Johanna Cosgrove

Johanna Cosgrove (born 1992) is a New Zealand actor, comedian and writer based in Auckland.

Training and career

Cosgrove trained in performing arts at Toi Whakaari and trained as a clown at Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Paris.

Cosgrove hosted the 9th Annual Auckland Theatre Awards in 2017. In 2022 Cosgrove and Samuel Te Kani started a podcast Rats in the Gutter where they discuss art and pop culture. She made her television debut in the show, Madam in 2024.

Comedy shows

• AUNTY (2018) a solo show, received multiple accolades and toured internationally to sell-out crowds
• Hi, Delusion (2023)
• Iconoclasts (2024) was part of the NZ International Comedy Festival
• Sweetie (2025)

Publications

• Crying on the Phone (2022)

References