Most writers have shots of them looking very serious and drinking whiskey, wearing those weird jackets with the leather on the elbows. And trust me, I thought about doing that. But then again, you’re probably not reading me for whiskey drinking, elbow padded kinda opinions.

Hey, my name’s Verity. I’m a writer, TV presenter, MC and, in a nocturnal life, own & MC at a burlesque club.

I have a weekly Thursday column in Stuff, NZ’s biggest media outlet, where I talk about all kinds of madness. (My re-occuring obsessions would be politics, sex, society & the new zealand national identity, but really, I’m just trying to point out things we do in our everyday life and say - hey, have you seen this? Isn’t it interesting?!)

Someone once said that I talk about dark, difficult things in a light, funny way. And I can’t think of a better way of putting it. That’s kinda what I do across all my work.

Whether it’s getting on stage and ripping seven bells out of middle class society’s attitude to sex at a burlesque show….Or writing a political column on why our PM is the political equivalent of an emergency can of tuna….or just MCing your event in a way that doesn’t bore you to tears…I’m here to make you laugh while you think.

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Here’s a variety biscuit box selection of my columns

- Luxon is the 1am tuna can PM - there because there’s no one else

- Have you tried dating short men?

- Hey Pakeha, are you going to let David Seymour talk for you?

- Men in shorts & the knees of the Kiwi soul

-We’re an emotionally constipated country

- The loneliness of being the boss

-Auckland is broken

-We’re horndogs & prudes

planning a conference? or a cool wedding? got a symposium where you don’t want guests to be bored to death…

If you’ve got an event that needs an mc who can liven up any room…let’s chat.

Want to get to know me better? Here’s a podcast ep. with Brodie Kane’s Kiwi Yarns on my writing & burlesque club & magic making.

Want to know more about the burlesque club? Watch the doco I filmed, edited & created for The Big Idea. (I’m the one in leopard!)

Curious for some clips of me on air? I’m a monthly panelist for Radio New Zealand, check out the latest ones below.

Got a question? Send me an email here.