One of Aotearoa’s most exciting new comedic voices.

Bailey Poching is Doing Great. His career is going well, he’s happy, and I mean, sure, he’s been really busy since the funeral, but I’m sure that’s not at all connected to how well he’s doing!

One of Aotearoa’s most exciting comedic voices delivers his critically acclaimed solo show, digging into grief, avoidance, and the absurd notion of convincing everyone you’re okay.

Winner of Best Debut at the NZ International Comedy Fest, as seen on seen on 7 Days, and star of Netflix’s North of North.

Bailey has won the following accolades:
Winner of Best Debut at the NZ International Comedy Fest
Winner of best ensemble performance, comedy series for Netflix’s North of North at the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards.

Bailey Poching
Bailey Poching (Ngāti Whatua ki Kaipara, Sāmoa) is an award-winning comedian, improviser, writer and filmmaker, who is fast becoming a fixture in the NZ comedy scene. He was raised in Wakefield, England and now resides in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. After making his TV debut on The Comedy Mixtape, he has gone on to appear on multiple episodes of New Zealand’s longest running panel show 7 Days. He has appeared in multiple hit New Zealand comedy shows, including Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee, Kid Sister, Raised by Refugees and My Favourite Dead Person, and most recently stars in Netflix series ‘North of North.

Poching, alongside Anthony Crum, took home “Best Debut” at the 2023 NZ International Comedy Festival for their outrageous duo show Hot Filthy Garbage!

Poching has also performed improv as part of Aotearoa’s most successful improv group Snort as well as their successor improv team Bull Rush which can be found delighting audiences every week at The Basement Theatre in Auckland.