Rose Matafeo
- 32 years old
- From New Zealand
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director
Press clippings
Rose Matafeo: "When you walk into a pub quiz and see a table of old geezers, you're screwed"
The Kiwi comedian on Junior Taskmaster, her love of games, and her bizarre childhood Christmases featuring... the lollyman.
Tim Lewis, The Observer, 22nd December 2024The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2024
Including Flo & Joan, Catherine Bohart and Jordan Brookes.
Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian, 17th December 2024Comfort and joy! Merry gentlemen Sheeps deliver the ultimate Christmas album
With A Very Sheeps Christmas, featuring songs such as "Hoo Hoo Daddy X", the comic trio and guests including Rose Matafeo pastiche all manner of festive tunes.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th December 2024Alex Horne wants to host a US Taskmaster with Greg Davies
Alex Horne hopes to host a new American version of Taskmaster with Greg Davies, saying that "with a bit of luck we're going to try again" after a previous attempt flopped.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2024Junior Taskmaster review
The latest offshoot from the ever-expanding Taskmaster empire makes this stupid, capricious and cruel life bearable.
Philip Cunnington, Edinburgh Evening News, 15th November 2024Junior Taskmaster review
Crucially, Junior Taskmaster retains the mischievous air of the adult version, and the kids are gobby and spiky - no one looks as if they're going to burst into tears, except perhaps Wozniak. It should probably air around teatime rather than its present 8pm slot, but it works.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 10th November 2024Junior Taskmaster review
They've messed with perfection ... and it's a triumph.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 8th November 2024Junior Taskmaster review
Junior Taskmaster is just as crackers as the original.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 8th November 2024Junior Taskmaster review
Great fun - so long as you like children.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 8th November 2024Greg Davies explains why he and Alex Horne aren't hosting Junior Taskmaster
Davies explained that he and Horne had decided the Junior Taskmaster spin-off "needed a different vibe", with former Taskmaster contestants Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak rising to the challenge.
Katelyn Mensah, Radio Times, 27th October 2024