Lee Hatherly — once dubbed the ‘double Drambuie’ voice of National Radio — left the airwaves after 20 years to pursue a career in theatre. She has since appeared on many New Zealand stages, frequently as the MC (mother chook) of the comedy company Hens’ Teeth. One of her other shows, The Power Breakfast — a spoof of business in the 1980s — featured translations of the then current ‘bureaucrobabble’. Laughter therapy, as part of her master of ceremonies and other stage work, has become one of Lee’s passions.