Jo Prendergast
Creating comedy out of cancer
12 Apr 2025
When Dr Jo Prendergast was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided the best thing to do was to write an 80,000 word manuscript about her experience, and create a comedy show out of it. Audio
Comedy and Cartwheels: Dr Jo Prendergast
10 Jan 2024
She goes by the stage name Jo Ghastly and is a comedian psychiatrist and cancer survivor. Audio
How to parent your teenager without losing your mind
14 Sep 2023
She's a psychiatrist by day, and a stand-up comedian by night - but parenting has been her toughest gig yet. Dr Jo Prendergast has written a how-to parenting guide called 'When Life Sucks'. It offers… Audio
What the doctor ordered: Jo Prendergast's 'Ghastly' alter ego
28 Jan 2021
By day she's a Christchurch-based psychiatrist. But by night, she can be found on the comedy circuit. Dr Joanna Prendergast was a late-comer to comedy, taking it up at the age of 48 and performing… Audio