Tom Sainsbury is an accomplished playwright, actor and director, who found national fame in 2017 with his Snapchat impressions of politician Paula Bennett. In this interview he covers many topics, including:
Sainsbury also makes an appearance in the final minutes of this Funny As interview with Chris Parker, to discuss comedy troupe Snort.
This interview was recorded for 2019 TV series Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy. All audiovisual content is copyright to Augusto, and may not be reproduced. Publication of Funny As extended interviews made possible with funding from the NZ Lotteries Grants Board.
I feel that I will be forever associated with Paula Bennett ... I think it'll always be the tagline 'Tom Sainsbury: Paula Bennett impersonator', until I do something better. Fingers crossed I do that.– Tom Sainsbury on his Snapchat impersonations
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