Jackie van Beek is one of New Zealand’s funniest and most creative minds!

Fresh off the release of The Office Australia (which she helped co-create), Jackie van Beek joins us this week to discuss:

• Growing up with Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement

• How she got engaged to comedian Jesse Griffin after knowing him for a month

• What makes Wellington city a creative incubator

• The ins and outs of ‘merkins'

• Why she had to say yes to putting together The Office Australia

Jackie has also written, directed and starred in The Breaker Upperers, Nude Tuesday and The Educators and featured in everything from Funny Girls and What We Do in The Shadows, to Golden Boy.

We loved chatting to her and hearing her outlook on life - and there were a tonne of laughs across this one.

Best Laugh: Getting to better understand the process that goes into selecting and owning a merkin on screen.

Best Insight: Jackie takes us behind the scenes of how the improvisation process works for directors like her, Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement.

Biggest Surprise: Jackie married Jesse Griffin after only knowing him for a month!

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