Angella Dravid is a New Zealand standup comedian writer and actress She is of SamoanIndian descent and has lived in Oman Australia the UK and New Zealand She initially attended an open mic night to get over her anxiety at working customer service facing jobs and her fear of public speaking and continued to pursue standup comedy after her sets were successful In 2017 she decided on showbusiness and perhaps writing a drama or serial based on her experiences upon her choosing she turned her thoughts of being in an abusive relationship into a show called Down the Rabbit Hole which played the New Zealand International Comedy Festival NZICF For her performance Dravid won the 2017 Billy T Award an accolade that recognises up and coming comedy performers