Carlson is a regular panellist on 7 Days[2][3] and both the Australian and New Zealand version of Have You Been Paying Attention?.

[6] She grew up on the Ingwelala nature reserve next to Kruger National Park and has a brother and a sister.

[2][8] She has appeared on the Australian shows The Project,[10] Studio 10,[11] Spicks and Specks,[12] Orange Is the New Brown,[13] Have You Been Paying Attention?,[12] Hughesy, We Have a Problem,[12] and two seasons of The Masked Singer.

[20] She won Best Female Comedian at the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards six times (2010-2014 and 2016).

[6] She emigrated to New Zealand from South Africa in 2006 after being subjected to a series of thefts, including her car being stolen, an armed robbery at work, and a break-in at her home in which she and her neighbours confronted the intruder with cricket bats.

[24][25] In 2018, she was named Australasian Ambassador of South African Tourism, representing the country as part of an ongoing campaign to encourage Australians, New Zealanders, and South African expatriates to visit the country.