Rose Matafeo
- 32 years old
- From New Zealand
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director
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August may feel a lifetime away, but it won't be long until Edinburgh Festival and Fringe season rolls around.
Alex Watson, Edinburgh Evening News, 19th June 2018Edinburgh preview: Rose Matafeo
After last year's critically acclaimed sell-out success, Rose Matafeo is back at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her new show Horndog, which has just been nominated for the Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Theatre Weekly, 17th June 2018Interview: rarely asked questions - Rose Matafeo
New Zealand's Rose Matafeo isn't really a stand-up comedian at all. She is simply a force of nature.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th February 2018Rose Matafeo, Soho Theatre review
New Zealand comic with original takes on the big stuff.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 22nd February 2018Dammit, we wish Rose Matafeo was our best friend
Universal touchstones make Sassy Best Friend the hit it is; a jealous rant on the length of other girls' periods brings the house down. And then there's the Michael Jackson segue...
Dammit, we wish Rose Matafeo was our best friend. We'd never stop laughing.
Will Noble, Londonist, 21st February 2018Rose Matafeo review
Universal touchstones make Sassy Best Friend the hit it is; a jealous rant on the length of other girls' periods brings the house down. And then there's the Michael Jackson segue...
Will Noble, Londonist, 21st February 2018Rose Matafeo: 'I looked like a tiny, chubby Prince'
Rose Matafeo lifts the lid on the things that make her laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 16th February 2018The top 10 comedy shows of 2017
A virgin dominatrix whipped Edinburgh, Tim Key looked for love and Hannah Gadsby quit then won two awards. But only the snide, brutal brilliance of Frankie Boyle could triumph over the year's horrors.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th December 2017W1A series three preview
There are moments in W1A that are almost too agonising to watch. The circuitous meetings of the BBC's directionless yet ironically named Way Ahead group so accurately replicate the prevarications of real corporate life that you can feel the knuckle-gnawing frustration from your own sofa.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th September 2017Best reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2017
A list of the best reviewed comedy shows at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival. The list includes Hannah Gadsby, Phil Nichol, Tom Ballard, Mat Ewins, Sarah Kendall and Larry Dean.
British Comedy Guide, 4th September 2017