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 Cal Wilson is from New Zealand, and moved to Melbourne in 2003 to star in the sketch show Skithouse. She also appeared on Spicks and Specks, Good News Week and Would I Lie To You, and was best known for her work as a stand-up comedian. More recently, she appeared in the SBS Original three-part documentary series Who the Bloody Hell Are We? alongside personalities Adam Liaw and John Safran to look into Australia's multicultural past. She was married to Chris Woods, and together had one son Digby. Wilson died from a short illness in 2023 at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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Cal Wilson is from New Zealand, and moved to Melbourne in 2003 to star in the sketch show Skithouse. She also appeared on Spicks and Specks, Good News Week and Would I Lie To You, and was best known for her work as a stand-up comedian. More recently, she appeared in the SBS Original three-part documentary series Who the Bloody Hell Are We? alongside personalities Adam Liaw and John Safran to look into Australia's multicultural past. She was married to Chris Woods, and together had one son Digby. Wilson died from a short illness in 2023 at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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She appeared to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2004.In 2009, Wilson co-hosted Mornings on Nova 100 (Melbourne) with Dylan Lewis, but she resigned from Nova 100 in November 2009.In August 2022, it was revealed that Wilson would host the seventh season of The Great Australian Bake Off alongside Natalie Tran and new judges Darren Purchese and Rachel Khoo.Wilson co-founded the Court Jesters improv. group in 1990 and was part of the New Zealand team that won the World Theatresports title in Los Angeles in 1994.In 2002, she helped write the screenplay for the New Zealand sitcom Willy Nilly.In 2007, Wilson co-hosted, with Akmal Saleh, the drive time radio show The Akmal Show with Cal Wilson (later called The Wrong Way Home with Akmal, Cal and Ed), which aired on Nova FM in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Prior to that role, she was a regular guest on the Triple M program Get This.Wilson moved to stand-up comedy full-time and in 1997 was the inaugural winner (with Ewen Gilmour) of New Zealand's most prestigious comedy award, the Billy T.She was a New Zealander stand-up comedian, author, radio and television presenter who was based in Australia.Her 2006 show, ''Up There, Cal Wilson'', sold out at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.In 2012, she appeared as a guest on the UK comedy quiz show QI (J series) (Episodes 3 - Journeys, and 6 - Joints) and in 2013 was captain of "Team Cal" on the Australian light entertainment television series Slide Show.From 2003, she began living in Melbourne.She also regularly appeared on TV3's Pulp Comedy.In 2010, she became host of the program Sleuth and also took part in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Debate..Wilson appeared on the Australian comedy shows SkitHOUSE, Rove Live, Thank God You're Here, Good News Week, Spicks and Specks, The Project, Celebrity Name Game, Show Me the Movie!, Would I Lie to You? Australia, Have You Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem and the New Zealand TV show 7 days.In 2001, Wilson won the "Best Newcomer" award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.In 2018, Wilson voiced Petal and Thorn in the children's TV series Kitty Is Not a Cat.In 2022, Wilson participated in the eighth season of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.In 2008, Wilson appeared in the eighth series of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars. Paired with series 7 winner Craig Monley, she was the third eliminated contestant.In 2007, she was part of the ensemble cast of the Australian sketch comedy TV show The Wedge.In 2019, she recorded a Netflix Original Comedy Special titled Comedians of the World representing New Zealand. That same year, she toured a stand-up show, "Gifted Underachiever". |
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Cal Wilson |
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Cal Wilson is from New Zealand, and moved to Melbourne in 2003 to star in the sketch show Skithouse. She also appeared on Spicks and Specks, Good News Week and Would I Lie To You, and was best known for her work as a stand-up comedian. More recently, |
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She appeared to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2004.In 2009, Wilson co-hosted Mornings on Nova 100 (Melbourne) with Dylan Lewis, but she resigned from Nova 100 in November 2009.In August 2022, it was revealed that Wilson would host the seventh season of The Great Australian Bake Off alongside Natalie Tran and new judges Darren Purchese and Rachel Khoo.Wilson co-founded the Court Jesters improv. group in 1990 and was part of the New Zealand team that won the World Theatresports title in Los Angeles in 1994.In 2002, she helped write the screenplay for the New Zealand sitcom Willy Nilly.In 2007, Wilson co-hosted, with Akmal Saleh, the drive time radio show The Akmal Show with Cal Wilson (later called The Wrong Way Home with Akmal, Cal and Ed), which aired on Nova FM in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Prior to that role, she was a regular guest on the Triple M program Get This.Wilson moved to stand-up comedy full-time and in 1997 was the inaugural winner (with Ewen Gilmour) of New Zealand's most prestigious comedy award, the Billy T.She was a New Zealander stand-up comedian, author, radio and television presenter who was based in Australia.Her 2006 show, ''Up There, Cal Wilson'', sold out at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.In 2012, she appeared as a guest on the UK comedy quiz show QI (J series) (Episodes 3 - Journeys, and 6 - Joints) and in 2013 was captain of "Team Cal" on the Australian light entertainment television series Slide Show.From 2003, she began living in Melbourne.She also regularly appeared on TV3's Pulp Comedy.In 2010, she became host of the program Sleuth and also took part in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Debate..Wilson appeared on the Australian comedy shows SkitHOUSE, Rove Live, Thank God You're Here, Good News Week, Spicks and Specks, The Project, Celebrity Name Game, Show Me the Movie!, Would I Lie to You? Australia, Have You Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem and the New Zealand TV show 7 days.In 2001, Wilson won the "Best Newcomer" award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.In 2018, Wilson voiced Petal and Thorn in the children's TV series Kitty Is Not a Cat.In 2022, Wilson participated in the eighth season of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.In 2008, Wilson appeared in the eighth series of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars. Paired with series 7 winner Craig Monley, she was the third eliminated contestant.In 2007, she was part of the ensemble cast of the Australian sketch comedy TV show The Wedge.In 2019, she recorded a Netflix Original Comedy Special titled Comedians of the World representing New Zealand. That same year, she toured a stand-up show, "Gifted Underachiever". |
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Actress,Writer |
| Spouse: |
Chris Woods (2008 - October 11, 2023) (her death, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Digby |
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