
David Downs: Comedian, Cancer Survivor & The Man Selling NZ to the World
Published 4/15/2026

Published 4/15/2026
David Downs is a man with a wild CV: he quit university to become a comedian, helped build the New Zealand comedy scene, co-founded The Classic and even wrote a few books. Then somehow pivoted into tech, ended up working for Microsoft, running the show across Southeast Asia. And now he is…