Cal Wilson
| Cal Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 October 1970 New Zealand |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Chris Woods |
Cal Wilson (born 5 October 1970) is a New Zealand stand-up comedian and radio and television personality. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia in the suburb of Sunshine, and is well known in Australia through her appearances on television and radio.
After attending high school in Christchurch, New Zealand, Wilson completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Canterbury.
She co-founded the Court Jesters improv group in 1990 and was part of the New Zealand team that won the World Theatresports title in Los Angeles in 1994.
She moved to stand-up comedy full-time and in 1997 was the inaugural winner (with Ewen Gilmour) of New Zealand's most prestigious comedy award, the Billy T. She also regular appeared on TV3's Pulp Comedy. In recent years she has been working from Melbourne, Australia.
In 2001, Wilson won the Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She has appeared to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her 2006 show Up There, Cal Wilson sold out at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Cal Wilson has appeared on the Australian comedy shows SkitHOUSE, Rove Live, Thank God You're Here, Good News Week and Spicks and Specks and the New Zealand TV show 7 days.
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