Urzila Carlson
| Urzila Carlson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 February 1970 Johannesburg |
| Medium | Stand-up, panel shows |
| Nationality | South African |
| Years active | 2008–present[1] |
| Subject(s) | Parenting, Emigration |
| Spouse | Julie |
| Website | urzilacarlson |
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Urzila Carlson, is a South African-New Zealand comedian, known for her stand-up performances as well as her appearances on television programs in both New Zealand and Australia. Carlson is a regular panellist on 7 Days and Have You Been Paying Attention?.[2][3][4] Her memoir is called Rolling With The Punchlines.[5][6] She refers to herself as a "lesbytarian", a portmanteau of lesbian and Presbyterian.[7][4]
Personal Life
Carlson was born on February 15, 1970[1] at the Queen Victoria Hospital in Johannesburg.[8] Carlson grew up in South Africa and has a brother and a sister.[5][9] Her parents separated when she was 6 or 7 years old.[5][9][4] Carlson is a lesbian and came out to her mother when she was 24.[2]
She emigrated to New Zealand from South Africa in 2006 after her house was burgled, and became a New Zealand citizen in 2012.[8] As of 2019, she lives in Auckland.[9][10][11] She married her partner Julie in 2014, and they have two children together, a boy and a girl.[12][10]
She speaks English and Afrikaans.[8]
Career
Carlson's first job was as a typesetter for a newspaper, which she did for 12 years.[2] By the age of 24, she was production manager for the largest newspaper in Africa,[9] and has won awards for graphic design and photo re-touching.[8] She didn't start comedy until 2008,[1] when she was 32.[2]
She has appeared on the Australian shows Have You Been Paying Attention?,[2] Spicks and Specks, Orange is the New Brown and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.[13] She has also appeared on New Zealand shows 7 Days and Super City[4][2][13]. Carlson has appeared on Have You Been Paying Attention? 23 times and won 11 of those times. She works 6 days a week doing comedy.[2] Stand-up routines include The Long Flight To Freedom.[8]
She performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala from 2016 to 2018 and [1] and received ‘Best Female Comedian’ at the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards.[5] She won the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer in 2018.
In 2019, she appeared in Netflix's Comedians of the World.[11][7][13]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Learn about Urzila Carlson". Famous Birthdays. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Du Chateau, Carroll (24 July 2012) Urzila Carlson: The comedian standing up for herself, The New Zealand Herald, New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ↑ Kanowski, Sarah (23 March 2018) Urzila Carlson: a life without regrets, Conversations, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Accessed 27 April 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Quinn, Karl (2018-03-08). "Urzila Carlson treats stand-up 'like I'm at a barbecue with mates talking s---'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "'Rolling With The Punchlines' Is Urzila Carlson's Fascinating Memoir". www.lotl.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ↑ Carlson, Urzila (2016). Rolling with the punchlines. Sydney: A & U New Zealand. ISBN 9781877505638. OCLC 1057621440. Search this book on
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Steve Bennett (2 Jan 2019). "Comedians Of The World - Urzila Carlson". Chortle. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "URZILA CARLSON: THE LONG FLIGHT TO FREEDOM". Theatre Review. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Dann, Jennifer (2016-11-29). "Twelve questions with Urzila Carlson". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Weaser, Laura. "Urzila's Kiwi love story". Now To Love. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Urzila Carlson goes global with Netflix comedy special Comedians Of The World". Newshub. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ↑ "7 Days comedian Urzila Carlson welcomes baby boy". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Who Is Urzila Carlson? New Details On The Comic From 'Comedians Of The World' On Netflix". YourTango. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
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