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Lesa MacLeod-Whiting
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Lesa is an award-winning comedian, writer, and improviser from Wellington. She began stand-up in 2020, quickly making her mark at the National Raw Comedy Quest Final. Co-founder of the improv company Tiny Dog, Lesa debuted her solo show ON-BRAND at the 2023 NZ International Comedy Festival, earning a nomination for Best Newcomer. She is the co-host of the award-winning Are We Pals? podcast with Samantha Hannah and made her debut at the Best Foods Comedy Gala in Wellington. Audiences love her absurd characters, political satire, and fast-paced audience interactions. Lesa is a 2025 Billy T Award nominee and has won several accolades:
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7.07 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the Week, hosted by Jeremy Corbett and created by The Down Low Concept. Paul Ego and Dai Henwood usually appear on each episode, along with other comedians, who form teams and answer questions about news stories from the last week.
7 Days
2009
8.4Comedian Guy Montgomery hosts a spelling competition with a mixture of simple and unconventional rounds.
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
2023
NRA mockumentary following 'Big Bowls', a young lawn bowls team from Wainuiomata as they prepare to face Chadwick Bloomington Jr III - the most prestigious lawn bowls player in Aotearoa.
Big Bowls
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7.07 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the Week, hosted by Jeremy Corbett and created by The Down Low Concept. Paul Ego and Dai Henwood usually appear on each episode, along with other comedians, who form teams and answer questions about news stories from the last week.
7 Days
2009
8.4Comedian Guy Montgomery hosts a spelling competition with a mixture of simple and unconventional rounds.
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
2023