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JeremyWells

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Jeremy 'Newsboy' Wells first gained fame as Mikey Havoc’s sidekick on a series of zany radio and TV shows. In 2003, he began hosting seven seasons of the satirical show Eating Media Lunch. Wells later showcased his wry, deadpan style on The Unauthorised History of New Zealand and Birdland. In 2018, he joined Hilary Barry to co-host Seven Sharp and went on to present multiple seasons of comedy panel show Taskmaster NZ.

Screenography

Goodbye A.I
2022 Editor Television
Taskmaster NZ
2020 - 2026 Presenter Series
Welcome to Cardboard City
2019 Actor Series
2018 As: Helicopter Dude #1 Short film

Biography

Jeremy Wells first found fame under the moniker Newsboy, on a popular series of TV and radio shows he co-hosted with exuberant DJ Mikey Havoc. He went on to be the deadpan host of long-running satirical show Eating Media Lunch. Wells joined Hilary Barry, co-hosting primetime news show Seven Sharp, and presided as the eponymous Taskmaster in comedy panel series Taskmaster NZ. 

Awards

2024 New Zealand Television Awards / Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Nominated for Best Presenter - Entertainment (with Paul Williams): for Taskmaster NZ

“Honestly, I am one of the luckiest people in the world. I think that every day. ”

Jeremy Wells, in a Listener interview, 26 May 2001, page 16

Related images

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Jeremy Wells and Paul Casserly hard at work on Eating Media Lunch
Photo taken and kindly supplied by Jonathan Brough