Rose Matafeo
- 32 years old
- From New Zealand
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director
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New online comedy cabaret night fronted by Jayde Adams
Jayde Adams welcomes viewers to a weekly interactive cabaret night streamed as live across social media.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th April 2020Comedians' all-time favourite stand-up routines
Top comics pick the routines that make them howl with laughter, from Eddie Murphy on Rocky to Eddie Izzard on penknives and Michelle Wolf on women's worst enemies.
Ben Williams, The Guardian, 6th April 2020Art exhibition showcasing work by comedians opens
Art Is The Best Medicine, an exhibition showcasing the artwork of comedians, has opened in London. It runs until 20th December.
British Comedy Guide, 13th December 2019Rose Matafeo & Paul Sinha have scooped NZ comedy awards
Matafeo, a Kiwi now based in London, won the Kevin Smith Memorial Cup for outstanding artist chievement. Meanwhile, Sinha was voted best international guest for his visit during the NZ International Comedy Festival.
Chortle, 11th December 2019HBO Max specials for Rose Matafeo and Ahir Shah
HBO Max, which launches in May 2020, is to stream stand-up specials from UK-based comedians Rose Matafeo and Ahir Shah.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th December 2019The ninth season of this daft and yet oddly endearing comedy challenge concludes. Tonight, in order to win the favour of Greg Davies and Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo are challenged to "do the most preposterous thing with this chickpea". Their creative solutions are suitably ridiculous.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 6th November 2019Starstruck picked up by Australia and New Zealand
Starstruck, the new six-part comedy written, created by and starring 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Rose Matafeo has been picked up by ABC and TVNZ following its commission by BBC Three and HBO Max in the USA.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th October 2019Taskmaster: series 9, episode 2: review
Jo Brand and David Baddiel together make a potent comic force.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 11th September 2019The past Edinburgh Comedy Award winners you should know
Before we find out who won this year's prize, we've taken a look back over some of the most significant wins since the Edinburgh Comedy Awards began.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 21st August 2019Did you hear about the comics sharing a flat at Fringe?
Performing at the fringe can cost a fortune - little wonder so many comics bunk in together. We drop in on Jon Richardson, Rose Matafeo and Josie Long, among others, to see how they live.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 13th August 2019