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Paul Ego
Ego in 2017
Born
Paul Jones

(1966-03-12) 12 March 1966 (age 59)
New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
AwardsBilly T Award (2000)

Paul Ego (birth name Paul Jones; born (1966-03-12)12 March 1966) is a Billy T Award winning New Zealand comedian.[1] He is best known both for his past role as leader of Team One on the New Zealand comedy current affairs panel show 7 Days,[2] and as the voice artist of the Stickman in television advertisements for PAK'nSAVE supermarket.

In the mid 1980s, Ego was the singer in an Auckland-based band called The Yes Men.[3] He also worked as a signwriter.[4]

Ego's first comedy gig was in London in 1994 and upon returning to New Zealand in 1995 he soon became a regular sight on the pro-comedy skyline.[5] He performed his show Paul Ego's Show in 1999 in Auckland and Christchurch.[6] Ego was nominated for the Billy T Award in 1999, and won the award in 2000 for his show Cool.[7]

Ego's radio career began in 2000 with his role on the Kim & Corbett Breakfast Show on Auckland's More FM. His role on the award-winning show involved writing comedy scripts and voicing many of the shows regular characters. In 2006 Paul moved to NZ's Rock Network and became one quarter of The Morning Rumble.[8] According to his website, he was "parolled in 2011"[9] in order to "get to know his family again in the mornings."[10]

In the early months of 2013 he co-starred alongside Jeremy Corbett in a comedy show called The Radio. Ego has been married to his wife Janine for 25 years, and has two sons; on his website, he claims to be a "loving but mostly ineffective father."[11][3] He lives in the wealthy North Auckland suburb of Devonport, a source of several jokes from his fellow 7 Days colleagues.

Ego's inspirations include Eddie Izzard.[4]

Awards

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2000 Billy T award winner.

2008 WINNER Best Music & Entertainment Hosts, Metropolitan -2008 NZ Radio Awards.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Fred Awards - 2009 nominees revealed!". Television New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ "7 Days - Shows - TV3". www.tv3.co.nz. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Home". paulego.com.
  4. ^ a b "Bean Break: Paul Ego". NZ Radio Training School. 16 October 2022.
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paul-Ego/60836936638?id=60836936638&sk=info [user-generated source]
  6. ^ "Bats Theatre :[Posters for productions at Bats Theatre. 1999]". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 September 2023. Paul Ego (1999 Billy T nominee) presents "Paul Ego's Show"; a playful hour in the company of NZ's tallest comedian. TV2 International Laugh Festival. "Like a cross between a cheeky child and a giraffe with an extremely quick tongue". Wellington, Bats Theatre, 28 April - 1 May; Auckland, Manifesto, 4-8 May; Christchurch, The Green Room, 11-15 May [1999]
  7. ^ "Comedy Festival 2000 - 2001". Auckland Council Libraries. 2001. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Home".
  9. ^ "PAUL EGO – Comedian | "Entertaining, insightful and has a terrific rapport with his audience" (NZ Herald)". Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  10. ^ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paul-Ego/60836936638?id=60836936638&sk=info [user-generated source]
  11. ^ "REVIEWS/TESTIMONIALS | PAUL EGO – Comedian". Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Paul Ego". www.tv3.co.nz. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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