2x award-winning Christchurch comedian Taylor Ruddle is known for his friendly, relaxed delivery and performs a mix of storytelling, one liners and satire in his cheeky pop-culture and wordplay-laden style.He has been described as “Disarmingly laid back, with a twinkle in his eye disguising a sharply honed wit.”

Latest Comedy Special - Panic! At The Buffet

Recorded in 2025 at Little Andromeda, In Panic! At The Buffet, Taylor explores 5 different experiences from his life where he started overthinking, panicked and then did something he regretted at the time, but make for entertaining stories in hindsight!The experiences in question include: buying clothes as a plus-size man, trying to spell his name over the phone, a white lie to a cashier that got out of hand, trying not to frighten women on the street at night time, and of course - The Buffet! The show culminates when Taylor has the chance to step up and be a hero, having finally got a handle on his awkwardness, or has he?

Comedian / MC

Taylor is available as a Stand-up Comedian, to MC a function, or to organize a comedy show at your venue. Visit Can Do Comedy's website for more infomation.

Quiz Host

If you need a last minute quiz host to cover for sickness, or would like Taylor to organize a recurring quiz at your venue or for a fundraiser, please get in touch!

Musical Bingo

Taylor is a host for the popular Beats By Bingo franchise, if you would like to arrange a Beats show for a fundraiser, or any other function, please get in touch!

Voiceover

Taylor has been lending his voice to commercials, podcasts, audio dramas, audiobooks and the like since 2023, get in touch if you'd like to use him for a project!

Ruddle Me This! Podcast

Taylor has been hosting the Ruddle Me This! Podcast since 2023.It's currently hosted by the Tape Deck Media podcast network and has featured such guests as Ray O'Leary, Liv McKenzie, Courtney Dawson, Dr Jo Prendergast, Dan Boerman, Alan McElroy, Ocean Denham, Dan Bain and a whole stack more!The podcast is played Friday nights on Plains FM in Christchurch and has been nominated for the Best Online Production in the 2023 & 2024 NZ Comedy Guild Awards.

Awards

WINNER
Breakout Comedian of the South Island 2024 - NZ Comedy GuildBreakout Comedian of the South Island 2023 - NZ Comedy GuildNOMINATED
Best Visiting Comedian 2024 - Dunedin Comedy Awards
Best Online Production 2024 (Ruddle Me This!) - NZ Comedy Guild
Best Online Production 2023 (Ruddle Me This!) - NZ Comedy Guild
Best Comic (Mul-TAY-Verse) - Nelson Fringe Festival 2023
Breakout Comedian of the South Island 2021 - NZ Comedy Guild

Testimonials

“Taylor was our MC at the Overload NZ Anime & Manga Convention, which was held on 8th of October 2022 at The Cloud Convention Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Throughout the stage event preparation period, Taylor actively contributed with an open minded attitude. His competent MCing of our stage event exceeded our expectations. We were very pleased with his work.”
- Seong Oh, Overload Committee Director“Taylor performed a stand-up set for a corporate event I organised for my workplace. He performed an extremely entertaining set and my co-workers thoroughly enjoyed it. Before the event, he was very professional and eager to learn about his audience and created relevant and engaging material. I would highly recommend Taylor, I believe his comedy will provide fun entertainment for everyone.”
- Siobhan McCann, Social Club Organizer, THL Holdings

Reviews

“Ruddle’s show was a fantastic investigation into the effects of anti-intellectualism in New Zealand, of self-realisation, and the true dangers of small-town Four Square checkouts.”
- Bad Apple
on Panic! At The BuffetRead Full Review here

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