Too assertive to be the female lead but too funny not to earn airtime, the rom-com genre has Rose Matafeo pigeon-holed and she's got something to say about it.
Fresh from a sell-out season at Edinburgh Fringe and the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, Rose returns with her unique blend of goofy narrative and insightful undertones in Sassy Best Friend.
Disguised as a light-hearted look at her own place in society, Rose under-promises and over-delivers with a show that is as entertaining as it is shrewd, as she dissects modern female stereotypes in her typically self-depreciating style.
Tackling a subject matter that can be kind-of confronting, Rose delves into romance novels, rom-com plot-lines and shades of her own teenage angst all while raising worthwhile questions about misogyny in music and modern feminism.
Kooky and clever, it's no surprise Rose has quickly earned a place in the Kiwi comedy hall of fame and she earns an A++ for delivering a brand of palatable feminism that is equal parts entertaining and insightful.