Jonny Balchin

About

Award-winning video content creator who has earned over 650,000 followers on his austriankiwii Instagram account, for his comedic skits poking fun at Austrian culture. He has been featured by news and media outlets like Profil, Artsy Fartsy, and Salzburger Nachrichten.

Before Fame

He dreamt of becoming a vlogger from a very young age, wishing to travel the world and make videos. After getting a camera from his mother for Christmas at 18, he started creating vlogs of his adventures around New Zealand. He graduated university and got a job, but still felt a yearning to vlog so he ended up traveling to Southeast Asia, where he later met his girlfriend Maria and moved to Austria to begin what would eventually become his rise to social media stardom.

Trivia

In the year 2023, he won an Osterreichischer Kabarettpreis, or Austrian Cabaret Award, in the online category. He was also given a car from the Czech automobile manufacturer known as Škoda. He has also presented the Austrian Kiwi Podcast, along with his girlfriend and co-presenter, Maria Padinger.

Family Life

His mother gave him his first camera when he was 18 years old. He began dating his girlfriend, Maria Padinger, in 2019.

Associated With

In September 2023, he appeared on the Artsy Fartsy Immigrants Podcast, which was hosted by social media star and fellow comedy content creator Jordan Prince.