Clothed, educated and fully autonomous, Jarrod Cook is a pre-emerging comedian and improviser based in О̄tautahi who uses a mixture of observational, nonsensical, surreal, deadpan and sometimes blue (*gasps*) comedy to entertain the people who aren’t holding the microphone. Jarrod was a finalist in both the 2023 Canterbury RAW Comedy, and 2023 FRESH Comedy Competitions.