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Text reads, "My Favourite Dead Person".

9m

A sketch show for kids that honours New Zealand history by telling some of our incredible, funny, inspiring, and outrageous stories.

Made with the support of NZ On Air

Series details.

Credits

Nigel McCulloch & Juliet Condon
Producers
Glynis Stewart
Associate Producer
Nigel McCulloch & Miriama McDowell
Directors
Ben Hurley, Jamaine Ross, Becky Kuek, Ray O'Leary, Josh Davies, Ben MacGougan, Courtney Dawson, & Brynley Stent
Writers
Josh Thompson
Host
Ngawaero Maniapoto
Network Executive (TVNZ)

My Favourite Dead Person is a sketch show for kids that honours New Zealand history by telling some of our incredible, funny, inspiring, and outrageous stories, while highlighting what makes them unique and relevant to our special corner of the world.

In each episode, comedian Josh Thomson is joined by tamariki who bring these stories to life through their own interpretations and comedic sketches. From a Kiwi parachute tester to a record-breaking female pilot, a sneaky con artist, and even the father of physics, their stories are hilariously explored in My Favourite Dead Person.

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Video section home

The back of someone looking up at a big red firework exploding in the night sky. Text reads, "Giants Giants Giants". The last "Giants" fades into the background.
The back of a woman walking down a path, she's wearing white pants and a silver shiny top with silver tassels coming off the back and arms. Her arms are outstretched. Text reads, "Inside Splore".
Text reads, "Mata Reports". It sits on a dark grey background. Along the top of the image is a kōwhaiwhai pattern.
Dark purple background with text, "Art Stories in Aotearoa".
The silhouette of a man against a sun either rising or setting, the sky is mostly green with a thin bank of orange light along the horizon. Text reads, "Meng".
Charlotte Cook leaning on a bench and smiling. Beside her is a stack of cookbooks and a bowl of tomatoes. Text reads, "Grilled, with Charlotte Cook".
A man is wearing a suit and tie and smiling at the camera with his head slightly tilted to the left. He has a thick moustache, behind him the room is dark but seems to be an office. Text reads, "The Citizen's Handbook" in light pink.
Guyon Espiner on a black background, looking at camera with logo behind him
People standing in a forest clearing, backlit by the sun. They are all wearing traditional Māori dress. Text reads, "NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui".
A man looking into the camera with his mouth slightly open. His left eye is bugged out in a comically over the top way. Text reads, "A Place Called Te Awamutu".
A person sitting on a stool, they're looking down. The image has been edited so that there's a strong orange toned light covering the image, obscuring the figures face. The text reads, "The Outliers".
A two dimensional Illustration of a screen showing DNA shapes in front a conveyor belt with kākāpō on it. Text reads, "What if...? Genomics in Aotearoa".
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The host, Mihingarangi Forbes, smiling at the camera. Text reads, "Mata".
A person on a BMX bike jumping over the camera, silhouetted against a cloudy sky. Text reads, "No Limits".
A large group of people protesting, they're all holding signs. Text reads, "Hīkoi, Speaking Our Truth".
A man with their back towards the camera, they're looking on onto an ocean. The image is in grey scale. Text reads, "The Art of War".
A man operating a cannon, theres smoke coming out of it and a man next to it holding his hands over his ears. Text reads, "NZ Wars: Stories of Waitara".
A brightly colours grid of squares where some of the squares include the faces of the five hosts of Whakamāori
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Photo of Anika Moa in black with hands on hips, looking straight ahead to camera, on a light grey background. The podcast title ‘It’s Personal with Anika Moa’ is written above her head.
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A hillside is draped with a large Māori flag, on the ridge line stands a single figure and another Māori flag. Text in a painted font reads "Ake Ake Ake"