Cal Wilson
Who Cal Wilson is
Cal Wilson was a New Zealand stand-up comedian, writer and television presenter from Christchurch who co-founded the theatresports team The Court Jesters and in 1997 shared the first Billy T Award, with Ewen Gilmour. She wrote for the New Zealand sitcom Willy Nilly before moving to Melbourne in 2003 to join the sketch show Skithouse, and went on to perform at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival fourteen times and sit on its board.
She appeared on Spicks and Specks, Good News Week and Would I Lie To You, was one of two New Zealand comedians on Netflix's Comedians of the World in 2019, voiced characters in Kitty is not a Cat and co-hosted The Great Australian Bake Off with Natalie Tran. She died on 11 October 2023, aged 53.
At a glance
- Died
- 2023
- Based in
- Melbourne, Australia
- Stand-up specials
- Comedians of the World
- On screen
- Skithouse, Spicks and Specks, Good News Week and 6 more
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Comedians of the World Netflix, 2019
On screen
- Skithouse
- Spicks and Specks
- Good News Week
- Would I Lie To You?
- Pulp Comedy
- The Great Australian Bake Off co-host
- Kitty is not a Cat voice
- Hughesy, We Have a Problem
- Willy Nilly writer
Comedians like Cal Wilson
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Eddie Ifft also in Good News Week
- Felicity Ward also in Good News Week
- Jimeoin also in Good News Week
- Judith Lucy also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem
- Dai Henwood also in Pulp Comedy
- Georgie Carroll also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem
- James Nokise also in Pulp Comedy
- Nazeem Hussain also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem
Career timeline
- 2019Comedians of the World (Netflix, 2019) Special
- 2023Died
Questions and answers
What stand-up specials has Cal Wilson released?
Comedians of the World.
Where can I watch their stand-up specials?
As each special's credit gives it: Netflix (Comedians of the World, 2019).
What TV shows and films are they in?
Skithouse, Spicks and Specks, Good News Week, Would I Lie To You?, Pulp Comedy and The Great Australian Bake Off (co-host), among 9 credits.
Where is Cal Wilson from?
Cal Wilson is based in Melbourne, Australia, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Eddie Ifft (also in Good News Week), Felicity Ward (also in Good News Week), Jimeoin (also in Good News Week), Judith Lucy (also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem) and Dai Henwood (also in Pulp Comedy).
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The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with their place on the Legends ballots.
Sources
- NZ On Screen ↗ Born in Christchurch; best known as a comedian; co-founded The Court Jesters; shared the first Billy T Award with Ewen Gilmour in 1997; one of two New Zealand comedians on Netflix's Comedians of the World in 2019; Willy Nilly, Pulp Comedy, The Great Australian Bake Off, Kitty is not a Cat, Hughesy, We Have a…
- Inner East Review — Comedian Cal Wilson dies aged 53 (11 October 2023) ↗ New Zealand-born, grew up in Christchurch; moved to Melbourne in 2003 to join Skithouse; best known as a stand-up; performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival 14 times and sat on its board; Spicks and Specks, Good News Week, Would I Lie To You; co-host of The Great Australian Bake Off with Natalie Tran (as of 25…
- NZ International Comedy Festival — Awards ↗ Billy T Award 1997: Cal Wilson and Ewen Gilmour (as of 25 October 2026)
- Wikipedia ↗ died 11 October 2023
Updated 3 November 2026 · the record checked 25 October 2026