Guy Malachi Jones Williams is a New Zealand comedian and television personality. Williams was a co-host on satirical news and entertainment television programme Jono and Ben, until the show's end in 2018. In 2019, he hosted faux news programme New Zealand Today.
Williams began performing stand up comedy in Wellington in 2007. In 2009 he performed as Dai Henwood's opening act after winning Dai's Protégé Project. He is a regular performer in the New Zealand Comedy Festival in Wellington and Auckland. In 2010, he started co-hosting on The Jono Project, where he appeared on TVNZ's breakfast show in a prank in which he claimed to be a promoter of commercial whaling in New Zealand as a way to save whales. When the show was merged with WANNA-BEn in 2012 to form Jono and Ben at Ten, Williams followed. He was promoted to co-host in 2013. In 2012 Williams won the Billy T Award for his debut solo show "On the verge of nothing". On 15 January 2014, it was announced in a press release that Williams would join The Edge in a new radio show, The Edge Afternoons with Guy, Sharyn & Clint with Sharyn Casey and Clint Roberts. In comedic fashion, he is quoted in the press release as saying: "It has been my dream to work on The Edge radio station ever since last week when they told me I would be working on The Edge radio station. I’m super excited to make my dream a reality." In March 2014, Williams was selected by TV Guide magazine as New Zealand's Sexiest Male Television Personality, beating Shortland Streets Benjamin Mitchell, who had won the award for several years beforehand. He also co-hosted The Xtra Factor, a follow-up programme of The X Factor with Casey and Roberts from March–May 2015. In June 2015, he began narrating Come Dine with Me New Zealand. In September 2015, he released a charity single entitled "The Pigeon Song", featuring Christchurch rapper Scribe. It peaked at the number two position in the New Zealand singles chart. He left The Edge in December 2016. At the time, he cited this as being for advancements in his career. In 2017, he recorded and released his first half hour stand-up special "In an election year" live at Q Theatre in Auckland. In 2019, he hosted faux news programme New Zealand Today, which began as a popular segment on Jono & Ben. The show only lasted one season before being cancelled, as part of Three's cost-cutting measures to ready the station for sale. As of July 2020, Guy Williams has stated that New Zealand Today has been "resurrected and approved for development", and that a second season is possible.
