Funny Girls (TV series)

Funny Girls is a New Zealand sitcom sketch comedy television series starring Rose Matafeo and Laura Daniel. It premiered on 23 October 2015 on Three and ran until 2018.

Funny Girls
Genre	Sitcom, sketch comedy
Starring	Rose Matafeo Laura Daniel Jackie van Beek Kimberley Crossman
Theme music composer	Johnny Barker
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	18 + Special
Production
Executive producer	John McDonald
Producer	Bronwynn Bakker
Cinematography	Drew Sturge
Editor	Luke Earl
Original release
Network	Three
Release	23 October 2015 (2015-10-23) – 20 September 2018 (2018-09-20)

Plot

The series follows Laura and Rose as they produce sketches for a fictional comedy series, fielding ideas from their male bosses and their producer Pauline.

Cast

• Rose Matafeo as Rose, a sketch comedy actress
• Laura Daniel as Laura, a sketch comedy actress
• Jackie van Beek as Pauline, Laura and Rose's producer
• Kimberley Crossman
• Teuila Blakely

Broadcast

The show premiered on 23 October 2015 on TV3.^[1][2] In 2016, the series returned for a second season with six episodes.^[2][3] Actress Madeleine Sami made her television directorial debut.^[4] Comedy Central was accused of ripping off an episode of the show.^[5] In 2018, the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern appeared a sketch on the show about women's suffrage.^[6]

A third season ran in 2018 for six half-hour episodes.^[7]

Reception

Awards and nominations