E91 | Jason Hoyte
Episode summary | Jason Hoyte
Jason Hoyte is a New Zealand screen and voice actor and radio host, comedian, stage performer, ACC commentator, cricket umpire, and father of four.
He’s also one of our favourite New Zealanders and someone we’ve wanted on the podcast since we started!
In this episode we go over some of his greatest hits including his infamous scene with Nadia Lim on The Late Night Big Breakfast, commentating with the ACC, his relationship with Leigh Hart and the trials and tribulations of putting Bhuja together on Radio Hauraki, the chaotic early days of comedy with Sugar & Spice, and acting with a young Ryan Gosling.
His acting credits are enough for a career on its own, but when you add his voice-over work it makes for an impressive body of work. Jason is so often ‘in character’ in his public-facing roles, so it was a real treat to peak behind the curtain to find out what really makes him tick.
Show notes | Jason Hoyte
1:38 Jason throws some heat at Mike Lane about the state of the Export Beer Garden Studio
3:08 The influence of Jason on the everyday lexicon – backbone!
5:40 An impressive body of screen acting work
8:46 One of the most well-known voices in New Zealand
13:23 Setting the foundations at Dilworth: maths poetry and school productions
19:47 Sugar & Spice
30:33 West Auckland Hollywood: Xena, Hercules, and Young Hercules
34:54 Killing people on Shortland Street
38:12 A breadth of work from Seven Periods with Mr. Gormsby to Power Rangers
41:36 Leigh Hart, Moon TV, and The Late Night Big Breakfast
51:53 Jason and Nadia Lim
55:26 The transition to radio: Bhuja via the Alternative Commentary Collective
1:04:55 Hüsker Dü: The art of throwing people under the bus
1:07:41 The success of the Alternative Commentary Collective
1:14:04 The Big Show with Mike Minogue and Keyzie
1.18.18 Last words from Steven, Seamus, and Jason
