Nova and Jetstar attempt world record with ‘Flight of the Comedians’ stunt

Tim Burrowes

March 24, 2010 10:30

Dave Hughes

DMG Radio’s Nova 100 station has teamed up with Jetstar for a world record attempt to hold the ‘World’s Highest Comedy’ show as part of the radio station’s promotion of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Nova breakfast presenter Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes and comedians Dave Thornton and Des Bishop will perform stand-up comedy for Jetstar passengers on a flight this Friday in a bid to get in the Guinness Book of Records.

David Koczkar, Jetstar executive manager commercial, said: “As far as we know it’s a first for an airline to provide live stand-up comedy on board a commercial flight – we thought it would be a unique way to mark the start of one of the biggest and most famous comedy festivals in the world, and maybe set a world record in the process.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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5 COMMENTS

JB 24 Mar 10

Didn’t Kathy Griffin perform onboard a flight from LA to Sydney for Mardi Gras?

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JB 24 Mar 10

As I thought – not so original:

http://airnzspecials.com/pinkflight/

Kathy Griffin will unleash her D-List diva for one of the gay community’s most celebratory A-List events. Air New Zealand announces that Emmy-award winner Kathy Griffin will be the official “Hostess” for the airline’s first North American “Pink Flight,” which is flying in celebration to the 2008 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

“The passengers can expect a bawdy performance from me,” said Kathy Griffin…Pink Flight flyers will be treated to Kathy’s stand-up comedy in the air…

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Tom Dodson 25 Mar 10

Im not a real fan of any of those comedians. God, i hope im not on that flight..

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