Justine Smith | |
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Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 55–56)
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Auckland, New Zealand |
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Billy T Award (2003) NZ Comedy Guild, Best Female Comedian (2008, 2015, 2017) |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Website |
justinesmith |
Justine Smith is a New Zealand comedian, writer, and actress.
Smith was born in Auckland and adopted by and raised in a self-described "conservative" [2] family in Wainoni in Christchurch, New Zealand. [3] [4] [5] [1] [6] Smith has an older sister. [2] Her grandfather, Bill Ramsay, had been a comedian. [2] [5] She attended Avonside Girls' High School until she was sixteen, when she moved to Auckland to attend art school. [7] [8]
Smith has a degree in film and photography. [2] [5] After graduating, she worked in hospitality. [9]
Smith started her career in comedy after doing a stand-up gig in 1997. [10] She went on to win the Billy T Award in 2003 for her show The Justine Smith Hour. [11] [12] [13] Smith briefly quit comedy in 2014. [5]
Smith is the first female head writer [5] and a regular panelist on 7 Days, [1] and she has appeared on The Project. [5] In 2022, Smith appeared on the third series of Taskmaster NZ. [5] [14] She has also been on Pulp Comedy, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and hosted the New Zealand International Comedy Festival Comedy Gala in 2021. [2] [15] Smith also appeared in an advertisement, produced by the New Zealand government for its "Keep It Real Online" campaign, that went viral. [16] In 2023, she appeared on the New Zealand version of The Traitors. [17]
She also won the NZ Comedy Guild's Best Female Comedian award three times, in 2008, 2015, and 2017. [13]
Shows performed by Smith include Actually I'm a Cat Person, The Justine Smith Hour (2003), Return of the Jussi (2008), [18] and Jussi Town (2010). [19] She and Irene Pink have performed two shows together, I'm Sorry I Said That and The Pitch. [20]
She has cited Bill Bailey as an inspiration, [1] as well as Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Bette Midler, and Betty White. [3]
Smith lived in Japan for a year in her 20s. [8] [4] [21]
Smith married her husband Dan Crozier in 2015. [22] [1] They live in Te Atatū Peninsula with their two cats. [23] She collects toys and enjoys decorating for Christmas. [14] [9]
Justine Smith | |
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Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 55–56)
[1]
Auckland, New Zealand |
Occupations |
|
Known for |
|
Awards |
Billy T Award (2003) NZ Comedy Guild, Best Female Comedian (2008, 2015, 2017) |
Comedy career | |
Medium |
|
Years active | 1997–present |
Website |
justinesmith |
Justine Smith is a New Zealand comedian, writer, and actress.
Smith was born in Auckland and adopted by and raised in a self-described "conservative" [2] family in Wainoni in Christchurch, New Zealand. [3] [4] [5] [1] [6] Smith has an older sister. [2] Her grandfather, Bill Ramsay, had been a comedian. [2] [5] She attended Avonside Girls' High School until she was sixteen, when she moved to Auckland to attend art school. [7] [8]
Smith has a degree in film and photography. [2] [5] After graduating, she worked in hospitality. [9]
Smith started her career in comedy after doing a stand-up gig in 1997. [10] She went on to win the Billy T Award in 2003 for her show The Justine Smith Hour. [11] [12] [13] Smith briefly quit comedy in 2014. [5]
Smith is the first female head writer [5] and a regular panelist on 7 Days, [1] and she has appeared on The Project. [5] In 2022, Smith appeared on the third series of Taskmaster NZ. [5] [14] She has also been on Pulp Comedy, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and hosted the New Zealand International Comedy Festival Comedy Gala in 2021. [2] [15] Smith also appeared in an advertisement, produced by the New Zealand government for its "Keep It Real Online" campaign, that went viral. [16] In 2023, she appeared on the New Zealand version of The Traitors. [17]
She also won the NZ Comedy Guild's Best Female Comedian award three times, in 2008, 2015, and 2017. [13]
Shows performed by Smith include Actually I'm a Cat Person, The Justine Smith Hour (2003), Return of the Jussi (2008), [18] and Jussi Town (2010). [19] She and Irene Pink have performed two shows together, I'm Sorry I Said That and The Pitch. [20]
She has cited Bill Bailey as an inspiration, [1] as well as Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Bette Midler, and Betty White. [3]
Smith lived in Japan for a year in her 20s. [8] [4] [21]
Smith married her husband Dan Crozier in 2015. [22] [1] They live in Te Atatū Peninsula with their two cats. [23] She collects toys and enjoys decorating for Christmas. [14] [9]