Jack Ansett
Stand-up comedian · Auckland, New Zealand

Jack Ansett

Who Jack Ansett is

Jack Ansett is a New Zealand stand-up comedian based in Auckland who has been performing stand-up since his teens and is known for playful, mischievous comedy about the pranks and online antics of a comic with time on his hands. He was nominated for the 2023 Billy T Award at the NZ International Comedy Festival with his show Are You Taking the Piss?, built around the day he entered the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon as a grown man, and he won Best Newcomer at the Sydney Comedy Festival in 2025.

On television he has been a regular panellist on 7 Days and a contestant on season six of Taskmaster NZ in 2025, and he has written for 7 Days and Have You Been Paying Attention?. He was on the Brisbane Comedy Festival's 2026 lineup, and his Edinburgh Fringe debut in August 2026, Looks Like A Bit Of Me! at Assembly George Square Studios, was long-listed for Best Newcomer at the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

At a glance

Based in
Auckland, New Zealand
On screen
Taskmaster NZ, 7 Days, Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee and 4 more

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

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Specials, shows and podcasts

On screen

Comedians like Jack Ansett

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Career timeline

  1. 2020Have You Been Paying Attention? (writer, TVNZ, 2020-2022) On screen
  2. 20237 Days (panellist, 2023-2026; writer) On screen
  3. 2023Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee (panellist, 2023) On screen
  4. 2023Last Laugh (comedian, 2023) On screen
  5. 2025Taskmaster NZ (contestant, season 6, TVNZ 2, 2025) On screen
  6. 2025Best Foods Comedy Gala (performer, 2025) On screen
  7. 2025Shortland Street (actor, South Pacific Pictures, 2025) On screen

Questions and answers

Where is Jack Ansett performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Taskmaster NZ, 7 Days, Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee, Last Laugh, Best Foods Comedy Gala and Have You Been Paying Attention?, among 7 credits.

Where are they based?

Auckland, New Zealand, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

David Correos (also in Taskmaster NZ), Melanie Bracewell (also in Taskmaster NZ), Celeste Barber (also in Have You Been Paying Attention?), Dilruk Jayasinha (also in Have You Been Paying Attention?) and Nick Rado (also in 7 Days).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →

Sources

Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 6 October 2026