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Abby Howells is a New Zealand comedian, actor, and writer. She was the winner of the Billy T Award in 2023.

Early life and education

Howells grew up in Dunedin, New Zealand.[1] She received a bachelor of arts in film and media studies from the University of Otago, and a masters in creative writing from Victoria University of Wellington's International Institute of Modern Letters in 2014. At Victoria, she wrote the screenplay Standing Up, which won the Brad McGann Award.[2]

Howells completed a PhD in theatre studies from the University of Otago;[3] her thesis, titled "Performing Prison: How Is Life on the Inside Portrayed to the Outside World?",[4] explored how incarcerated women are portrayed in film and television.[5]

Career

After starting stand-up in her 20s, Howells quit comedy for seven years after sexual harassment from another comedian.[1][6]

Howells was a founding member of Discharge, a female comedy collective.[7][2] She served as head writer for the group, penning the shows What is This? Woman's Hour? (2012),[8] Benedict Cumberbatch Must Die (2014),[9] and 28 Days: A Period Piece (2015).[2][10]

She presented her solo show Glocknid: Dwarf Warrior in 2014, which won the Best Newcomer Award at the 2015 Wellington International Comedy Festival.[2][11] She portrayed Beatrix in Trick of the Light Theatre's Beards Beards Beards, which toured the United Kingdom.[10] Her play Attila the Hun was part of the 2017 Young and Hungry Festival.[2] Howells acted in Fold by Jo Randerson in 2018, and The Bald Soprano in 2019.[12][13]

Howells's show HarleQueen won the Director's Award at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in 2021.[1] In 2023 at the NZICF, she wrote and performed La Soupco, which is "based on a screenplay Howells wrote when she was 11 years oldШаблон:Nbsp... a post-World War II nautical-themed romance set in Spain for little reason, where the characters don't have names".[14] For the show, Howells won the Billy T Award.[1][3][6][11][15] The New Zealand Herald wrote that La Soupco "strikes a wonderful balance between a theatrical concept and traditional stand-up".[14]

On television, Howells has appeared on 7 Days and Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee.

She has cited Blackadder and Jerry Seinfeld as influences.[3]

Personal life

Howells is open about being on the autism spectrum.[16]

References

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External links

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