Te Radar - Funny As Interview

Te Radar (aka Andrew Lumsden) began his screen career competing on stand-up show A Bit More After 10. In this Funny As extended interview, he talks about using comedy as a gateway to documentaries, and other topics, including:

• Starting stand-up comedy at university by forming group Spleen with friends Duncan Sarkies, Aaron Watson and Jesse Griffin
• How being a "terrible" writer helped hone his improv skills on stage and screen
• Becoming a "comedy war correspondent", and getting United Nations press credentials in East Timor by using a TVNZ visitors card
• How Marcus Lush not being able to commit to a television show led to Te Radar becoming a household name for sustainable living, via 2008 show Off the Radar 
• Thinking he was going to die after being bitten by a scorpion while in Mali, for this Intrepid Journeys episode

This interview was recorded for 2019 TV series Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy. All audiovisual content is copyright to Augusto, and may not be reproduced. Publication of Funny As extended interviews made possible with funding from the NZ Lotteries Grants Board.