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Born | Guy Malachi Jones Williams 19 September 1987 [1] Christchurch, New Zealand |
Education | Nelson College |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Employer | Sky Free |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) [2] |
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Comedy career | |
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Years active | 2008–present |
YouTube information | |
Channels | New Zealand Today |
Years active | 2019–present |
Genre | Comedy |
Subscribers | 290 thousand |
Views | 127 million |
Associated acts | Jono and Ben |
Last updated: 8 August 2025 |
Guy Malachi Jones Williams (born 19 September 1987) [1] is a New Zealand comedian and television personality. Since 2019, Williams has been the host of New Zealand Today , a show detailing the lives and events of New Zealand towns and the people who live in them. [3] He was previously a co-host on the satirical news and entertainment television programme Jono and Ben until the show's end in 2018. [4] [5]
Williams was born in Christchurch to Gary and Roseanne Williams and moved to Nelson when he was twelve months old. [6] His younger brother is comedian Paul Williams, and younger sister improviser Maria Williams. He attended primary school at St. Joseph's School, [7] and was educated at Nelson College from 2001 to 2005; in 2005 he travelled to Gallipoli with Prime Minister Helen Clark after winning a student essay competition. [8] He was a member of the school's 'A' basketball team from 2003 to 2005. [9]
He attended Victoria University of Wellington and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in political science in 2011. [10] [11] While at Victoria University, he held the positions of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association Activities Officer in 2009, [12] and ran for president in 2010 but withdrew his application for the latter. [13]
Williams began performing stand-up comedy in Wellington in 2007. In 2009 he performed as Dai Henwood's opening act after winning Dai's Protégé Project. [14] He is a regular performer in the New Zealand Comedy Festival in Wellington and Auckland.
In 2010, he started co-hosting on The Jono Project, where he appeared on TVNZ's breakfast show in a prank in which he claimed to be a promoter of commercial whaling in New Zealand as a way to save whales. [15] When the show was merged with WANNA-BEn in 2012 to form Jono and Ben at Ten , Williams followed. He was promoted to co-host in 2013. [16]
In 2012, Williams won the Billy T Award for his debut solo show On the Verge of Nothing. [17]
On 15 January 2014, it was announced in a press release that Williams would join The Edge in a new radio show, The Edge Afternoons with Guy, Sharyn & Clint, with Sharyn Casey and Clint Roberts. In comedic fashion, he is quoted in the press release as saying: "It has been my dream to work on The Edge radio station ever since last week when they told me I would be working on The Edge radio station. I'm super excited to make my dream a reality." [18] In March 2014, Williams was selected by TV Guide magazine as New Zealand's Sexiest Male Television Personality, beating Shortland Street's Benjamin Mitchell, who had won the award for several years beforehand. [19] He also co-hosted The Xtra Factor , a follow-up programme of The X Factor with Casey and Roberts from March–May 2015. [20] [21]
In June 2015, he began narrating Come Dine with Me New Zealand . [22]
In September 2015, Williams released a charity single entitled "The Pigeon Song", featuring Christchurch rapper Scribe. It peaked at the number two position in the New Zealand singles chart. [23]
In 2016, Williams left The Edge saying he would focus on television projects and other work. [24] He released his first half-hour standup special in 2017, and started hosting the satirical news show New Zealand Today [3] in 2019. Williams also competed on the first season of Taskmaster New Zealand in 2020 and appeared on Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee in 2023. [25]
In December 2024, Williams revealed had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of a TVNZ documentary, ADHD - Not Just Hyper. The documentary follows Williams, who is diagnosed on camera, and his sister Maria, who was diagnosed in 2022, learning to live with the condition. [26] [27] [28]
In 2025, Williams confronted ACT New Zealand party leader David Seymour at an impromptu press conference during the 2025 Waitangi Day event regarding the Treaty Principles Bill. [29] Williams accused Seymour of spreading misinformation by saying Māori were "causing division and racism", a claim which Seymour denied. [29] [30] The exchange was met with divided opinion. [30] [31]
Williams was in a relationship with Golriz Ghahraman; their relationship ended in late 2020. [32] [33] [34]
Williams revealed he was diagnosed with ADHD in December 2024. [26] [27] [28]
I'm sooo tall! I was born in 1987