TLDR; David Jenkins; Rhys Darby; Con O'Neill; Nathan Foad; David Fane; Ruibo Qian; Anapela Polata'ivao; Zayre Ferrer; Nat Torres; Andy Rydzewski and Andrew Deyoung; Adopt Our Crew: Our Flag Means Pride; Fan Spotlight: OFMD Mermay 2025: MermaidInn; Love Notes;
= David Jenkins =
Just some love from Chaos Dad <3
Source: David's Bsky
= Rhys Darby =
Lots of Rhys news! Rhys is going to be at the Helium Comedy Club again on Oct 9-11! Gonna be in Portland, get tickets here!
Source: Adopt Our Crew's Bsky
Great news! Hoff Roading with David Hasselhoff & Rhys Darby will be airing in the second half of 2025! Check out the trailer below, and read more on the show here!
Source: Perpetual Entertainment
Other great news! The Cryptid Factor is back at the Edinburgh Fringe August 5-10! You can get tickets here!
Source: Rhys' IG
Rhys is keeping us up to date on his latest tour info! He's got a new Paid Substack up!
Source: Rhys' Paid Substack
Other good news, if you haven't been able to make it to a show but you'd like to get some Legend Returns merch, it looks like there's some up on the Awesomeness Comedy site! Unfortunately women's shirt sizes are sold out, but "men's/unisex" shirts and hats are still available! Thank you to @elby3000 for bringing this to my attention! Shop link here!
= Con O'Neill =
There's a new Momentus event up with Con O'Neill! You can also get a signed lithograph! May 31 2025! Visit Momentus for more information!
Source: Con's IG
= Nathan Foad =
Nathan giving us some phenomenal comedy as usual <3
Source: Nathan's IG Stories
= David Fane =
If you're in Auckland this month, you may be able to see some of the comedy greats of AoNZ live! You can get tickets here!
Source: David Fane's IG Stories
= Ruibo Qian =
Ruibo' sending love's continuing to send us some love <3
Source: Ruibo's IG
= Anapela Polata'ivao =
Amazing news! Tinā is heading to the Seattle International Film Festival May 18 and 19 with director Miki Magasiva and star Beulah Koale (@beulahkoale) in attendance! Grab your tickets here!
Source: Tinā The Film IG
= Zayre Ferrer =
One of our writers, Zayre Ferrer sent a mental health reminder-- if you have a moment, watch their animation and read their love notes in the description! <3
Source: Zayre's IG
= Nat Torres =
Another of our writers has been out and about! Good to see you Nat!
Source: Nat's IG Stories
= Andy Rydzewski and Andrew Deyoung =
Andy and Andrew's movie "Friendship" has been doing great in reviews! It's in theatres now!
Source: Andy's IG
= Adopt Our Crew =
Our friends over at Adopt Our Crew are planning something big for Pride Month!
Source: Adopt Our Crew Bsky
They posted some awesome numbers from last years Our Flag Means Pride-- check them out below!
Source: Adopt Our Crew's Bsky
= Fan Spotlight =
= Mermay 2025 =
Happy Mermay everyone! There's a couple different Mermay Prompts/Bingo's going around so I'll try to share some as the days go by! First up, is OFMD Mermay Bingo by @bizarrelittlemew! Feel free to participate throughout the month of may!
Source: BizarreLittleMew's Tumblr
= MermaidInn =
The first Mermay Spotlight I'd like to start off with is our beloved Weather! Aka @mermaidinn!
They have done some absolutely stunning work so far this Mermay with our boys Ed and Stede! I especially adore all the colors and contrast! They really pop off the page. Wanna follow out Weather on their socials? You can check them out below!
Socials: Tumblr / Bsky
First up is the prompt "Rescue"!
Source: MermaidInn's Tumblr
Next up is the prompt "Fishing"!
Source: MermaidInn's Tumblr
Next up the prompts are: "Music" "Underwater Friends" and "Rainbows!"
Source: Mermaid Inn's Tumblr
And another adorable picture with KittyEd and MerStede!
Source: MermaidInn's Tumblr
Last but certainly not least-- "Shipwreck"!
Source: MermaidInn's Tumblr
== Love Notes ==
Hey there lovelies. Ive got quite a few recaps lined up, I'll get as many as I can done tonight. It's been a crazy month for me... I figure everyone else is having a similar time, but I certainly hope not! I hope you are having the best times of your life.
But if you're not.. just know it won't always be this way. Sometimes we gotta move back to move forward again, and like this note from Positively Present says.. sometimes we've got to let go of some things to make room to grow.
Please be kind to yourselves lovelies. Be kind, and give yourself some grace.
Love you Crew.
Source: Positivity Present IG
