Courtney Dawson
Courtney (Ngāti Kurī, Waikato-Tainui) stumbled into her first comedy gig in 2018, and has been going from strength to strength since then.
After winning the NZ Raw Comedy Quest and the Best Newcomer Award at the NZ Comedy Guild Awards in 2019, she made her professional debut with a a sold out double act show in the 2021 International Comedy Festival. She was awarded Outstanding Comedy Performance in 2022 by the Auckland Fringe Festival, won Best Female Comedian at the 2023 NZ Comedy Guild Awards, and in 2024 was recognised by the NZ International Comedy Festival who awarded her Best Newcomer for her first solo show with the festival.
Courtney maintains a solid presence on NZ television - she co-hosted two seasons of Rags are Riches, was a regular on Have You Been Paying Attention?, and more recently made us laugh as co-host of award winning infotainment show DON’T.
She continues to be an in demand comedian, gigging regularly around the motu - while increasingly expanding into screen acting. Courtney recently appeared in Bust Up for Sky Television, bringing the same sharp instincts, charisma and natural timing that have made her such a standout in the comedy scene.
Hair Colour
Black
Location
Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau
Age Range
25 - 35
Ethnicity
Māori
Height
165cm
Eye Colour
Brown
Content Creator
Instagram followers:
11.6K
Showreel
Full CV
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Stand-up Comedy
2024 - Dreams Are Free - NZ International Comedy Festival
2023 - The Comedy Mixtape with Kura Forrester - Māngere Arts Centre
2023 - Becky and Courtney Do Business - Melbourne Comedy Festival
2022 - Shoes Off (at the door) also featuring , Kura Turuwhenua, Chardé Heremaia, Aunty Lianne and Janaye Henry (MC)
2022 - The Comedy Mixtape with Pax ASSADI - Vodafone Events Centre
Television
2026 - Bust Up: season 1 - Sophie - Lippy Pictures
2025 - My Favourite Dead Person: season 3 - The Donwlow Concept
2022 - My Favourite Dead Person: season 1 - Te Puea Hērangi - The Downlow Concept
2022 - Bouncers - Featured - TV3
Television Appearances
2026 - 7 Days - Regular Panelist - Three/Sky Television
2025 - DON’T - Co-Host - Director - Aidee Walker - Greenstone Pictures
2025 - 7 Days - Regular Panelist - Three
2023 - Celebrity Treasure Island - Contestant - TVNZ
2023 - Paddy Gower Has Issues - News Desk Co-Host - Warner Bros. Discovery
2024 - 7 Days - Regular Panelist - Three
2023 - The Great Comedy Debate - Panelist - Warner Brothers Discovery
2023 - 7 Days - Panelist - Warner Bros. Discovery
2023 - Cubicle Confessions - Guest - TVNZ
2023 - Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee - Contestant -Kevin & Co
2022 - Have You Been Paying Attention? - Panellist - TVNZ
Commercial includes
2025 - 2026 - New Zealand Breast Cancer “Know Your Normal” - NZ only
2026 - Westpac - stills only - NZ only
2022 - Long White - NZ only
2022 - AAI Insurance - NZ only
Web Series
2022 - Rags Are Riches: season 2 - Presenter - Māori Television
2022 - Rags Are Riches: season 1 - Presenter - Māori Television -
2022 - Outstanding Performance Comedy (Individual) - Shoes Off (at the door) Auckland Fringe Festival
2022 - Outstanding Comedy (Overall) Shoes Off (at the door) Auckland Fringe Festival
2022 - Unf**k The World - Shoes Off (at the door) Auckland Fringe Festival
2019 - Best Newcomer award, NZ Raw Comedy Quest -
Roller Skating
Driver’s License - Full
