
Urzila Carlson
Department: Acting
Biography
Urzila Carlson is a South African-born stand up comedian. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her wife and two kids. She regularly appears on television shows, including Australia's Have You Been Paying Attention? and New Zealand's 7 Days, Super City and Road Madness. Since taking the comedy stage in 2008, she has had five sold out seasons at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, television appearances on Spicks and Specks, Dirty Laundry, Have You Been Paying Attention, The Great Debate with Barry Humphries, Comedy Up Late as a guest and a host, and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Galas. Urzila has also done sold out festival shows in Perth, Sydney and Adelaide Comedy Festivals, and performed for Just For Laughs at The Sydney Opera House. In New Zealand, she has sold out every solo show she’s had since 2009.
Known For

The Breaker Upperers
2018

Urzila Carlson: Token African
2022

Kinda Pregnant
2025

Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert
2023

Urzila Carlson: It's Personal
2024

Upfront: The Queens of Comedy
2018

Urzila Carlson: Overqualified Loser
2020

Best of Stand-up 2020
2020

Urzila Carlson - Just No!
2025

OZI: Voice of the Forest
2024

Urzila Carlson: Just Jokes
2026

Hughesy, We Have A Problem
2018

Taskmaster NZ
2020

The Masked Singer Australia
2019

7 Days
2009

COMEDIANS of the world
2019

Thank God You're Here
2006

The Cheap Seats
2021

Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
2021

Drag Race Down Under
2021

Have You Been Paying Attention?
2019

7 Days
2009

QI
2003

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
2023

Patriot Brains
2021

Have You Been Paying Attention?
2013

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
2024

After Midnight
2024

Sherri
2022

Sam Pang Tonight
2025

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994

Goodbye A.I.
2021