“I really enjoy getting outside Wellington which is where I do most of my shows. Having comedy shows is a great way to visit cities and places where I probably wouldn’t go.
“This is my first show in the region even though I visited Gisborne when I was a kid. I’m really excited to perform for the locals.”
Like most performing artists, his journey to arts saw him learn the ropes of entertainment from an early age.
“I loved making people laugh and loved watching comedy on television and recycling the jokes to my friends at school and college.”
The artist said in his mid-twenties he worked as an employee for Bunnings and soon realised that there must be more to life than just shuffling wood around for builders all day. One day he decided to go for an open night and hasn’t looked back since.
Speaking on his decision to take up comedy as a full-time job, he said that in Aotearoa there were enough shows to keep busy and “it’s just a matter of balancing things out in an even fashion to make a career out of it”.
Growing up in Lower Hutt he watched UK comedians on television. However, the biggest influence on him taking up comedy, was his family.
“My family always remain my biggest supporters and harshest critics.
“You know your content is good when your family laughs at your jokes.”
His process of gathering content for his jokes primarily relies on him waiting for something “bad to happen-not intentionally” and then use it for his “material”.
“Personally there have been instances when I really wish the incident didn’t happen with me, but when it does, I use laughter as a coping mechanism.
“Other times I just make up stuff from maybe a mundane job interview I had to go through or things like that.”
Lambert is an award-winning comedian based in Wellington.
He is a 2017 Billy T Award nominee, makes appearances on TV3’s The Project, has written for TV3’s 7 Days and is a regular fixture throughout the country’s professional circuit.
