Dafydd Morgan "Dai" Henwood;[2] born 7 February 1978)[3] is a New Zealand stand-upcomedian and television host.[4] Henwood started performing comedy when he was studying Theatre and Film at Victoria University of Wellington. His career in television began in 1999 when he appeared on the TV2 comedy show Pulp Comedy. Henwood then went on to began touring internationally as a stand-up comedian in 2004 to then hosting the television show Insert Video Here on C4.
From 2009 until 2022 Henwood was a regular panel guest on the New Zealand comedy show 7 Days as the weekly captain. Henwood continues to perform stand-up comedy as well as host and makes regular appearances on various television shows around New Zealand.[5][6]
In 2004 and 2005, Henwood toured the shows The Hot Stepper and Champagne Table Tennis, and performed at the Tokyo Comedy Store and in Melbourne and around Britain.[13] He subsequently performed seasons in both Auckland and Wellington during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival including the shows Dai-namic Scenarios (2007 & 2008),[14]Shabba (2009),[15]Dai Another Day (2009),[16]Ideals vs. Reality (2010),[17]Fonzie Touched Me (2011)[18] and Adapt Or Dai (2013).[19] In 2008 he was invited to the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and recorded a televised gala special.[20]
Henwood spent a period on TV3's Sunrise morning show, as the gadget guy, giving humorous reviews of the latest gadgets.[21][22] He subsequently rose to prominence after featuring on television station C4 hosting Insert Video Here in 2007.[23][24] Henwood then went on to host two series of comedy travel show Roll The Dai on the same network.[25]
From 2009 until 2022, Henwood was weekly captain of Team Two on TV3's weekly panel comedy show 7 Days, filming over 150 episodes in that time.[26][27] He now appears occasionally.
Henwood has recorded two DVDs: Dai Another Day, released by EMI in late 2009, and Adapt or Dai, released by Universal Music in 2013.[28]
