Cal Wilson
Cal Wilson (born 5 October 1970) is a New Zealand stand-up comedian, author, radio and television presenter living in Melbourne, Australia. Early life. After attending high school in Christchurch, New Zealand, Wilson completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Canterbury. Comedy career. She 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. She 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 also regular appeared on TV3's "Pulp Comedy". In recent years she has been working from Melbourne, Australia. In 2001, Wilson won the "Best Newcomer" Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She has appeared to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her 2006 show "Up There, Cal Wilson" sold out at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Television. Wilson has 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 2002, she helped write the screenplay for the New Zealand sitcom "Willy Nilly". In 2007, she was part of the ensemble cast of the Australian sketch comedy TV show, "The Wedge". 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 3rd eliminated contestant. In 2010, she became host of the program "Sleuth 101" and also took part in the Melbourne  International Comedy Festival Great Debate. 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" in the Australian light entertainment television series "Slide Show". In 2018, Wilson voiced Petal and Thorn in the kids' TV series "Kitty Is Not a Cat". In 2019, she recorded a Netflix Original Comedy Special titled Comedians of the World, representing New Zealand. She is currently touring a new stand-up show, 'Gifted Underachiever'. In 2022, Wilson participated in the eighth season of the Australian  version of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!". Radio. 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 Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth. Prior to that role, she was a regular guest on the Triple M program "Get This". In 2009, Wilson co-hosted Mornings on Nova 100 (Melbourne) with Dylan Lewis. She resigned from Nova 100 in November, 2009. Personal life. Wilson married Chris Woods in January 2008. They have a  son, Digby and live in Sunshine in Victoria. She is a passionate advocate for cat rescue, and has adopted 11 cats since 2010. They are named Mittens, Daryl, Susanna, Gizmo, Goldberg, Mary, Dave, Fluffykins, Mary, Bubbles and Richard Wilkins.