E65 | Dai Henwood
Episode summary | Dai Henwood
Dai Henwood is one of New Zealand’s most popular and successful entertainers who has done and seen it all and acquired some serious wisdom along the way.
We chart the two parts of his amazing career in this episode, from winning the prestigious Billy T Award in 2002, to having a mental breakdown after bombing in Edinburgh, to rekindling his career on the kiwi stand up tour, through his often boozy appearances on C4 on shows like Insert Video Here and Roll the Dai.
The second career looks at the runaway success as captain of Team 2 on 7 Days including the most controversial things ever said, hosting humble kiwis on Family Feud and dealing with live television on Dancing with the Stars as the zen and sober host.
Dai is also mad on sports, having recently joined the Alternative Commentary Collective cricket commentary, and co-hosts his own Mad Monday Podcast which shines the spotlight on his beloved rugby league and the Warriors.
Show notes | Dai Henwood
1.32 Cricket chat! 3 wickets at social cricket, the Henwood / Hurley Invitational, Twanga Delhi Super Soakers, and Last Man Stands
4.39 Familiar memories: Pulp Comedy, P Funk Chainsaw, and Time-after-Time together with not-so-familiar memories: the Oceania All Stars v LA Galaxy curtain-raiser, and the Power Rangers!?
9.19 “The best comedian of our generation and also one of the best humans as well”
14.35 Sleeping in a cricket bag for six months during an OE
19.51 A mental breakdown in Edinburgh and the importance of Bret McKenzie from the Flight of the Concords on his bouncing back
27.32 Comparing the arts with sport and failing hard and failing fast
32.10 The rise of Dai Henwood: C4, Insert Video Here, Roll the Dai, and touring NZ as a stand-up comedian
39.31 What was life like for Dai at the peak of his powers and the transition to sobriety
49.00 Life optimisation: Wim Hof, meditation, and tea
59.53 Reflecting on the “old” Dai Henwood
1.05.00 New Zealand’s broadcasting standards and looking back over 11 years of 7 Days
1.17.21 Hosting Family Feud and working with humble kiwis
1.22.16 Dancing with the Stars: Live TV and David Seymour twerking
1.25.45 A series of stitch up questions from Ben Hurley
1.31.52 A beat up on the Melbourne Storm and the brilliance of Craig Bellamy
1.36.12 Joining the Alternative Commentary Collective and the Mad Monday Podcast
1.39.39 A Warriors interlude, a fitting farewell for Ray Henwood, and a brief intro to Carolyn Henwood
1.44.35 Last words from Steven, Seamus, and Dai
