In 2018, rapper Mac Miller passed away from a drug overdose. James Roque writes about his passing, and the effect Miller’s music had on him growing up. This post was first published 8 September 2018. This morning the world awoke to the tragic news of the passing of artist Mac Miller. I found out after … Read more
Today rapper Mac Miller passed away from an overdose. James Roque writes about his passing, and the effect Miller’s music had on him growing up. This morning the world awoke to the tragic news of the passing of artist Mac Miller. I found out after rolling over in bed, checking my phone and seeing a … Read more
James Roque is a man in Frickin Dangerous Bro (the others are Jamaine Ross and Pax Assadi). Together they present Frickin Dangerous Bro Review White People Things. Episode One: bath bombs. Kia ora! I’m James, one third of Frickin Dangerous Bro (aka the brownest, funniest and cockiest sketch group in New Zealand). We reckon brown people … Read more
Motion sickness can seriously mess up your ability to play video games, and first person shooters are especially bad for this. James Roque shares his advice on how to play them – minus the nausea. Motion sickness sucks. A lot. As someone who’s had an extreme case of it his whole life, it’s caused me … Read more
Comedian James Roque responds to the exhortations online that we should just lighten up and learn to take a joke over that Christchurch restaurant menu. Last week I read a tweet about an Asian fusion restaurant in Christchurch named Bamboozle, which had a menu that consisted of offensive made-up food names such as “Ho Lee … Read more
James Roque has been causing a stir recently with the title of his upcoming comedy festival show James Roque Wants To Show You Something. But what exactly is that ‘something’? Kia ora, James Roque here, you’re favourite grammatically inconsistent New Zealand comedian. It’s two weeks out from the NZ International Comedy Festival and I’ve had a … Read more
So you think Pokémon GO is pretty stupid? Perhaps you’ve even indicated your dislike online and ripped into those who are poké-intoxicated? Comedian and actor James Roque stands firm and argues there’s a place and a need for the digital monster collecting diversion. Last week, Pokémon GO was released and the world went nuts. For … Read more