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“I couldn’t face
the idea of
being a military
man and living
in a military
house. Tintin
would never
stand for that.”

What was your first stand-up experience
like?
Not bad. Not great but not bad. I did some Frank
Spencer impressions and then did some immature
routine about baggy pants I think. Oh, then I did an
impression of someone fishing. Yeah, it was quite
weird actually. I wouldn’t say I was exactly hooked
after that. Of course I had already been doing sketch
stuff before that, so I kinda knew what direction I was
heading in.
You’ve recently had your show Short
Poppies released on Netflix – did it
feel very different creating a show for
streaming rather than TV or radio?
Short Poppies is a TV show. We made it for TVNZ
back in New Zealand, then I sold it to Netflix so the
whole world could see it. It has been the best thing
I’ve ever done. Every day I get half a dozen tweets of
praise for that show. I’m very proud.
How did you come up with the characters
for Short Poppies? Are ѡ