Английская Википедия:Dai Henwood

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Dafydd Morgan "Dai" Henwood; born 7 February 1978) is a New Zealand stand-up comedian and television host. Henwood started performing comedy when he was studying Theatre and Film at Victoria University of Wellington. His career in television began in 1999 when he appeared on the TV2 comedy show Pulp Comedy. Henwood then went on to began touring internationally as a stand-up comedian in 2004 to then hosting the television show Insert Video Here on C4.

From 2009 until 2022 Henwood was a regular panel guest on the New Zealand comedy show 7 Days as the weekly captain. Henwood continues to perform stand-up comedy as well as host and makes regular appearances on various television shows around New Zealand.

Early life and education

Henwood was born to father Ray and mother Judge Carolyn Henwood. Henwood has stated his great-grandfather was Welsh international rugby player, Dick Jones. Henwood went to Wellington College for secondary school. Henwood studied Theatre and Film at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a BA in eastern religions, before winning 'Best New Face' on TV2's Pulp Comedy in 1999, the Billy T Award in 2002 and the Fred Award in 2007.

Career

In 2004 and 2005, Henwood toured the shows The Hot Stepper and Champagne Table Tennis, and performed at the Tokyo Comedy Store and in Melbourne and around Britain. He subsequently performed seasons in both Auckland and Wellington during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival including the shows Dai-namic Scenarios (2007 & 2008), Shabba (2009), Dai Another Day (2009), Ideals vs. Reality (2010), Fonzie Touched Me (2011) and Adapt Or Dai (2013). In 2008 he was invited to the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and recorded a televised gala special.

Henwood spent a period on TV3's Sunrise morning show, as the gadget guy, giving humorous reviews of the latest gadgets. He subsequently rose to prominence after featuring on television station C4 hosting Insert Video Here in 2007. Henwood then went on to host two series of comedy travel show Roll The Dai on the same network.

From 2009 until 2022, Henwood was weekly captain of Team Two on TV3's weekly panel comedy show 7 Days, filming over 150 episodes in that time. He now appears occasionally.

Henwood has recorded two DVDs: Dai Another Day, released by EMI in late 2009, and Adapt or Dai, released by Universal Music in 2013.

In 2016, Henwood was presented with the Rielly Comedy Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand.

Personal life

Henwood is known for being a fan of NRL team the New Zealand Warriors.

Henwood is married to art teacher Joanna 'Jo' Kelly. They have two children.

In January 2023, in an interview on The Project, Henwood shared publicly that he was diagnosed with metastatic bowel cancer in 2020.

Filmography

Film

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Derby Dogs	2012	Mr. Lumsden
A Kiwi Legend	2013	Himself	Short film

Television

Title	Year	Role	Notes
The Tribe	1999	Boy / Youth No.1	2 episodes
Xena: Warrior Princess	2001	Siki	Episode: "Old Ares Had a Farm"
Revelations – The Initial Journey	2003	Carlos	Episode: "David and Mr. G"
Insert Video Here	2007	Host
Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards	2007–09	Host
Roll the Dai	2007–08	Host
Jono's New Show	2008	Himself
Dai's Protege	2009	Host
7 Days	2009–present	Team 1 Leader / Team 2 Leader
Stand Up	2010		Documentary
The Jono Project	2010	Himself
7 Days of Sport	2015	Forwards Leader / Team Member
Family Feud	2016–17	Host
The Moe Show	2017	Himself	2 episodes
The Project	2017-	Backup Host
Dancing with the Stars	2018	Host
LEGO Masters NZ	2022-	Host
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee	2023	Himself
Taskmaster NZ	2023	Himself

Awards and nominations

Source:

Year	Award	Result
1999	Dynamic Innovative Video Awards	Winner
1999	Best New Face Award	Winner
2002	Billy T James Comedy Award	Winner
2004	The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards	Winner - Best Male Comedian
2005	The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards	Winner - Best Male Comedian
2006	The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards	Winner - Best Television Performance
2006	The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards	Best MC
2007	TV Guide Best On The Box Awards Nomination	Winner - Funniest Person On Television
2007	The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards Nomination	The Kevin Smith Memorial Cup for Best Artist Achievement
2007	The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards Nomination	Best New Zealand On Screen Comedy Performance
2007	The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards Nomination	Best Male Comedian
2007	Cleo Music Awards	Best Music TV Presenter
2007	Best New Zealand Comedian	The Fred Award

See also

• List of New Zealand television personalities

External links

• Шаблон:Webarchive