Urzila Carlson

Urzila Carlson

Known for
Acting
Born
February 15, 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace
Johannesburg, South Africa

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

Photos

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Filmography

2026
Urzila Carlson: Just Jokes poster

Urzila Carlson: Just Jokes

Movie · as Self

2026
40th Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala poster

40th Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala

Movie · as Urzila Carlson

2026
Urzila Carlson: You Don’t Say poster

Urzila Carlson: You Don’t Say

Movie · as Self

2026
Glenn & Mick's Celebrity Intervention poster

Glenn & Mick's Celebrity Intervention

TV · as Special Contributor · 1 ep

2026
Urzila poster

Urzila

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2026
Cup Fever!

Cup Fever!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2026
Separated at Birth poster

Separated at Birth

TV · as Donna Hendricks · 6 eps

2025
Kinda Pregnant poster

Kinda Pregnant

Movie · as Fallon

2025
Urzila Carlson - Just No! poster

Urzila Carlson - Just No!

Movie · as Self

2025
Sam Pang Tonight poster

Sam Pang Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Urzila Carlson: It's Personal poster

Urzila Carlson: It's Personal

Movie · as Self

2024
OZI: Voice of the Forest poster

OZI: Voice of the Forest

Movie · as Honkus (voice)

2024
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee poster

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
After Midnight poster

After Midnight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert poster

Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert

Movie · as Self

2023
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee poster

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Taskmaster Australia poster

Taskmaster Australia

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2022
Urzila Carlson: Token African poster

Urzila Carlson: Token African

Movie · as Self

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
The Cheap Seats poster

The Cheap Seats

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World poster

Russell Howard Stands Up to the World

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Drag Race Down Under poster

Drag Race Down Under

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2021
Patriot Brains poster

Patriot Brains

TV · as Contestant · 1 ep

2021
Goodbye A.I. poster

Goodbye A.I.

TV · as (voice) · 10 eps

2020
Urzila Carlson: Overqualified Loser poster

Urzila Carlson: Overqualified Loser

Movie

2020
Best of Stand-Up 2020 poster

Best of Stand-Up 2020

Movie · as Self

2020
Taskmaster NZ poster

Taskmaster NZ

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2019
The Masked Singer Australia poster

The Masked Singer Australia

TV · as Self - Panelist · 22 eps

2019
COMEDIANS of the world poster

COMEDIANS of the world

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Have You Been Paying Attention? poster

Have You Been Paying Attention?

TV · as Self - Panellist · 33 eps

2018
The Breaker Upperers poster

The Breaker Upperers

Movie · as Client

2018
Upfront: The Queens of Comedy poster

Upfront: The Queens of Comedy

Movie

2018
Hughesy, We Have A Problem poster

Hughesy, We Have A Problem

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2013
Have You Been Paying Attention? poster

Have You Been Paying Attention?

TV · as Self - Panellist · 58 eps

2009
7 Days poster

7 Days

TV · as Panelist, Team Leader · 4 eps

2006
Thank God You're Here poster

Thank God You're Here

TV · 4 eps

2003
QI poster

QI

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras poster

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep