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JARROD HOLT
Writer • Producer • Director
Over 25 years crafting award-winning comedy for New Zealand and the world.
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Television + Film
Writer • Producer • Director
Over 25 years crafting award-winning comedy for New Zealand and the world.
View Selected Works
Jarrod Holt has over 25 years of experience writing, producing and directing television and film.
From panel shows to scripted series, short films to feature-length productions, Jarrod has built an exceptional body of work characterised by quirky, irreverent, and sometimes controversial comedic sensibilities.
His work has earned recognition at the highest levels of the New Zealand film and television industry, and attracted the attention of major American and British networks.
Co-creator of NZ's longest-running comedy panel show
First 48HR film to win at NZ Film Awards
Scripts sold to AMC, CBS, FX, TBS, BBC1, BBC3, Channel 4
New Zealand
2009 – Present • 16+ Seasons
New Zealand's longest-running comedy panel show focused on current events. Hosted by Jeremy Corbett, the show has helped showcase and grow local comic talent while establishing itself as a national institution.
2012 • 6 Episodes
Critically acclaimed scripted comedy series about greyhound racing. Won Best Comedy at the NZ Film and Television Awards, beating 7 Days.
2014
Comedy series picked up by CBS and developed by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions for the American market.
2017 • 87 minutes
Feature film debut about a struggling real estate agent who becomes the last chief of a sinking Pacific island. Starring Josh Thomson.
2010
The only 48 Hour Film Festival entry to ever win at the NZ Film Awards, taking Best Short Film and Best Screenplay against government-funded productions.
2007
Mockumentary about a pompous badminton star. Grand national prize winner at the 48 Hour Film Festival—making Parakai Productions the first to win twice.
2022–2023 • 20 Episodes
Comedy quiz show created, written and produced for New Zealand and Australian broadcast, hosted by Bill Bailey and Sue Perkins.
Various
Television series created, written and produced for New Zealand and Australian audiences.
US, UK and Australian
Recognition
7 Days • NZ Film and Television Awards
Hounds • NZ Film and Television Awards
7 Days • NZ Film and Television Awards
Only Son • NZ Film and Television Awards
Only Son • NZ Film and Television Awards
Only Son • 48 Hour Film Festival
Brown Peril: The Tim Porch Story • 48 Hour Film Festival