Rose Matafeo with her award for the best comedy show at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival. Photo: Twitter / Rose Matafeo
Rose Matafeo is a comedian, writer and actor. She was a presenter on TVNZ youth show U Live, before writing and performing for Jono and Ben.
She was also a lead writer and co-star of Three's sketch show Funny Girls. Based in London since 2015, Matafeo is a regular face on English television, on shows including Have I Got News For You (BBC One) and The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (Channel 4).
This year, her show Horndog won the best comedy show award at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and was nominated for the best show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
She's also written Work Do with Alice Snedden, about an alcohol-laden office party. Work Do has just finished a season at Auckland's Basement Theatre.
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