Jess Karamjeet emigrated to New Zealand/Aotearoa in January 2019 armed with a Masters degree in Writing for Performance, a handful of writing and storylining credits from international sensations NEIGHBOURS and COLD FEET, and a secret desire to be a stand-up comedian.

Flash-forward to 2024, she’s completed three comedy festival hours in the last year alone - with Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2023 under her belt, including the award-winning GRIEF-SEX-RACE musical duo show (PANNZ Touring).

In 2022, Jess was the recipient of a SEED ADVANCED grant from the NZ Writers’ Guild and NZ Film Commission for her domestic thriller BUT THEN THERE WAS ELLA, and is searching for a producer. In December 2023, she was also commissioned to develop her semi-autobiographical TV series CHRONIC through her production company: New Way Productions Ltd.

Jess currently works as a ‘gun for hire’ in writers’ rooms, in Tamaki Makaurau and internationally, and loves nothing more than to help other intersectional creatives and bring their ‘babies’ to life.