ScreenTalk: Dai Henwood
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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