Andrew Clay - Funny As Interview

Andrew Clay forged his stand-up comedy career in Australia, before returning battle-hardened to New Zealand. The brutality of that environment is among the things he discusses in this Funny As interview. Clay also talks about:

• Being the dude at the back of the class, trying to make people laugh
• The lightbulb moment when Australian comedian George Smilovici told him he should be a stand-up comedian
• Feeling pride when his conservative dad said “you’d be good at that”
• The “walking off to the sound of your own footsteps” moments of stand-up comedy, and the immediacy of knowing "straight away whether you're doing well”
• Writing two stage plays, “to try to be funny in a different way”

For more of Andrew Clay, check out this Funny As interview with Clay and fellow comedian Mike King.

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.