Te Radar: sustaining the laughter...

Interview – 2009

Comedian Te Radar (aka Andrew Lumsden) has made his mark in stand-up comedy, documentaries, and his popular green living show Off the Radar. His other screen credits include Pulp Comedy, Homegrown, Intrepid Journeys, B & B, and Hidden in the Numbers – a three part documentary series about statistics.

In this ScreenTalk interview, Te Radar talks about:

The genesis of the name ‘Te Radar’
Why he thinks Pulp Comedy was one of the most important NZ comedy programmes
Why it took years for him to do an episode of Intrepid Journeys
His fight for life after being bitten by a scorpion in Mali
The chaos and fun of the talk show/sitcom B & B
How Hidden in the Numbers made statistics fun
His delight that Off the Radar was a hit with children
The state of comedy on New Zealand television

This video was first uploaded on 30 November 2009, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.

Interview, Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside

I think there has been a recognition that comedians are more than guys standing on stage talking about their penis. We do do that a lot; but having said that, you know, there are more strings to our bow.
– Te Radar

Te Radar's Full Profile