Mortified: Pax Assadi
The hilarious Pax Assadi has herded ducks in West Auckland, experienced catastrophic culture shock in Pakistan, and been catfished, conned, heartbroken and humbled. The award-winning comedian, TV writer and Taskmaster NZ competitor joins pip adam to discuss his joyfully chaotic and painfully honest memoir, Mortified, and what we gain by embracing our shameful moments.
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Pax Assadi
Pax Assadi is one of New Zealand’s most exciting comedic voices. Since beginning stand-up in 2012, he has earned multipl
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