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Taskmaster New Zealand
''Taskmaster New Zealand'' (also known as ''Taskmaster'' or ''Taskmaster NZ'' especially prior to season 4) is a New Zealand comedy panel game show, first broadcast in 2020 on TVNZ 2. The format for the show was created by British comedian Alex Horne during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010 and was subsequently developed into a successful UK television show in 2015. Following the format of the original British version, the show consists of five contestants who compete in a series of strange and unusual tasks to gain points from the Taskmaster, Jeremy Wells, administered by his assistant, comedian Paul Williams. ''Taskmaster New Zealand'' is produced for TVNZ with support from NZ On Air. The first series was broadcast in the spring of 2020, while the second series was broadcast in the winter of 2021, the third in winter 2022, the fourth in winter 2023, and the fifth in winter 2024. Funding for a sixth season was announced in November 2024. Cast In the studio, other than w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Comedy
Television comedy is a category of broadcasting that has been present since the early days of entertainment media. While there are several genres of comedy, some of the first ones aired were variety shows. One of the first Television in the United States, United States television programs was the comedy-variety show ''Texaco Star Theater'', which was most prominent in the years that it featured Milton Berle (from 1948 to 1956). The range of television comedy has become broader, with the addition of sitcoms, improvisational comedy, and stand-up comedy, while also adding comedic aspects into other television genres, including Drama (film and television), drama and News broadcasting, news. Television comedy provides opportunities for viewers to relate the content in these shows to society. Some audience members may have similar views about certain comedic aspects of shows, while others will take different perspectives. This also relates to developing new social norms, sometimes acting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Hart
Leigh Hart (born 20 July 1970) is a New Zealand comedian, radio announcer and performance artist who is also known as "That Guy". He has made various appearances on New Zealand television, including ''SportsCafe'' and his own show, '' Moon TV''. Early life and education Hart was born in Greymouth. He lived overseas with his family for ten years, including four years in Peru. His family returned to New Zealand when he was eleven. He attended Christ's College in Christchurch before spending a year at the University of Canterbury. After working on the Channel Tunnel for two-and-a-half years in the early 1990s, he returned to Christchurch and then founded the rock band "Wild Turkey" with his brother Greg and friend Matt Johnson. The band suspended activities in 1994 after being briefly jailed in France for visa irregularities and then deported. Returning to Christchurch, Hart enrolled in film and television school, where he began a satirical newspaper titled ''The Moon.'' Career I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Henwood
Dafydd Morgan "Dai" Henwood (born 7 February 1978) is a New Zealand stand-up comedian and television host. Henwood first performed comedy when he was studying Theatre and Film at Victoria University of Wellington. His career in television began in 1999 when he appeared on the TV2 comedy show ''Pulp Comedy''. He then went on to tour internationally as a stand-up comedian in 2004 and to host the television show ''Insert Video Here'' on C4. From 2009 until 2022 Henwood was a regular panel guest on the New Zealand comedy show '' 7 Days'' as the weekly captain. Henwood continues to perform stand-up comedy as well as host and makes regular appearances on various television shows around New Zealand. Early life and education Henwood was born to father Ray and mother Judge Carolyn Henwood. Henwood has stated his great-grandfather was Welsh international rugby player Dick Jones. Henwood went to Wellington College for secondary school. Henwood studied Theatre and Film at Victoria Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sieni Leo'o Olo
Sieni Tiana Leo'oOlo (also known as Bubbah Olo or Bubbah) is a Samoan–New Zealand actress and comedian. She is "Tina from Turners" in the advertisements of Turners Automotive Group. Early life Leo'oOlo is from a self-described "huge" family. She was raised in Māngere, a suburb of Auckland. Her nickname comes from her family Leo'oOlo has the same name as her grandmother, so they called her Bubbah to tell them apart. "They called me that because when I was born I was a little bubbah," she explained. Career In 2012, when Leo'oOlo was sixteen, she joined the Massive Theatre Company, which started her path to acting. She was part of an ensemble that traveled in 2016 to Stirling, Scotland to present their play ''The Island''. She appeared in Massive Theatre Company's play ''Chance To Ignite'' in 2017. Leo'oOlo performed her show ''The Family Disappointment'' in 2018. In 2020, she wrote a show called ''My Ode To South Auckland'' and performed it in her backyard. Leo'oOlo was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ego
Paul Ego (birth name Paul Jones; born ) is a Billy T Award winning New Zealand comedian. He is best known both for his past role as leader of Team One on the New Zealand comedy current affairs panel show '' 7 Days'', and as the voice artist of the Stickman in television advertisements for PAK'nSAVE supermarket. In the mid 1980s, Ego was the singer in an Auckland-based band called The Yes Men. He also worked as a signwriter. Ego's first comedy gig was in London in 1994 and upon returning to New Zealand in 1995 he soon became a regular sight on the pro-comedy skyline. He performed his show ''Paul Ego's Show'' in 1999 in Auckland and Christchurch. Ego was nominated for the Billy T Award in 1999, and won the award in 2000. Ego's radio career began in 2000 with his role on the ''Kim & Corbett Breakfast Show'' on Auckland's More FM. His role on the award-winning show involved writing comedy scripts and voicing many of the shows regular characters. In 2006 Paul moved to NZ's Rock Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kura Forrester
Kura Leigh Forrester (born 1985) is a New Zealand comedian, actor and writer. In 2019, she won the Billy T Award for best emerging comedian, for her show ''Kura Woulda Shoulda''. She formerly appeared as core cast member Desdemona Schmidt on prime-time soap opera ''Shortland Street''. Biography Forrester was born in Lower Hutt, Wellington to parents Amos (Ngāti Porou) and Robyn, who is Pākehā. Her early years were divided between Wellington and Dunedin. She attended high school at Wellington Girls' College, where she was involved in drama productions and the kapa haka roopu. Following that, Forrester studied performing arts at Auckland's Unitec Institute of Technology – graduating in 2005. She also trained for eight weeks at Philippe Gaulier's prestigious theatre school in Paris. Among her inspirations, Forrester cites Rachel House, Nancy Brunning, Miriama McDowell, Madeleine Sami, Billy T. James, Kristen Wiig, Tina Fey, Hannah Gadsby, Jackie van Beek and her family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Smith
Justine Smith is a New Zealand comedian, writer, and actress. Early life Smith was born in Auckland and adopted by and raised in a self-described "conservative" family in Wainoni in Christchurch, New Zealand. Smith has an older sister. Her grandfather, Bill Ramsay, had been a comedian. She attended Avonside Girls' High School until she was sixteen, when she moved to Auckland to attend art school. Smith has a degree in film and photography. After graduating, she worked in hospitality. Career Smith started her career in comedy after doing a stand-up gig in 1997. She went on to win the Billy T Award in 2003 for her show ''The Justine Smith Hour''. Smith briefly quit comedy in 2014. Smith is the first female head writer and a regular panelist on '' 7 Days'', and she has appeared on ''The Project''. In 2022, Smith appeared on the third series of '' Taskmaster NZ''. She has also been on ''Pulp Comedy'', '' Have You Been Paying Attention?'', and hosted the New Zealand International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Thomson (actor)
Josh Thomson (born 1981 in Timaru, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor and comedian of Tongan heritage. He is best known for his work as a comedian on ''7 Days'', '' Taskmaster New Zealand'', ''Have You Been Paying Attention NZ'', '' Patriot Brains'', and as a host on ''The Project NZ''. As an actor he is best known as Bob, the assistant of Lia Maivia, in '' Young Rock'', Satan in '' Wellington Paranormal'' and Pigsy in the Netflix series '' The New Legends of Monkey''. He has frequently collaborated with production house thedownlowconcept starring as the lead in their movie '' Gary of the Pacific''. He starred in and directed his own father in the award-winning web series ''Subject:Dad''. In 2021, Thomson appeared on the panel show '' Patriot Brains''. Thomson won series 3 of '' Taskmaster NZ''. In 2023, Thomson appeared on an episode of '' Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee''. In 2024, he was cast as Martin Katavake for the Australian adaptation of ''The Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Parker (comedian)
Christopher Parker (born September 25, 1990) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, writer, TV personality, and podcaster. Parker has written for and appeared in many local comedy shows such as ''Jono and Ben'', '' 7 Days'', ''Taskmaster NZ'', and '' Have You Been Paying Attention''. He has also acted in films like ''Baby Done'', ''The Breaker Uppers'', and ''Nude Tuesday''. Early life and education Parker grew up in Christchurch wanting to be a dancer while he was growing up. He spent ten years at the Christchurch-based Original Scripts Theatre School with teachers Wendy Steeds and Sonia Chappell. He studied at the New Zealand national drama school, Toi Whakaari in Wellington, graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts in Acting. Career After moving to Auckland, he joined improv group Snort, which led to being cast as David Halls in the hit stage play '' Hudson and Halls Live''. In 2016, he won Actor of the Year at the Wellington Theatre Awards for this role. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urzila Carlson
Urzila Carlson ( ; (born 15 February 1976) is a South African-born New Zealand comedian and actor, known for her stand-up performances as well as her appearances on television programs in both New Zealand and Australia. Carlson is a regular panellist on '' 7 Days'' and both the Australian and New Zealand version of '' Have You Been Paying Attention?''. She was also a panellist on '' The Masked Singer Australia'' for the show's second and third seasons and a contestant on the second season of '' Taskmaster NZ''. Urzila also played Fallon in the comedy film '' Kinda Pregnant'' alongside Amy Schumer. Early life and education Urzila Carlson was born in 1976 at the Queen Victoria Hospital in Johannesburg. She grew up on the Ingwelala nature reserve next to Kruger National Park and has a brother and a sister. Her father was a violent alcoholic, and her parents separated when she was 6 or 7 years old. Career Carlson's first job was as a typesetter Typesetting is the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Heath (actor)
Leslie Matthew Heath is a New Zealand actor, producer, radio host, sports commentator, columnist and musician. He played Danny Parker on '' Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television'' and Dick Johansonson in the feature film '' The Devil Dared Me To''. He was guitarist and singer for the 2000s band Deja Voodoo. He has worked on shows for MTV2 in the UK and appeared on '' Eating Media Lunch''. Heath previously hosted the Matt and Jerry Breakfast Show with Jeremy Wells on Radio Hauraki. He has been a columnist for ''The New Zealand Herald'' since June 2014 and provides cricket commentary for The Alternative Commentary Collective. Heath runs the motion graphics company ''Vinewood Animation Studios'' with Philip Brough. In 2018, he co-hosted '' The Moment'' with Mike Lane on TVNZ Duke throughout the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Heath is the author of a cookbook titled "The Best of Leslie's Kitchen". Personal life Born on the 20th of April, Heath was given the first name Leslie as a tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Daniel
Laura Daniel (born 25 November 1990) is an actress and comedian from New Zealand. Career She currently reports on television show '' Seven Sharp''. Previously, she has starred in the television series '' Funny Girls'' and '' Jono and Ben''. She has also worked on '' 7 Days''. She was the voice of Riley in the animated television series ''The Barefoot Bandits'' and has performed in theater and musical theater productions. Daniel also sang "This Is For My Girls" with Teuila Blakely, Daisy Lawless, Lucy Lawless, Saraid Cameron, Kimberley Crossman, Kura Forrester, and Ilah Cooper. Daniel won series 2 of ''Taskmaster New Zealand'' in 2021. The same year she appeared on the panel show ''Patriot Brains''. She is a big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest and has campaigned for New Zealand to take part. In 2023, Daniel appeared on ''Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee ''Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee'' is a New Zealand television comedy panel show on Three, created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
