Rose Matafeo talks about the time she completely fell off the stage after a great stand-up set, how her breakups influenced her comedy special On and On and On and voicing Loto in Moana 2.
Rose Matafeo’s new stand-up special crackles with insightful, self-deprecating wit as she gets candid on life in her 30s — dating culture, supporting friends through breakups, the stark differences between herself and her parents at the same age, how aging has impacted her comedy, and more. In a candid conversation, hear about the making of the special — how she took a 16,000-word note on her phone and turned it into comic gold, how her act has changed since she broke out in her 20s, stories from her life in comedy, and more.
Rose Matafeo: Rose Matafeo is a BAFTA nominated comedian, writer and actor from New Zealand.
In 2018, Rose’s critically acclaimed stand-up show Horndog won the award for “Best Show” at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was also nominated for “Best Show” at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Following its success live, it was subsequently recorded as a special for HBO MAX.
Most recently, Rose’s newest comedy special, On and On and On, received a nomination for “Best Show” at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and is set to release on HBO MAX on December 19, 2024. Additionally, she voiced the character of Loto in Disney’s Moana 2, which broke Thanksgiving weekend records at the box office with a massive $221 million domestic debut.
Rose’s beloved sitcom, Starstruck, which she created, wrote and starred in was commissioned by BBC3 in the UK and HBO Max in the US in 2021. The first two seasons of Starstruck were streamed over 8.2m times on BBC iPlayer in the UK where it became the channel’s best-performing new comedy of the year before airing on HBO Max in the US. It was also pre-sold to over 100 territories including Australia (ABC) and New Zealand (TVNZ).
Rose is a regular face on TV having been featured on Have I Got News For You (BBC One), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV) W1A (BBC One), Unspun with Matt Forde (Dave), Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier (Dave), 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4) 8 Out Of 10 Cats (E4), Hypothetical (Dave), There’s Something About Movies (Sky One), Dave Gorman’s Terms and Conditions Apply (Dave) House of Games (BBC Two), Big Zuus Big Eats (Dave) and The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (Channel 4) in the UK. She was also a contestant on series nine of Taskmaster (Dave/Channel 4) and also hosted Junior Taskmaster (Channel 4).
In the US, Rose has performed a stand-up slot on Conan (TBS). In New Zealand, Rose was the lead writer and star of the sketch show Funny Girls (TV3), and a regular on panel show 7 Days (Three Now NZ). 2020 saw her star to great acclaim in the feature Baby, Done (Piki Films). She also co-hosts the podcast Boners of the Heart with fellow comic Alice Snedden.
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