About the Author

Top comedian Urzila Carlson has racked up an impressive array of awards for her stand up including 'Best Female Comedian' at the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards several times, and the coveted TV3 People's Choice Award at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.South African born New Zealander Urzila took to the stage for the first time in 2008 and her stand-up shows in New Zealand, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth are hugely popular sell-outs.She makes numerous television appearances in New Zealand and Australia on comedy galas and shows like 7 Days and Road Madness in New Zealand, and the Oxfam Comedy Gala and Comedy Up Late in Australia.