▁during ▁this ▁time ▁form ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁his ▁writing . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁" My ▁first ▁job ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁journalist , ▁and ▁I ▁thought ▁that ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁me ▁until ▁I ▁retired ." ▁But ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁play , ▁F resh ▁off ▁the ▁Bo at ▁( co - written ▁with ▁Simon ▁Small ), ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁performing ▁arts . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁breakfast ▁announ cer ▁on ▁N iu ▁FM ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁on ▁R N Z ▁National / Te ▁Re o ▁I rir ang i ▁o ▁A ot ear oa ▁National ▁as ▁a ▁guest , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁guest - host ing ▁Kim ▁Hill ' s ▁Saturday ▁Mor ning ▁show ▁during ▁Summer ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁La ure ate ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Arts ▁Foundation ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁▁▁ ▁K ight ley ▁acted ▁in ▁and ▁co - w rote ▁the ▁successful ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁film ▁S ione ' s ▁Wed ding . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁comedy ▁group ▁N aked ▁Sam o ans ▁T alk ▁About ▁Their ▁Kn ives ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁" N aked ▁Sam o ans "), ▁who ▁together ▁wrote ▁the ▁animated ▁television ▁series ▁bro ' T own . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁invol vement ▁with ▁Sport z ah . ▁▁▁ ▁K ight ley ▁co - f ounded