Andre King
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SUPPORT: Debra-Jane Appleby, El Purnell COMPÈRE: David Morgan Since making the leap to stand up comedy, Andre has performed throughout Australia and his native, New Zealand and secured roles as an actor in critically acclaimed NZ shows such as Eating Media Lunch, Shortland Street and two seasons of "The Pretender" which saw him nominated in the Qantas Film & Television awards 2009 for "Best Supporting Actor". That role as "Johnny Green - Campaign Manager" also secured a New Zealand Comedy Guild Award for "Best Comedy Performance on NZ Television" 2005 and he won the award again in 2008 for Season Two of "The Pretender" against stiff competition from Dai Henwood, Cory Gonzales Macuer and Rhys Dharby. He has also just finished working on Season one of the New Zealand version of "The Real Hustle" and has been approached about working on Season 3 of The Pretender in 2011. "...Kings zipping lines are gems that no European would even contemplate trying" NZ Herald (NZ) "Andre Kings comedy is like the squeaky hinge on the lid of Pandora's box!" Radioworks Dunedin (NZ) "... this man-mountain Maori really was irresistibly funny... " The Stage (UK) |
