She is also co-host of podcast “Boners of the Heart with Alice Snedden.”Īvalon is a multi-award-winning talent management, television production and live promotion group with offices in London, Los Angeles and New York.Īvalon, Artist Rights Group (ARG) and The Agency represent a prolific roster of artists including comedians, actors, presenters, writers and directors. She also starred in the feature “Baby, Done” (Piki Films). In New Zealand, Rose is the lead writer and star of the sketch show “Funny Girls” (TV3), which is in its third season, and she is a regular on panel show “7 Days” (Three Now NZ). In the U.S., she also performed a stand-up slot on “Conan” (TBS).
Rose has acted in BBC Two’s “W1A,” BBC Three’s “Pls Like and Climaxed,” and E4’s “Dead Pixels,” while she wrote and starred in the three-part series “Rose Matafeo: Temp” for Channel 4’s Comedy Blaps.
New Zealand born Rose has established herself as one of the most exciting new voices in comedy and is firmly fixed as the “voice of millennials” (Comedy Awards).Ī regular face on screen, January saw Rose star in the feature film “Baby Done” From Taika Waititi, while she has featured on BAFTA winning “Taskmaster” (Ch4), “Have I Got News For You” (BBC One), “The Royal Variety Performance” (ITV 1), “Unspun with Matt Forde” (Dave), “Ultimate Worrier” (Dave), “Hypothetical” (UKTV), “The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice” (Channel 4), “The Last Leg” (Channel 4), and performed on “Conan” (TBS). Produced by Avalon (“Breeders”, “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay”, “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”, “Flatbush Misdemeanours”), STARSTRUCK is executive produced by Rose Matafeo, Jon Thoday, Richard Allen-Turner, Rob Aslett and Toby Welch. “It is brilliant to have the backing of HBO Max for the exceptionally talented Rose Matafeo and this feel-good comedy,” said executive producer Jon Thoday. I hope American audiences like my accent as much as I like speaking in it” said creator and writer of STARSTRUCK, Rose Matafeo. “I’m thrilled that Starstruck will be returning for a second series in the US on HBO Max. We can’t wait for audiences to see this hilarious and quirky love story.”
“Working with Rose and the team at Avalon has been amazing and so we had to keep it going.
“Rose is an exciting talent whose international stardom is on the rise,’ said Jeniffer Kim, Senior Vice President of International Originals at HBO Max.
The season two ensemble cast also includes Minnie Driver (“Good Will Hunting” ) and Russell Tovey (“Years and Years” ). marked by sweetness and levity that once you’ve finished, you’ll be devastated there isn’t more,” by Pajiba, STARSTRUCK follows Jessie (Matafeo), a millennial living in East London juggling two dead end jobs and navigating the complications of becoming romantically involved with famous film star “Tom” ( Nikesh Patel), and follows the couple as they realize they can’t keep away from each other.
Hailed as a “charmer” by The New York Times and ”a cotton-candy confection. SEASON ONE OF THE MAX ORIGINAL AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING NOWĪs season one debuts today, HBO Max has renewed the Max Original series, STARSTRUCK, from comedian Rose Matafeo (“Baby Done,” Horndog”) and co-writers Alice Snedden and Nic Sampson, for a second season.