner."

I am in this duel, facing off against the great Oliver Pol!

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If you want to keep in touch with me subscribe to my newsletter! It is an eclectic, entertaining ramble sent out seasonally.

You can also email me directly at webmaster[at]coolguy[dot]website

I'm also on Cuba and Dixon a lot and hang out at the Newtown Community Centre often too. If you see me and wave, I'll wave back, then prolly come over and talk to you. We can figure out somewhere to go from there.

I've got a new radio show!

My friend Leki and I started a weekly radio show, Rabbit Hole Radio.

Logo by Angelica

It airs on the radio every Monday, 9pm on Radio Access Wellington, and can be listened to online after on our show page.

We also have our own homepage, but it's v. small and slight at the moment: rabbitholeradio.nz

And our pride and joy Airhorn!

My friends and I regularly put on a weirdo comedy show I am so proud to be a part of: AIRHORN.

It happens at the Newtown Community Centre. Awarded the most innovative comedy show in Wellington, two years running, and the mayor of wellington said we were ushering in a new golden age. You gotta check it out!

Our next Airhorn is Friday, 7 August: GEARHORN

We have a website here: airhorn.nz

Recent Changes

Added Rabbit Hole Radio and Airhorn to home page.
8 June, 2026

I have a new radio show I wanted to share, and realized I hadn't really talked about Airhorn on my homepage, and it's a huge part of my life. So I added both to the homepage, to give a better view of what I am up to now.
Added this Recent Changes section!
29 May, 2026

I added a section on the homepage to track recent changes, like the one you're reading now! I have been really hesitant, historically, to put any sorta time or date on the site. But it also means it can grow with interesting stuff that are fully hidden. I am leaning into this as a notebook, where it's less about proving productivity and more just a mark of time to look back on fondly.

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A drawing and quote by Ted Nelson, from his book "Computer Dreams". He is a hero of mine and inspiration for this site. I wrote an ode to him you can read.