Daniel SmithDaniel Smith

Daniel John Smith is a comedian and human. He has been called "terrific" (Simon Sweetman, Off The Tracks) and "a treat to watch" (The Ruminator). He has zero jokes about airplane food, and many jokes about death, which is somewhat ironic as he intends to live forever. In 2015 Daniel opened for visiting US comic Joe Mande (Parks and Recreation), featured in TV3’s "AotearoHA: Rising Stars", sold out the run of his joint 2015 Comedy Festival show "How to Fold a Fitted Sheet" and was crowned Best Comedian at the Wellington Comedy Awards.

Behind the LOLs: Daniel Smith on why he doesn’t want children

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During the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, ‘Behind the LOLs’ will reveal the inner workings of some of our finest comedy talent.  My New Zealand International Comedy Festival show this year is Children & Other Mistakes, about my personal decision to not have children. An accidental pregnancy at this point could really derail things, so it’s nice … Read more