Nic Gorman, born in Wellington, raised in Christchurch, has had a varied background in theatre, improv comedy, writing and teaching. He is also a qualified secondary school teacher.

Nic performed for years with the Court Jesters in Christchurch, both in their late night comedy show ‘Scared Scriptless’ and for corporate work. Nic also appeared in Court Theatre shows “I Scream”, “Who’s Bard is it Anyway?”, “The Diary of Anne Frank”, “The Reluctant Dragon”, and “A Fistful of Dolores”, which he co-wrote with Jared Corbin. Nic has performed improv since with The Outwits in Christchurch, the Improviders in Sydney and a couple of shows with “On the Spot Improv” in Montreal, Canada. He also performed in productions of David Mamet’s “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” with Theatre in Action in Hong Kong and “Hamlet” and “The Tempest” at the Hong Kong Fringe Club.

In 2004 Nic completed his Masters in Creative Writing at Victoria’s graduate writing program, and has had fiction published in Staple and Turbine. He has performed with the Improvisors since 2004.