Urzila Carlson is a South African-born, New Zealand-based stand-up who has won Best Female Comedian at the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards six times. She began performing in 2008 and became a regular panellist on New Zealand’s 7 Days and Australia’s Have You Been Paying Attention?. She has appeared on both the New Zealand and Australian versions of Taskmaster. Her film credits include Kinda Pregnant, alongside Amy Schumer, and she has had her own sketch show, Urzila, on Australia’s ABC. Her stand-up special Overqualified Loser came out in 2020, and she has also written a memoir, Rolling With The Punchlines.