Guy Williams (comedian)
| Guy Williams | |
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| Born |
Guy Malachi Jones Williams 19 September 1987[1] Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Education | Nelson College |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Employer | MediaWorks New Zealand |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] |
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Comedy career | |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
Guy Malachi Jones Williams (born 19 September 1987)[1] is a New Zealand comedian and television personality. He is currently a host on Jono and Ben, the narrator of Come Dine with Me New Zealand, and one of Guy, Sharyn & Clint, who host The Edge Afternoons with Guy, Sharyn & Clint and who previously hosted The Xtra Factor.
Early life
Williams was born in Christchurch, and moved to Nelson when he was twelve months old.[3] He attended primary school at St Joseph's School,[4] and was educated at Nelson College from 2001 to 2005. He was a member of the school's 'A' basketball team from 2003 to 2005.[5] He then attended Victoria University of Wellington, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in political science in 2011.[6][7]
While at Victoria University he ran for the positions of Activities Officer and President of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association.[8][9]
Career
Williams began performing stand up comedy in Wellington in 2008. He is a regular performer in the New Zealand Comedy Festival in Wellington and Auckland.
In 2010, he started co-hosting on The Jono Project. When the show was merged with WANNA-BEn in 2012 to form Jono and Ben at Ten, Williams followed.
On 15 January 2014, it was announced in a press release that Williams would join The Edge in a new radio show, The Edge Afternoons with Guy, Sharyn & Clint with Sharyn Casey and Clint Roberts. In comedic fashion, he is quoted in the press release as saying: "It has been my dream to work on The Edge radio station ever since last week when they told me I would be working on The Edge radio station. I’m super excited to make my dream a reality."[10] In March 2014, Williams was selected by TV Guide magazine as New Zealand's Sexiest Male Television Personality, beating Shortland Street's Benjamin Mitchell, who had won the award for several years beforehand.[11] He also co-hosted The Xtra Factor, a follow-up programme of the The X Factor with Casey and Roberts from March–May 2015.
In June 2015, he began narrating Come Dine with Me New Zealand.
In September 2015, he released a charity single entitled "The Pigeon Song", featuring Christchurch rapper Scribe. It peaked at the number two position in the New Zealand singles chart.
References
- 1 2 "Tweet by Guy Williams". Twitter. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
I'm sooo tall! I was born in 1987
- ↑ Guy Williams, Sharyn Casey and Clint Roberts (1 April 2014). "Guy, Sharyn, and Clint's Podcast for Tuesday April 1st, 2014" (Podcast). Event occurs at 21:40. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ Guy Williams, Sharyn Casey and Clint Roberts (2 September 2014). "Guy, Sharyn, and Clint's Podcast for Tuesday Sept 2nd 2014" (Podcast). Event occurs at 14:40. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Guy Williams and Sharyn Casey (3 August 2015). "Guy, Sharyn, and Clint's Podcast for Monday August 3rd 2015" (Podcast). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
- ↑ "Roll of graduates". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ Cawston, Rebecca (25 April 2013). "Williams on a roll laughing at all things Kiwi". Bay of Plenty Times.
- ↑ Wood, Jackson (27 July 2009). "By-Election manifestos". Salient. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "VUWSA 2010 Annual Report". VUWSA. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1401/S00187/comedian-guy-williams-joins-the-edge.htm
- ↑ "Nelson Guy voted sexiest man on TV". Nelson Mail. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2016.