Kiwi comedy icon Dai Henwood drops in to talk about his incredible career and surprising family back-story. Born into a proud Welsh lineage with illustrious forebears, he knew he wanted to make people laugh from a very young age. He talks comedy in Aotearoa, Eastern religion and mindfulness - and how his latest gig on the phenomenon that is Taskmaster NZ gave him a positive focus after he went public with his stage 4 cancer diagnosis.

You can watch Taskmaster NZ here and Legomasters NZ here.

Dai is hosting The Comedy Treatment, a night of stand-up to raise money for the Cancer Society, on August 24. Guests include Mel Bracewell, Josh Thomson, Ben Hurley and Justine Smith. You can buy tickets here. The show will be broadcast live on Three.

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Host: Simon Bridges

Producers: Chris Reed and Jen Black

Audio editing and mixing: John Ropiha