12 Facts About Raybon Kan

Raybon Kan was born on 1966 and is a New Zealand comedian and newspaper columnist.

Raybon Kan began his education at St Mark's Church School.

Raybon Kan showed an early flair for public performance which he continued at Wellington College and was School Council President and proxime accessit to dux.

Raybon Kan first came to media prominence writing television reviews for The Dominion newspaper in Wellington and performed stand-up comedy on stage and on television.

Raybon Kan was named Best Comedian by Metro and North and South magazines on repeated occasions in New Zealand.

Raybon Kan has performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, the Montreal Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe.

Raybon Kan has performed in Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sydney.

Raybon Kan was nominated for the inaugural Billy T Award in 1997.

Raybon Kan wrote Five Days in Las Vegas in the early 1990s about his travels to the United States where he appeared on Wheel of Fortune.

Raybon Kan has appeared in the films I'll Make You Happy, Tongan Ninja, and Spooked.

Raybon Kan continues to provide commentary on social issues in print media, and is a guest speaker for events.

Raybon Kan is of Chinese heritage and has commented on how racist attitudes affect people of Asian appearance in New Zealand.