LAURA DANIEL
Laura Daniel is a New Zealand actor, comedian, writer, presenter and one half of the musical comedy duo Two Hearts.
She is perhaps best known in her homeland for being a core cast member on comedy variety series Jono and Ben and the sketch show Funny Girls which she co-created and starred in alongside Rose Matafeo.
Since then Laura has become a fixture on NZ screens, appearing regularly on comedy series 7 Days and Have You Been Paying Attention, and notably winning the acclaimed second season of Taskmaster New Zealand. ​
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Laura is an award winning stand up comedian that has also been nominated for New Zealand's prestigious Billy T Award twice (2016 & 2018) and the Fred Award for Best Show at the NZ Comedy Festival (2021) as part of her duo Two Hearts. She has just completed directing an online comedy series FUQ BOIZ set for release in the coming months, and her TV series The Sanctuary, co-created with Joseph Moore, is set to begin production in New Zealand in 2025.
CREDITS
TV
Vince
7 Days
MICF GALA
Celebrity Treasure Island
The Project
Comedy Up Late
NZ Comedy Gala
60 Seconds
The Masked Singer
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling B
The Brokenwood Mysteries
Just For Laughs Sydney
NZ Comedy Gala
My Life is Murder
Taskmaster NZ
The Great Kiwi Bake Off
Patriot Brains
The Weekly
7 Sharp
The Eggplant
Jon Richardson Channel Hopping
The Barefoot Bandits
Dai’s House Party
SNORT Live
Christmas NZ Comedy Gala
TVNZ New Years Eve Special
Dancing with the Stars
The Vloggingtons
Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
Funny Girls Suffragette Special
Just For Laughs Sydney
Zombody Save Me
Celebrity Family Feud
Funny Girls
Jono and Ben
The Block
Happy Hour
Super City
Three / Warner Brothers Discovery
Three / Warner Brothers Discovery
ABC TV
TVNZ
Three / Warner Brothers Discovery
MICF
Three / Warner Brothers Discovery
TVNZ
Three / Warner Brothers Discovery
TVNZ
Three / Warner Brothers Discovery
TVNZ
Channel 10
TVNZ
TVNZ/Acorn
TVNZ
TVNZ
TVNZ/SBS
ABC
TVNZ
TVNZ
Comedy Central UK
TVNZ
Three
TVNZ
TVNZ
TVNZ
Three
TVNZ
Three
Three
Channel 10
TVNZ
Three
Three
Three
Three
TVNZ
Three
Actor (Bethanae)
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Contestant
Panel/ Guest host
Performer
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Scout/Judge
Contestant
Performer
Performer
Actor
Performer
Performer
Actor
Performer
Contestant
Performer
Guest Correspondent
Presenter/Writer/Producer
Actor
Guest Correspondent
Voice Actor
Performer/Writer
Host/ Improviser
Host
Host
Performer/Contestant
Voice Actor
Host
Herself
Performer
Host
Contestant
Actor/Writer/co- creator
Actor/Writer/Presenter
Guest
Writer/Actor
Actor
2025
2016 - 2024
2024
2023
2019 - 2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2020 - 2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021-2020
2021
2020
2016 - 2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2016 - 2017
2015 - 2018
2015 - 2018
2016
2015
2014
Film
The Breaker Uperers
Kiwi Christmas
Netflix / Piki Films
Madman
Actor
Actor
2018
2017
Radio
Loose Ends
The Afternoon Show
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio Scotland
Guest (Two Hearts)
Guest (Two Hearts)
2024
2019
Live
Can You Smell That? Must Be a Queen Going Off
Two Hearts - Til Death Do Us Hearts
7 Days LIVE Tour
Two Hearts - We're Pregnant and the Baby is Music
Two Hearts - The Comeback Tour
Rock Follies
Two Hearts - The Winery Tour
Two Hearts - Restart The Hearts
Heartcore Karaoke
Two Hearts - World Tour
White Rabbit/Red Rabbit
Pressure Makes Diamonds
Snort
Fitness Club (sketch)
Prehistoria
Snap, Crackle, Pop
Wash Your Mouth Out
NZICF / Melbourne International Comedy Festival
NZICF/Edinburgh Fringe/MICF/Soho Theatre
NZ Nationwide Tour
NZICF/Edinburgh Fringe/MICF/Soho Theatre
Edinburgh Fringe / Tour
NZ International Caberet Festival / Tour
NZICF
NZICF
Basement Theatre / MICF
NZICF / MICF / Edinburgh Fringe / Tour
Centrepoint Theatre
NZICF
Basement Theatre / Edinburgh Fringe / MICF
NZICF
Basement Theare
NZICF
NZICF
2024-2025
2023-2025
2022
2021-2023
2019
2020-2022
2019
2018
2018 - 2025
2017-2018
2016
2016
2013 - 2023
2015
2015
2015
2014
PRESS/AWARDS
Awards:
WINNER: 2021 Taskmaster New Zealand Season 2
NOMINEE: 2021 NZICF Fred Award for Best Show (Two Hearts)
RUNNER UP: 2019 Dancing With The Stars NZ
WINNER: 2018 NZ TV Awards Best Writing for a Comedy Series - Funny Girls
NOMINEE: 2018 NZICF Billy T Award (Two Hearts)
NOMINEE: 2016 BZICF Billy T Award
WINNER: 2015 NZ Comedy Guild Awards - Breakthrough Comedian
Reviews:
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DIVA MAG​
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KEEPING UP WIT
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CHORTLE​
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NZ HERALD
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EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAG
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HUGGING COMEDIANS​
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LILITHIA REVIEWS
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THE SPINOFF​
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BROADWAY BABY
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THE WEE REVIEW
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BEAT
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FUNNY TONNE
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NZ ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST
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FEST
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MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW