Jeremy Corbett (born 1962 in
Westport, New Zealand) is a radio and television host and comedian from New Zealand.
Biography
Corbett was born in 1962. He was born in
Westport and grew up in
Palmerston North
Palmerston North (; , colloquially known as Palmerston or Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatū Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manaw ...
. He also lived in
Perth
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, Australia in the late 1980s working as a programmer for the mines department.
Corbett is the former breakfast co-host for
More FM's Auckland broadcast, a position he held since 1993, finishing in November 2011.
On television, he appeared on ''
Pulp Comedy'' and hosted the New Zealand edition of ''
Deal or No Deal
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The centerpiece of this format is the final round (a ...
''. He has hosted the comedy game show ''
7 Days'' since 2009, and appears on ''
The Project'' on
Three
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. He is a well-known New Zealand comedian and has appeared at numerous comedy festivals.
In 2012, Corbett appeared in the Wellington-set comedy film ''Edwin: My Life as a Koont''.
Awards
In October 2018, he was presented with the Reilly Comedy Award from the
Variety Artists Club of New Zealand.
Bibliography
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References
Living people
New Zealand male comedians
People from Westport, New Zealand
New Zealand radio presenters
1962 births
20th-century New Zealand comedians
21st-century New Zealand comedians
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