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Nelly Thomas
Nelly Thomas is a comedian, author, educator and broadcaster from Western Australia, who has lived in Melbourne since 1998. Comedy Thomas won the Triple J Raw Comedy competition in 2003 alongside Stephen Sheehan. Since then she has performed around the world as a stand-up comedian. Thomas has performed twice at the Edinburgh Fringe, several times at the Melbourne Fringe and is a regular feature at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Solo Shows: * ''Family Ties'', 2006 (Golden Gibbo Nominee) * ''Nelly Thomas is not a Yummy Mummy'', 2008 * ''I Coulda Been A Sailor'', with guest appearance by Kate McLennan * ''Nelly Thomas is Pleasantly Furious'', 2014 Group Shows * ''Comedy Zone'', 2004, with Stephen Sheehan, Sammy J, Marcus Ryan and hosted by Cal Wilson * ''Betty Blues: A Comedy Show about Depression,'' 2004, By Nelly Thomas and featuring Toby Sullivan, Jill Peakock, Sam Simmons & Natalie Michelle Smith * ''Raw Prawns'', 2004, Nelly Thomas with Steve Sheehan, Josh Mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Daniels (actor)
Ross Daniels is an Australian actor and comedian. Career Daniels has guest starred in various Australian TV dramas including ''City Homicide'', '' Stingers'', ''Blue Heelers'', '' Something in the Air'' and ''Janus''. He played alongside Bud Tingwell in the award-winning episode of the children's show ''Round the Twist'' titled ''The Tears of Innocence''. In feature films he played Dave in '' The Hard Word'' (2002) and Ferret in ''Guru Wayne'' (2002). In the 1990s he was a high-profile standup comic, frequently headlining at iconic Melbourne venue '' The Last Laugh'' and ''The Comedy Store, Sydney''. During this same period Daniels was a regular guest on television shows such as '' Tonight Live with Steve Vizard'' as well as resident comedian on '' Midday with Ray Martin''. He co-created and co-hosted ''Home and Hosed'' with Shane Bourne for The Comedy Channel in 1999. The series was a unique variety/sketch show filmed entirely at Daniels' home. He has performed in severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Online
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owned body that is politically independent and fully accountable, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983''. ABC Commercial, a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps to generate funding for content provision. The ABC was established as the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 1 July 1932 by an act of federal parliament. It effectively replaced the Australian Broadcasting Company, a private company established in 1924 to provide programming for A-class radio stations. The ABC was given statutory powers that reinforced its independence from the government and enhanced its news-gathering role. Modelled after the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC), which is funded by a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxcutters (podcast)
''Boxcutters'' was an Australian podcast dedicated to the discussion of television. It was produced weekly, and was usually uploaded on a Monday. Shows average around 70 minutes, although there is no set length, and it is recorded at the studios of 3RRR. It was created by Josh Kinal, Ross McQueen and Brett Cropley, and is currently hosted by Cropley with rotating panelists. Former presenters include John Richards, Courteney Hocking and Dave Lawson. Nelly Thomas was a host throughout 2010. ''Boxcutters'' was created in 2005 and on 19 October 2009 it celebrated its 200th edition with guest Myf Warhurst, and congratulatory messages from Margaret Pomeranz, Peter Hitchener and Craig McLachlan. On 6 September 2011 the show presented a 6th birthday special looking at how children are presented on screen. As well as reporting news, ''Boxcutters'' created some in 2008 when they were the first to report that the Nine Network was closing their European news bureau, a story then picked u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio National
Radio National, known on-air as RN, is an Australia-wide public service broadcasting radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2. History 1937: Predecessors and beginnings From 1928, the National Broadcasting Service, as part of the federal Postmaster-General's Department, gradually took over responsibility for all the existing stations that were sponsored by public licence fees ("A" Class licences). The outsourced Australian Broadcasting Company supplied programs from 1929. In 1932 a commission was established, merging the original ABC company and the National Broadcasting Service. It is from this time that Radio National dates as a distinct network within the ABC, in which a system of program relays was developed during the subsequent decades to link stations spread across the nation. The beginnings of Radio National lie with Sydney radio station 2FC, which aired its first test broadcast on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Matilda
newmatilda.com, commonly known as New Matilda, is a left-wing independent Australian website of news, analysis and satire. History The website was established by John Menadue in August 2004. Its founding editor was Natasha Cica. The website is now registered in the name of Cordell Media Pty Ltd. In May 2007, the policy section of newmatilda.com separated to become the Centre for Policy Development, a left-wing think tank. On 27 May 2010, editor Marni Cordell announced that the publication would cease on 25 June, due to financial support drying up. On 8 October 2010, Cordell announced that newmatilda.com would be returning as a reader supported site. The site raised more than $150,000 in a six-week fundraising campaign and is now back up and running and publishing daily. However, webanalytics for January 2016 showed the site was barely performing, rated at 2989 for Australian sites, compared to, for example, 36 for ''The Age'', or 936 for Crikey.com. In May 2014, Cordell ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sport .... It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited, Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Perfect
Eddie Perfect (born 17 December 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, comedian, writer and actor. Widely known for his role as Mick Holland in Channel Ten's TV series ''Offspring'' in which he performs his own music, he has recorded solo albums and written and performed numerous cabaret shows, including ''Songs from the Middle'' with the Brodsky Quartet. His biographical musical comedy '' Shane Warne: The Musical'' won the 2009 Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work, a Victorian Premier's Literary Award and a Green Room Award. Following his songwriting career on Broadway, where he composed ''Beetlejuice'' and ''King Kong'', Perfect returned to Australia where he was to star as Franklin Hart Jr. in Dolly Parton's musical ''9 to 5'' in late 2020, although it was subsequently indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Personal life He was educated at St Bede's College, in Mentone, Victoria where he was the dux of the school in 1995. He undertook a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wil Anderson
William James Anderson (born 31 January 1974) is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, and podcaster. Early life William James Anderson was born on 31 January 1974 in Sale, Victoria, and grew up on a dairy farm near Heyfield, Victoria.Twenty Questions Tuesday Retrieved 3 March 2016 He attended Gippsland Grammar School in Sale, and later studied newspaper journalism at the , graduating top of his class in 1995. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Karvelas
Patricia Karvelas (born 29 January 1981) is an Australian radio presenter, current affairs journalist and political correspondent. Karvelas currently hosts ''RN Breakfast'' on Radio National. Early life Karvelas was born in Australia to Greek migrants who moved to Melbourne in the late 1960s. Her father was from the village of Foinikounta in the Peloponnese region of Greece. When Karvelas was 8 years old, both her parents died suddenly and she lived with her maternal grandmother and later her two older sisters, Voula and Sue in Carlton. Karvelas attended a number of schools but completed her senior schooling years at University High School and graduated from RMIT University. Early career Karvelas' journalism career began around 1994 when, as a young teenager, she joined the community radio station 3CR Melbourne. She hosted programs such as ''Wednesday Breakfast'' and ''Girl Zone''. By the age of 15 she was also a guest presenter at 3RRR. Karvelas stayed at 3CR until the y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Lucy Is All Woman
''Judith Lucy Is All Woman'' is a six-part Australian television comedy documentary series starring Melbourne comedian Judith Lucy. It first screened on Wednesday 11 February 2015 at 9pm on the ABC. The series follows on from ''Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey''. Overview Lucy explores women's issues, and the implications for men, in modern Australia. * Season 1, Episode 4: Anna Bligh, Annabel Crabb, Deborah Lawrie, and Mick Molloy "I Am Woman" In the final episode, Lucy recorded a version of Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" and it was released by ABC Music. This rendition is credited as Judith Lucy featuring Deborah Conway, Ella Hooper, Vika and Linda Bull, Kylie Auldist, Bertie Blackman, Liz Stringer, Lisa Miller, Jen Cloher, Monique Brumby, Angie Hart, Justine Clarke, Rebecca Barnard, Evelyn Morris Evelyn Ida Morris, also known as Pikelet, is a musician from the outer suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Morris does not identify as either male or female and prefers to use "th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
