The South African-born New Zealand comedian reflects on how her traumatic childhood shaped her humour and refusing to roast her 13-year-old daughter’s friendsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailUrzila Carlson will always remember her first joke. She was eight years old and her parents were divorcing after years of abuse at the hands of her violent father. But in 1980s South Africa, divorce was scandalous –…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00AM on April 25, 2026