Paul Williams
| Paul Williams | |
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| Born | Paul Anthony Alan Jones Williams 7 August 1992 Nelson, New Zealand |
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| Family | Guy Williams (brother) Maria Williams (sister) |
Paul Williams (born 7 August 1992) is a New Zealand musician, comedian and television personality. Williams plays the role of Taskmaster's Assistant on Taskmaster NZ.[1]
Early life[edit]
Paul Williams grew up in Nelson, New Zealand, with his parents Gary and Roseanne,[2] his sister Maria, and his brother, Guy.
From the ages of 8 to 21 he used to perform musical theatre with The Nelson Youth Theatre Company.[3] Williams studied Musical Theatre at Whitireia Performance Centre in Wellington.[4]
As a teenager, Paul started writing comedy raps and makings music videos for them, which he posted on his YouTube channel. After a while he moved on from parodies and started writing original songs.[4]
Career[edit]
Paul has performed stand up across New Zealand and at international festivals, including The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He was nominated for the New Zealand's Billy T. Award for the country's best newcomer in 2017.[5]
He co-hosts with his brother the Advanced Analytics NBA Podcast, which was released in 2017.[6]
As a musician, he has released a few albums. His latest album, Surf Music, was released in 2018.[7] Euroleague, the 7th track on the album, was featured as soundtrack for James Acaster's stand up tour and comedy special Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999.[8][9]
In 2020, he started writing for Taskmaster NZ, which he co-hosts along with Jeremy Wells.[1] His brother was a contestant on the first season of the show.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taskmaster NZ reveals the secret to making comedians feel uncomfortable". Stuff. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
Paul Williams is one of the brains behind the baffling tasks on the show.
- ↑ "Tough Crowd - Paul Williams". The Wireless NZ. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
Watch Paul Williams joking with his parents Gary and Roseanne.
- ↑ "Three into just one day". The Stuff. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
Especially with Professor Higgins, played by Paul Williams.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fresh Talent: Paul Williams". NZ Musician. October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
Williams has a laid-back and open attitude to all forms of media, not surprising given that he is in his final year of studying Musical Theatre at the Whitireia Performance Centre in Wellington.
- ↑ "Paul Williams isn't ready to let go of his Summertime Love". Beat. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
The night in question was at the beginning of Williams’ circuit at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival [...]
- ↑ "Introducing Paul Williams: Guy Williams' Young, Better Brother". Critic. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, considering that Paul hosts a basketball podcast, Advanced Analytics, with his brother, the album is chock-full of NBA references.
- ↑ "Paul Williams' Surf Music". The Strand. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
An ode to a forgotten summer
- ↑ "James Acaster @ Giant Dwarf". The Music. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
As he paced the stage, glaring, he intermittently fiddled with an iPod, to endlessly play and replay – like we all have in the midst of a break-up – the same song, Paul Williams' Euroleague.
- ↑ "James Acaster's Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999". Burn FM. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
Acaster’s soundtrack for the show was Paul Williams' Euroleague which was the perfect song [...]
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