
Urzila Carlson
Acting
1976-02-15 · Johannesburg, South Africa
Urzila Carlson is a South African-born stand up comedian. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her wife and two kids. She regularly appears on television shows, including Australia's Have You Been Paying Attention? and New Zealand's 7 Days, Super City and Road Madness. Since taking the comedy stage in 2008, she has had five sold out seasons at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, television appearances on Spicks and Specks, Dirty Laundry, Have You Been Paying Attention, The Great Debate with Barry Humphries, Comedy Up Late as a guest and a host, and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Galas. Urzila has also done sold out festival shows in Perth, Sydney and Adelaide Comedy Festivals, and performed for Just For Laughs at The Sydney Opera House. In New Zealand, she has sold out every solo show she’s had since 2009.
Filmography

Separated at Birth
2026 · Series
TheatersUrzila Carlson: You Don’t Say
2026 · Movie
Cup Fever!
2026 · Series

Urzila
2026 · Series

Glenn & Mick's Celebrity Intervention
2026 · Series

40th Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala
2026 · Movie

Urzila Carlson: Just Jokes
2026 · Movie

Sam Pang Tonight
2025 · Series

Urzila Carlson - Just No!
2025 · Movie

Kinda Pregnant
2025 · Movie

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
2024 · Series

Urzila Carlson: It's Personal
2024 · Movie

OZI: Voice of the Forest
2024 · Movie

After Midnight
2024 · Series

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
2023 · Series

Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert
2023 · Movie

Taskmaster Australia
2023 · Series

Sherri
2022 · Series

Urzila Carlson: Token African
2022 · Movie

Goodbye A.I.
2021 · Series

The Cheap Seats
2021 · Series

Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
2021 · Series

Drag Race Down Under
2021 · Series

Patriot Brains
2021 · Series

Best of Stand-Up 2020
2020 · Movie

Taskmaster NZ
2020 · Series

Urzila Carlson: Overqualified Loser
2020 · Movie

The Masked Singer Australia
2019 · Series

Have You Been Paying Attention?
2019 · Series

COMEDIANS of the world
2019 · Series

Upfront: The Queens of Comedy
2018 · Movie

The Breaker Upperers
2018 · Movie

Hughesy, We Have A Problem
2018 · Series

Have You Been Paying Attention?
2013 · Series

7 Days
2009 · Series

Thank God You're Here
2006 · Series

QI
2003 · Series

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994 · Series