Dai Henwood


Dai Henwood is a New Zealand comedian. He is best known for his hosting of several television shows found on Three but also performs stand-up comedy.

Life and career

Henwood was born in 1978 to father Ray and mother Judge Carolyn Henwood. Henwood has stated his great-grandfather was Welsh international rugby player, Dick Jones. 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.
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 has subsequently performed seasons in both Auckland and Wellington during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival including "Dai-Namic Scenarios", "Shabba", "Dai Another Day", "Ideals vs. Reality", "Fonzie Touched Me" and "Adapt Or Dai". In 2008 he was invited to the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and recorded for 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", then went on to host two series of a comedy travel show "Roll The Dai" on the same network.
Since August 2009 Henwood has been captain of "Team Two" on TV3's weekly panel comedy show "7 Days", filming over 150 episodes in that time.
Henwood has recorded two DVDs titled Dai Another Day, released by EMI in late 2009 and "Adapt or Dai" released by Universal Music in 2013.
In 2016 he was presented with the Rielly Comedy Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand.
Henwood now lives in Avondale, Auckland with his wife, son, and baby daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

YearAwardResult
1998Dynamic Innovative Video AwardsWinner
1998Best New Face AwardWinner
2002Billy T James Comedy AwardWinner
2004The New Zealand Comedy Guild AwardsWinner - Best Male Comedian
2005The New Zealand Comedy Guild AwardsWinner - Best Male Comedian
2006The New Zealand Comedy Guild AwardsWinner - Best Television Performance
2006The New Zealand Comedy Guild AwardsBest MC
2007TV Guide Best On The Box Awards NominationWinner - Funniest Person On Television
2007The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards NominationThe Kevin Smith Memorial Cup for Best Artist Achievement
2007The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards NominationBest New Zealand On Screen Comedy Performance
2007The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards NominationBest Male Comedian
2007Cleo Music AwardsBest Music TV Presenter
2007Best New Zealand ComedianThe Fred Award