Comedian Tom Sainsbury gained national fame five years ago through his daily Snapchat videos.

These included parodies of real people such as Simon Bridges, Paula Bennett, Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins, and made-up characters like Skeet the Subantarctic Skua, foul-mouthed cat Gingerbread and audience favourite Fiona the wine critic.

He also writes and stars in multiple TV projects, plays, stand-up and featured on TVNZ's Give Us A Clue. 

Tom Sainsbury talked about his creative process here today.

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