Dafydd Morgan "Dai" Henwood is a New Zealand comedian. He is best known for his hosting of several television shows found on Three and also performs stand-up comedy.
Early life
Henwood was born to father Ray and mother Judge Carolyn Henwood. Henwood has stated his great-grandfather was Welsh international rugby player, Dick Jones. Henwood went to Wellington College for secondary school. Henwood studied Theatre and Film at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a BA in eastern religions, before winning 'Best New Face' on TV2's Pulp Comedy in 1999, the Billy T Award in 2002 and the Fred Award in 2007.
Career
In 2004 and 2005, Henwood toured the shows The Hot Stepper and Champagne Table Tennis, and performed at the Tokyo Comedy Store and in Melbourne and around Britain. He subsequently performed seasons in both Auckland and Wellington during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival including the shows Dai-namic Scenarios (2007 & 2008), Shabba (2009), Dai Another Day (2009), Ideals vs. Reality (2010), Fonzie Touched Me (2011) and Adapt Or Dai (2013). In 2008 he was invited to the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and recorded a televised gala special.
Henwood spent a period on TV3's Sunrise morning show, as the gadget guy, giving humorous reviews of the latest gadgets. He subsequently rose to prominence after featuring on television station C4 hosting Insert Video Here, then went on to host two series of comedy travel show Roll The Dai on the same network.
From 2009 until 2022, Henwood was weekly captain of Team Two on TV3's weekly panel comedy show 7 Days, filming over 150 episodes in that time. He now appears occasionally.
Henwood has recorded two DVDs: Dai Another Day, released by EMI in late 2009, and Adapt or Dai, released by Universal Music in 2013.
In 2016, Henwood was presented with the Rielly Comedy Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand.
Personal life
Henwood is known for being a fan of NRL team the New Zealand Warriors.
In January 2023, in an interview on The Project, Henwood shared publicly that he was diagnosed with metastatic bowel cancer in 2020.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
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See also
List of New Zealand television personalities
References
External links
Living people
New Zealand male comedians
New Zealand television presenters
Victoria University of Wellington alumni
Entertainers from Wellington City
Year of birth missing (living people)