Raybon Kan
Named Best Comedian on numerous occasions by Metro and North & South, Raybon is one of New Zealand’s most iconic comedians. Raybon’s been named one of the 50 Most Trusted Kiwis by Reader’s Digest; and one of NZ’s Top 10 Worst Dressed by David Hartnell. He’s even been in the running for Spectacle Wearer of the Year!
A former lawyer, Raybon has performed at the major comedy festivals: Montreal, Edinburgh, and Melbourne; and sold out comedy tours nationwide. His books include America on Five Bullets a Day, and An Asian at my Table. On TV, he’s won the TV IQ quiz Test the Nation three times. Raybon once trained for two months to be a casino dealer, and made a documentary about the journey. In film, he co-wrote the NZ comedy-horror film Diagnosis: Death, a humorous ghost story set in the world of clinical drug trials.
In TV commercials, Raybon was the face of Freedom Air, both in NZ and Australia.
A popular after dinner speaker, Raybon also performs as an MC for awards ceremonies, conferences and corporate events at the highest levels. Raybon’s hosted the advertising industry’s Axis Awards, the CAANZ Media Awards, the Netguide Web Awards, and the red-carpet world premiere of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
In 2011, Raybon is an Ambassador of the Auckland Arts Festival.
His passion however, is live stand-up comedy and he regularly tours New Zealand with his own shows.
Testimonials
Raybon hooked the audience in very quickly by focusing on an aspect of the day that had been in the paper. He built a story and humour around that and continued with links to their work. He provided lots of laughs and a high level of audience engagement.—NZ Law Society
The audience loved him. A great choice. We had a great laugh.—WHK Gosling Chapman
Raybon gave a very funny, almost off the cuff performance - very clever and witty. The audience loved it.—Worley Consultants Ltd
The audience found Raybon really funny and enjoyed his pickup line for forestry workers immensely.... Wonderfully entertaining interlude in our Awards dinner. They loved it!—FITEC
A well-thought-out succession of gags that blended the contemporary, such as embarrassing post-September 11 airport frisking checks, with toe-curling audience participation.—South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
That Raybon Kan holds our attention and keeps us laughing for 80 minutes that seem like 40 is a good indication of his talent. He offers extraordinary ways of seeing the ordinary.—National Business Review
Favourite quotes
Vulnerability is the source of so much humour.
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