Rose Matafeo
- 32 years old
- From New Zealand
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director
Press clippings Page 15
Review 2018: Best Comedy Gigs 2018
It's not easy to pick out the best gigs from the ones I've seen this year. I've probably seen around 250 comedy shows in 2018.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st December 2018Best of 2018: comedy
Returning greats and a memorable newcomer.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 28th December 2018How a new generation reinvented stand-up in 2018
Billy Connolly this month announced his retirement from touring. Who today can fill the Big Yin's shoes? After judging the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards - the art form's most coveted prize - I'm convinced the next generation of big names is already here.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 16th December 2018London comedy shows: Best stand-up comedy of the year
It has been yet another stellar year of laughs and, oh boy, have we needed them.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 6th December 2018Rose Matafeo's Comedy Central roast labelled 'racist'
Celebrated New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo's appearance in a roast battle on Comedy Central UK this week has been marred by a racist controversy.
Daniel Rutledge, News Hub (New Zealand), 9th October 2018Rose Matafeo interview
"Being called the voice of millennials gave me massive imposter syndrome"
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 26th September 2018Comedy Awards prove that proper humour is back
In recent years, the ECAs have prompted grumbling in some quarters for praising important but challenging work over shows with mainstream appeal.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 26th August 2018Why Rose Matafeo winning is such a huge deal
Last night Rose Matafeo won the Edinburgh Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, one of the most prestigious awards for comedians anywhere. Here's why that matters.
Sam Brooks, The Spin Off (New Zealand), 26th August 2018There's comedy in everything
It's Thursday morning and seven comedians have walked into a bar. It should be the cue for a joke but over the next hour or so all of them seem lost in the excitement surrounding the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Mike Wade, The Times, 25th August 2018Funny women on the Fringe podcasts: Rose Matafeo
Funny Women were backstage at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards to chat to a very happy Rose Matafeo, the first person of colour and the first Kiwi to ever win the prestigious prize! Congratulations Rose! with Becky Sing.
Becky Singh, Funny Women, 25th August 2018