After graduating with a journalism degree, David Farrier began work on New Zealand news show Nightline as an entertainment reporter in 2005. He quickly became known for covering quirky local news, and bigger entertainment stories overseas, travelling to LA to cover events like the Grammys and the E3 expo.
Fascinated by cryptozoology he began hosting THE CRYPTID FACTOR radio show in 2009 with comic and actor Rhys Darby. The show now runs as a podcast, keeping listeners abreast of matters related to Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster.
Farrier and Darby went on to star in Netflix comedy series SHORT POPPIES, in which Farrier played himself.
In 2015 Farrier began co-hosting late night news show NEWSWORTHY, a daily show that looks at “the ordinary and the extraordinary”.
He released his first feature length documentary, TICKLED, in 2016.
