Host, MC & Spruiker.
Jess loves to talk.
Available for a variety of different public speaking gigs including MCing, spruiking, interviewing, and as a guest.
"Her passion for her work is infectious and makes you instantly interested to hear more of what she has to say” - Blackboard Theatre
previous experience
2026 Mental Health & The Arts
Panel guest with SA Mental Health Commissioner
(Gluttony, Adelaide Fringe Festival)
2024 Performing & Health
Host for a panel discussion
(Actors Equity New Zealand)
2023 Chronic pain presentation
Sharing lived experience for Health Improvement Practitioners
(Canterbury Clinical Network/Pegasus Health)
2022 & 2023 Presentation for General Practitioners
Focus on patient/GP communication
(Pegasus Health)
2022 Guest lecturer for COMS333
on podcast creation and production
(University of Canterbury)
2023/2020/2019 Spruiker for The Little Palais
during Adelaide Fringe Festival
(Bamboozled Productions)
2021 Isolation Mix Tape Vol II.
Live event & documentary interviewing
(Blackboard Theatre Collective)
2021 NZ Fringe Festival Opening Gala & Awards
Co-hosted an interactive festival tour and the awards ceremony
(Wellington, New Zealand)
2020 Forum Host
for FringeWorks events
(Adelaide Fringe Festival)
Jess the Mess.
street show
They call her Jess The Mess and 5 minutes into her show you'll understand why! Armed with a sparkly personality, fire, eggs, and some seriously sweet dance moves, one of New Zealand's funniest clowns brings you an interactive comedy street show entertaining both little and big kids alike.
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