If you ever see Urzila Carlson behind the wheel, don’t make her mad. Really, just don’t. This is a woman who freely admits she enjoys road rage.
“Some people suffer from it, but I love it,” says the South-African born comedian who is hosting a comedy show on the subject of driving.
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“When it’s the end of the week some people go, ‘I can’t wait to get to the gym’ and they get rid of their frustration that way, whereas I don’t. I just go for a drive.”
The one-off TV3 programme which is called AotearoHa: Driving Stories, features a smorgasbord of up-and-coming plus established comedians regaling a theatre audience with tales about motoring.
Look out for well-known faces such as Ben Hurley, Jesse Griffin and Justine Smith. Plus there are appearances from younger comedians James Roque and 2014 Billy T Award winner Guy Montgomery.
“Initially, when I heard it was going to be all about driving I thought, ‘Geez… how much can you say about driving’ But on the night I was blown away how there are so many comedians and none of us had the same jokes. I don’t even know who they are going to edit or cut because everyone had an
amazing night.
“On that show there were a couple of comedians who had only just started driving, which is really weird because they’re in their 30s.
“I don’t know how you can be in this industry and not drive.
“Five nights out of the week I’ll be somewhere different. There
