Bios & boilerplate
Paste-ready copy, cleared for publication. Three bio lengths, the standing photography credit, and the contact line — everything a listings editor or sub needs without emailing first.
James Nokise is a Samoan–Welsh comedian, columnist and broadcaster. A Fred Award winner and 2024 Topp Prize recipient, he writes a nationally syndicated column for The Post and has made three RNZ podcast series, one of them an international award winner. One Night Rant tours New Zealand this election season.
James Nokise is a Samoan–Welsh comedian, columnist and broadcaster with two decades of stage and press work. He is a two-time Billy T Award nominee, winner of the Fred Award for Best New Zealand Show, and the 2024 Topp Prize recipient. He writes a nationally syndicated column for The Post, has written for and appeared on 7 Days, and hosted the eight-part TVNZ+ series Yours Faithfully. His RNZ documentary The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior won Best Documentary at the 2025 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards and Best International Podcast at the Asia Podcast Awards. One Night Rant tours nationally this election season.
James Nokise is a Samoan–Welsh comedian, columnist and broadcaster with two decades of stage and press work. He is a two-time Billy T Award nominee, winner of the Fred Award for Best New Zealand Show for God Damn Fancy Man, Best Male Comedian at the NZ Comedy Guild Awards, and the 2024 Topp Prize recipient. He founded No Fefe Theatre Collective and co-created Public Service Announcements, Aotearoa's longest-running political satire series. He writes a nationally syndicated column for The Post, has written for and appeared on 7 Days, and hosted the eight-part TVNZ+ series Yours Faithfully. His RNZ documentary The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior won Best Documentary at the 2025 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards, Best Podcast at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Prizes, and Best International Podcast at the Asia Podcast Awards. One Night Rant tours nationally this election season, closing on election eve in Wellington.
Using these
Photography. All images of James are by Matt Grace, used with permission. The credit “Photography by Matt Grace” must stay with any image you publish. Hi-res files on request.
Name. James Nokise — pronounced Noh-Key-Say. Samoan–Welsh.
Contact. Interviews, images and anything not here: nokise@muara.nz.
Longer form. The full career profile is at jamesnokise.com/profile; every credit and award is at /credits.