015: Urzila Carlson – Getting robbed at gunpoint can lead to a comedy career

At times, the universe can send out subtle signals, that help
guide our life's journey. That's not what Urzila Carlson was
thinking, standing in her underwear and huddled with co-workers
in a locked office bathroom after an armed robbery, in her home
country of South Africa. The universe was shaking and slapping
her, screaming "get the hell out of here".


Thankfully for her future fans, Urzilla did just that, emigrating
to New Zealand before embarking on an award winning comedy career
- a career that would see her win New Zealand Comedy Guild
Awards for Best Female Comedian in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014 and 2016! Don't ask about 2015.


In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast interview, South
African born, New Zealand resident, and celebrity on Australian
TV, Urzilla Carlson, shares her inner mantra, fake contracts, and
"putting your balls against the wall" if you want to make it in
stand-up comedy.


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