Dai Henwood is one of New Zealand’s favourite comedians. He began his TV career on the show Pulp Comedy and followed that up with a number of presenting roles on the small screen. His acting roles include Xena, Secret Agent Men and The Tribe. Henwood is best-known for his ongoing appearances in comedy show 7 Days.

Dai Henwood is one of New Zealand’s favourite comedians. He began his TV career on the show Pulp Comedy and followed that up with a number of presenting roles on the small screen. His acting roles include Xena, Secret Agent Men and The Tribe. Henwood is best-known for his ongoing appearances in comedy show 7 Days.

In this ScreenTalk, Henwood talks about:

• Making his first joke at the tender age of five

• Cutting his comic teeth on TV show Pulp Comedy

• Being repeatedly smashed against a bar on the set of Xena

• Playing a molester on The Tribe

• Being laughed at in the Australian Outback on his C4 show Roll the Dai

• Why 7 Days has to be checked by a lawyer

• How the kids’ pictures are his favourite part of the show

• Learning to cope with jokes about his height

• Being the son of veteran actor Ray Henwood

This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence.

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