Lily Catastrophe

Lily Catastrophe is an award-winning comedian and burlesque performer based in te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, New Zealand).

Lily Catastrophe has been hailed as “one of the most distinctive new voices in New Zealand comedy”. She was the winner of Best New Comedian at the Wellington Comedy Awards 2024 and Breakthrough Comedian a year later at the Wellington Comedy Awards 2025.

Lily cemented her status as one to watch with her debut solo comedy cabaret BOTTOM SURGERY. BOTTOM SURGERY received wide critical acclaim during its sell-out seasons at the New Zealand Fringe Festival 2025 and the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in 2025. In 2026, Lily performed her first solo stand-up hour, Little Sister, during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.

She has performed internationally, touring BOTTOM SURGERY across New Zealand and Australia, and was invited to be a featured performer at the Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival in 2024 and 2025.

Select Awards and Nominations:

• Winner, Best Cabaret, Nelson Fringe Awards 2025

• Winner, Best New Comedian, Wellington Comedy Awards 2024

• Winner, Breakthrough Comedian, Wellington Comedy Awards 2025

• Nominee, Most Promising Emerging Artist, New Zealand Fringe Awards 2025

• Nominee, Best Newcomer - Wellington, New Zealand International Comedy Festival Awards 2025

• Nominee, Best Newcomer, New Zealand Improv Festival Awards 2026