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Rose Matafeo

Explore the nuances of comedy and storytelling through engaging anecdotes with Rose Matafeo, speaker, comedian, writer, and actor.

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Rose Matafeo, Comedian | BAFTA-Nominated Writer & Actor
Rose Matafeo

Rose Matafeo

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  • BAFTA nominated comedian and writer
  • Creator and star of Starstruck
  • Lead writer and star of Funny Girls.
Rose Matafeo is a BAFTA-nominated comedian, writer and actor from New Zealand. Rose’s critically acclaimed show Horndog won the award (formerly the Perrier) for Best Show at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was nominated for Best Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She has since recorded the show as a special for HBO MAX. Rose is a regular face on TV, having been featured on Have I Got News For You (BBC One), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV), W1A (BBC One), Unspun with Matt Forde (Dave), Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier (Dave), 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (E4), Hypothetical (Dave), There’s Something About Movies (Sky One), Dave Gorman’s Terms and Conditions Apply (Dave), House of Games (BBC Two), Big Zuus Big Eats (Dave) and The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (Channel 4) in the UK. She was also a contestant on series nine of Taskmaster (Dave/Channel 4). In the US, Rose has performed a stand-up slot on Conan (TBS). In New Zealand, Rose was the lead writer and star of the sketch show Funny Girls (TV3), and a regular on panel show 7 Days (Three Now NZ). 2020 saw her star, to great acclaim, in the feature Baby, Done (Piki Films). She also co-hosts the podcast Boners of the Heart with fellow comic Alice Snedden. Her sitcom, Starstruck, which she has written and stars in, was commissioned by BBC3 in the UK and HBO Max in the US. The first two series of Starstruck have been streamed over 8.2 million times on BBC iPlayer so far in the UK, where it became the channel’s best-performing new comedy of the year before airing on HBO Max in the US; the show was also pre-sold to over 100 territories including Australia (ABC) and New Zealand (TVNZ).

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Email rose.matafeo@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Rose's availability and fees. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and a bit about your audience.
What is Rose Matafeo's stage presence like?
Rose Matafeo performs stand-up comedy, as demonstrated by her Edinburgh Fringe Best Show award-winning hour Horndog, which was subsequently recorded as an HBO Max special. Her work spans panel shows, sketch writing, and sitcom creation, with her self-written series Starstruck streamed over 8.2 million times on BBC iPlayer.
What topics does Rose Matafeo specialise in?
Rose Matafeo performs stand-up and is suited to live comedy events, festival appearances, and entertainment-led corporate or broadcast occasions. She won the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Best Comedy Show Award for Horndog, which was subsequently recorded as an HBO Max special, and her BBC Three and HBO Max sitcom Starstruck was streamed over 8.2 million times on BBC iPlayer, becoming the channel's best-performing new comedy of the year.
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