Josh Thomson (born 1981 in

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) is a New Zealand actor and comedian of

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n heritage. He is best known for his work as a comedian on ''7 Days'', Taskmaster NZ, ''Have You Been Paying Attention NZ'', ''

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'', and as a host on ''The Project NZ''. As an actor he is best known as Bob, the assistant of

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'' and

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''. He has frequently collaborated with production house

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starring as the lead in their movie ''

Gary of the Pacific ''Gary of the Pacific'' is a 2017 New Zealand comedy film directed by thedownlowconcept, starring Josh Thomson, Megan Stevenson and David Fane. Cast * Josh Thomson as Gary * Megan Stevenson as Chloe * David Fane as Dad * Taofi Mose-Tuiloma as La ...

''. He starred in and directed his own father in the award-winning web series '' Subject:Dad''. In 2021, Thomson appeared on the panel show ''

''. Thomson won series 3 of '' Taskmaster NZ''. In 2023, Thomson appeared on an episode of ''

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1981 births 21st-century New Zealand male actors Date of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand male comedians New Zealand people of Tongan descent People from Timaru {{NewZealand-comedian-stub