JonGadsby
- Writer
- Actor
Writer and comedian Jon Gadsby, QSM, likely spent more time being funny on New Zealand television screens than almost anyone — aside perhaps from his longtime partner in crime, David McPhail. After appearing together on breakthrough comedy show A Week of It, the two helped form the comic backbone of the long-running McPhail & Gadsby, satirical show Issues, and the outdoor escapades of Letter to Blanchy.
Screenography
Biography
Jon Gadsby's screen career spanned four decades, decades which saw him impersonating everyone from poet Sam Hunt to the angel Gabriel. Gadsby first won fame in breakthrough 70s show A Week of It, winning his place in Kiwi comic history by virtue of dimwitted character Wayne alone. Gadsby and friend David McPhail collaborated further over seven seasons of McPhail & Gadsby, skit show Issues, and sitcom Letter to Blanchy.
Awards
1996 TV Guide New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Comedy Script - Television (shared with David McPhail and AK Grant): for Letter to Blanchy, 'Stir Crazy' episode
1992 Queen's Service Medal
For services to broadcasting
“We spoke the same language. We shared the same nods and raised eyebrows. ”
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