Winner of “Female Comedian of the Decade” at the 2010 NZ Comedy Guild Awards, Michèle A’Court is a stand-up comedian, writer, social commentator and corporate MC. She has been working as an after-dinner speaker, event host and conference MC for more than 20 years and is highly sought after for in-person, online and hybrid events. Originally trained as a journalist, Michele has written two bestselling books: “Stuff I Forgot To Tell My Daughter” (2015) and “How We Met” (2018), both published by Harper Collins. She has been an opinion writer since 2008 and currently writes a weekly column for the NZ Woman’s Weekly. Michèle is a frequent voice on RNZ National’s “Nine to Noon” and “The Panel” and was a regular guest host on Three’s primetime show “The Project”. She has made regular appearances on the hit comedy show “7Days” since it began in 2009. In 2015 she was presented with the Reilly Comedy Award by the Variety Artists Club of NZ for achieving excellence in the field of comedy. Michèle is Patron of “The Aunties” Trust, a grassroots charity for women and children in need. She is also Patron of the Moving & Handling Association of NZ (MHANZ) which cares for carers in the health sector, and she is an Ambassador for Breast Cancer Cure. Michèle is a proud member of Actors’ Equity, and a Life Member of the NZ Comedy Guild.