CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINER
Book his Most Popular Show!
Chris Lam Sam’s Silly Funny Music Show is a hilarious concert packed to the brim with fun musical games, stories, songs, and a few spot prizes that children aged 3-8 years old and their families can enjoy!
The perfect show for …
Schools
Libraries
Kindergartens
Christmas partieS
Large public eventS
School holiday entertainmenT
Note: As of Nov 2023 Chris is no longer
offering birthday party bookings.
REVIEWS
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Te Papa Tongarewa - Museum of NZ
‘Masterful. It is a superb show ... humour, colour, excitement and flare ... entirely family-friendly.’
Dave Treeby, Event Manager
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Auckland City Limits Music Festival
'Chris' style of fast paced comedy takes detours in completely unexpected directions ... which had me laughing at every turn!'
Finn McCahon-Jones, Event Manager
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Auckland Zoo
'You were great and the kids loved you!'
Charlette Potts, Public Programmes Advisor
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Queenstown Winter Festival
'LOVED what you were doing. The audience was raving. Thank you so much for being fantastic.'
Lisa Moore, Event Manager
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hutt City Council
'Thank you so much for an awesome performance. Got some great feedback from parents. The kids absolutely loved it.'
Ryan Gardiner, Events Manager
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Porirua Library
'Without a doubt our favourite performer: a consummate professional with a wealth of original material to draw upon and enough energy to ignite even the largest crowds. He is incredibly generous with his time, resources, and knowledge, making him a host’s dream.'
Bee Trudgeon, Children’s Librarian
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Masterton District Library
’Great feedback from everyone!! It was so great to have something really special for our [Summer Reading Programme] finale. I really hope we can have you back sometime.’
Charlotte Algie, Youth Services Librarian
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Porirua City Council
’I would highly recommend Chris Lam Sam. He is vibrant, funny and the kids loved him! We will use him again.’
Eliza Murray, Event Co-ordinator
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Little Footprints Early Learning Centre
’Thank you so so so much for tonight! You were wonderful and everyone loved your show and the bubbles!! You truly have a gift! Families said it was the best whānau night we had so thank you!’
Jess Duxfield, Teacher
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Palmerston North City Library
’This was a blast! Thanks for the awesome time Mr Lam Sam! We did Musical Mayhem well!’
Rhonda Chenery, Children’s Programmes Coordinator
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dyer Street Kindergarten (Aug 2021)
’The whole kindy very much enjoyed your enthusiastic talented performance.’
Jo O’Conner, Teacher
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Feilding Library (Feb 2022)
’Thanks for an entertaining afternoon - the families who attended had a great time and my team had an even better one!’
Warrick Taylor, Acting Library Services Manager
CHRIS’ OTHER SHOWS FOR CHILDREN
Chris Lam Sam is one of New Zealand’s top musical children’s entertainers!
Since 2000 he has produced eight original albums of children’s songs, over 2.5 million people have seen him perform his children’s music live, and his music videos for kids have been airing on mainstream TV for more than a decade.
Chris’ early influences shine through in his shows and include nods to children’s TV hits like Play School, Sesame Street, The Sooty Show, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and even The Generation Game.
Over the years Chris has been commissioned to write and perform musical children’s shows for: Plunket NZ 🏵 Te Papa Tongarewa: Museum of NZ 🏵 NZ Symphony Orchestra 🏵 Royal NZ Ballet 🏵 Westfield NZ 🏵 World Vision NZ 🏵 Rainbow's End Theme Park 🏵 NZ Apple Board 🏵 Colgate NZ 🏵 Chamber Music NZ … and more!
“The depth of Chris’ creativity is matched only by the size of his heart. His love for what he does, and the families he does it for, shines through in every performance. ”
- Suzy Cato
NZ Children’s TV Presenter
THE NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Chris has co-produced and performed 24 interactive education concerts for children with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra since 2016.
They have toured together presenting free programmes of dynamic classical music for families, including performances of Tane and the Kiwi, Roald Dahl's wicked rendition of The Three Little Pigs, and Sergei Prokofiev's beloved Peter and the Wolf.
In 2018 Chris co-produced and performed a Musical Menagerie family concert in the Wellington Opera House, along with two free school education concerts performing Disney composer, Gregory Smith’s The Animated Orchestra in the Michael Fowler Centre.
In 2021 they toured to Christchurch and Blenheim to perform Peter and the Wolf for 3,000 school pupils and staff.
NZSO MEDIA LINKS
THE FUNKY MONKEYS
Chris is perhaps best known amongst kiwi families for his work with New Zealand’s very own musical supergroup for kids, The Funky Monkeys.
Chris and his fellow performers, Neil, Joe, and Dizzy Dog have performed more than 900 shows to more than 1.7 million people at events including the Royal New Zealand Show, TV3’s Telethon, and Auckland’s televised Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park twice.
The Funky Monkeys have produced seven albums of children’s music, two DVD’s, and they won the inaugural APRA Children’s Music Video of the Year award in 2008.
The Funky Monkeys, Oct 2019
“Energy and entertainment to the max! These guys are world class. They had the crowd screaming, clapping and singing … and that was just the parents!
- Jason Gunn, Children’s TV Producer”