When you mention the name Guy Cater in New Zealand , chances are somebody knows his name or has seen his show . I consider Guy to be a New Zealand show business treasure . Guy ’ s work as a hypnotist , comedian , and magician is top notch , and his skills have taken him around the world , from the sands of the desert in the United Arab Emirates to the back of motorbikes in the pouring rain in Singapore . He was the first New Zealand hypnotist to work in Las Vegas , and he ' s performed under every working condition you could imagine .

I ’ ve known Guy for as far back as I can remember and we ’ ve worked together in Singapore , Dubai and throughout New Zealand . He taught me more about show business than anyone else I ’ ve ever met . During our time working overseas together , I would watch every show and was always in awe at how he handled the audience , and did it all , from MC to a four-hour night of entertainment !

We spent almost two years working on a regular TV spot for kids TV in our home country , New Zealand , and I can ’ t remember laughing so much at any other gig I ’ ve done . This article is long overdue , and is a celebration of a dear friend and one of the best entertainers I ’ ve ever worked with .

Guy Cater was brought up in New Zealand in a town called Howick . Comedy and variety ran through his blood , as his father was a member of the “ Independent Order of Odd Fellows ,” a nonpolitical and non-sectarian international fraternal order of Odd Fellowship . His father acted as MC and told jokes which meant that Guy grew up in a home full of laughter and fun . In his early years , he and three other school friends started a magic club , and as teenagers they enrolled in a local drama school run by

8 JUNE | 2023