Guy Williams (comedian)
| Guy Williams | |
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| Born |
Guy Malachi Jones Williams 19 September 1987 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Education | Nelson College |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Employer | MediaWorks New Zealand |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Family | Paul Williams (brother) Maria Williams (sister) |
| Comedy career | |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
Guy Malachi Jones Williams (born 19 September 1987) is a New Zealand comedian and television personality. He is currently a host on Jono and Ben, a satirical news and entertainment television programme.
Williams was born in Christchurch to Gary and Roseanne Williams, and moved to Nelson when he was twelve months old. He attended primary school at St Joseph's School, and was educated at Nelson College from 2001 to 2005; in 2005 he travelled to Gallipoli with Prime Minister Helen Clark after winning a student essay competition. He was a member of the school's 'A' basketball team from 2003 to 2005.
He attended Victoria University of Wellington, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in political science in 2011. While at Victoria University he ran for the positions of Activities Officer in 2009 and President of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association in 2010, but withdrew his application for the latter.
Williams began performing stand up comedy in Wellington in 2007. In 2009 he performed as Dai Henwood's opening act after winning Dai's Protégé Project. He is a regular performer in the New Zealand Comedy Festival in Wellington and Auckland.
In 2010, he started co-hosting on The Jono Project. When the show was merged with WANNA-BEn in 2012 to form Jono and Ben at Ten, Williams followed.
On 15 January 2014, it was announced in a press release that Williams would join The Edge in a new radio show, The Edge Afternoons with Guy, Sharyn & Clint with Sharyn Casey and Clint Roberts. In comedic fashion, he is quoted in the press release as saying: "It has been my dream to work on The Edge radio station ever since last week when they told me I would be working on The Edge radio station. I’m super excited to make my dream a reality." In March 2014, Williams was selected by TV Guide magazine as New Zealand's Sexiest Male Television Personality, beating Shortland Street's Benjamin Mitchell, who had won the award for several years beforehand. He also co-hosted The Xtra Factor, a follow-up programme of the The X Factor with Casey and Roberts from March–May 2015.
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