Alayne is a Te Whanganui-a-Tara based performer and writer. Alayne recently debuted her first stand-up comedy hour, Purple is the Gayest Colour, in the NZ International Comedy Festival. She has previously won an SYNZ Tour Ready Award at the NZ Fringe Festival, and was then nominated for best spoken word at the Sydney Fringe Festival. Recently, she has started writing for television and film.