Raybon Kan (born 1966) is a New Zealand comedian and newspaper columnist.

Early life and family

Kan's family moved to Wellington, New Zealand soon after his birth in Masterton. He began his education at St Mark's Church School. He showed an early flair for public performance which he continued at Wellington College and was School Council President and proxime accessit to dux. He attended Victoria University of Wellington's law school, and earned his LL B(Hons) and was admitted to the Bar. and is a guest speaker for events. He is of Chinese heritage and has commented on how racist attitudes affect people of Asian appearance in New Zealand. In 2008, Kan was awarded a Bravo award by the New Zealand Skeptics for his column "I see dud people," wherein he stated "I don’t want to get in the way of entertainers earning a crust, but it’s scummy to pretend to communicate with the dead to take advantage of grieving relatives."

See also

  • List of New Zealand television personalities

References

  • Raybon Kan - official site
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20090725034254/http://www.diagnosisdeath.co.uk/
  • Raybon Kan - Eventfinda