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Raw Comedy
Raw Comedy, stylised as RAW Comedy, is an Australian annual competition for emerging stand-up comedians held by Melbourne International Comedy Festival. History and description The Raw Comedy competition was established at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 1996. In 2011, there were 1,100 contestants. The competition is supported by national youth radio station Triple J. the competition attracts around 1,000 entrants annually from all over Australia, and is the largest open-mic comedy competition in the country. A series of heats take place in major Australian cities through January, February and March. State semi-finals and finals are held in the state capitals in March. Judges select the most impressive state-finalist/s to compete at the Raw Comedy grand finale, which held as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival at the Melbourne Town Hall in April and is televised later in June/July of the same year. The winner of Raw Comedy is sent to the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Franklin
Christopher Franklin (born 16 September 1964) is an Australian stand-up comedian and former sailor for the Royal Australian Navy. He is most famous for performing the song "Bloke" (a bogan-style parody of Meredith Brooks' song "Bitch"), which was certified platinum, reached No. 1 on the ARIA Charts, and was the twelfth-biggest-selling single in Australia in 2000.ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2000 He lives in . Early life Franklin was born in Sydney, and he lived from age 3 to 5 on |
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Australia to the west (129th meridian east), South Australia to the south (26th parallel south), and Queensland to the east (138th meridian east). To the north, the Northern Territory looks out to the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea, and the Gulf of Carpentaria, including Western New Guinea and various other islands of the Indonesian archipelago. The NT covers , making it the third-largest Australian federal division, and List of country subdivisions by area, the 11th-largest country subdivision in the world. It is sparsely populated, with a population of only 249,000 – fewer than half the population of Tasmania. The largest population centre is the capital city of Darw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Pacquola
Celia Pacquola (born 12 February 1983) is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter and actor who performs predominantly in Australia and the United Kingdom. Early life Pacquola is a third child, and her parents separated when she was eighteen. She is a descendant of John Rae. Career She began doing stand-up comedy in 2006. Radio Pacquola has written and appeared on Australian and British radio, presenting ''Red Hot Go'' and ''Fox Summer Breakfast'' on Fox FM and ''The Comedy Hour'' on ABC Radio. She has written for and appeared on BBC Radio 4 shows, including ''Shappi Talk'', ''What's So Funny?'', '' It's Your Round'', ''The Headset'', '' The Unbelievable Truth'', and ''Britain Versus the World''. Television Pacquola has written for and performed in '' Good News Week'' and '' Laid''. She appeared in and co-wrote the first episode of the second season of '' It's a Date''. She has made acting appearances in ABC TV series ''Utopia'' as well as '' The Beautiful Lie'', winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Gadsby
Hannah Gadsby (born 12 January 1978) is an Australian comedian, writer, author and actor. They began their career in Australia after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006. In 2018, their show '' Nanette'' on Netflix won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Peabody Award. Starting in 2019, Gadsby toured internationally with their show ''Douglas'' and the recorded special was released on Netflix in 2020. In 2021, they were awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tasmania. In March 2022, their self-penned book ''Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation'' was published. They appeared as a recurring cast member in season four of Netflix's ''Sex Education'' as Celia, a radio show host. Early life Gadsby was born on January 12, 1978, at North West Regional Hospital in Burnie, Tasmania. They grew up in Smithton, a small town on the remote north-west coast of Tasmania, as the youngest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Thomas (comedian)
Joshua Michael Thomas is an Australian comedian, actor, and writer. In 2005, he won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Raw Comedy Competition. He has since appeared on television numerous times, including as a regular and Generation Y team captain on Network 10's '' Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation''. In 2013, Thomas created the award-winning ABC2 and Pivot television series '' Please Like Me'', which he also co-wrote and starred in. Early life and education Joshua Michael Thomas was born in Blackwater, Queensland, the son of Rebecca and Mike Thomas. He lived in Chapel Hill and Westlake in Brisbane's western suburbs and attended Kenmore State High School, from which he matriculated in 2004. He studied for a Bachelor of Creative Industries, majoring in television, at the Queensland University of Technology, but dropped out after one year. Career In 2005, he won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's RAW Comedy Award. He made the finals of '' So You Think You' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Simmons (comedian)
Sam Simmons (born ) is an Australian comedian, actor, and radio and TV presenter. He has toured extensively with his stand-up shows, as well as many appearances on TV in Australia, the US, and the UK. He has won and been nominated for many awards, and won the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer in 2014. Early life and education Sam Simmons was born in in Adelaide, South Australia. He was raised in Adelaide by a single working mother, and has hinted in his shows that he was somewhat neglected as a child. His best friend described his childhood as "troubled". Going through a tough time as a 13-year-old, he attempted suicide. He watched a lot of The Goodies, ''Monkey'', and Benny Hill as a child, and says was also very influenced by John Cleese's character in ''Fawlty Towers'', Basil Fawlty: "Rage and silliness combined. What a mix!". Career Live Simmons' first performed comedy in 2001, at a benefit show for a friend whose handbag had been stolen. Performing as a duo wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Chamberlin (comedian)
Michael Chamberlin is a Melbourne-based stand up comedian. Along with fellow comedian Charlie Pickering, Chamberlin was a co-creator of Melbourne comedy room ''Stagetime''. In 2001, Chamberlin made the grand final of the Australia wide comedy competition Raw Comedy. In 2002, Chamberlin joined forces with Charlie Pickering, winning the comedians' choice Piece of Wood Award for their show ''Boiling Point''. Chamberlin has performed in major comedy Festivals around Australia, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Adelaide Fringe Festival. He presented his first full-length festival show ''I Am The King of the Divan'' in 2004 as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. He appeared in the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2005 with his show ''There's A Party At Stefan Edberg's Place'', and in 2006 with ''Michael Chamberlin & the Ten Commandments''. Chamberlin was also a core cast member and writer for the Australian sketch comedy television show ''skitHOUSE'' from 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Hickey
Geraldine Hickey (born 7 July 1979) is an Australian comedian, known for her work as co-host of the '' Breakfasters'' program on Melbourne community radio station 3RRR. At the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Hickey's "''What A Surprise''" show was awarded the most outstanding show. She had previously been nominated for the same award for "''Things Are Going Well''" in 2019. Career Stand Up Hickey's stand up career emerged from her participation in the 2001 RAW Comedy Festival which took her from her hometown of Albury to Melbourne. She competed in the national finals and was runner-up, giving her exposure and a base from which to build a career. 16 years later, Hickey returns to the Raw Comedy finals as co-host. She is a veteran of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and among her regular stand up appearances has performed at the Melbourne Fringe Festival Radio Hickey got her start in radio hosting 3RRR's all-female sports show ''The Downlow.'' Her popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the List of islands by area#Islands, 26th-largest island in the world, and the List of islands of Tasmania, surrounding 1000 islands. It is Australia's smallest and least populous state, with 573,479 residents . The List of Australian capital cities, state capital and largest city is Hobart, with around 40% of the population living in the Greater Hobart area. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Tasmania is the most decentralised state in Australia, with the lowest proportion of its residents living within its capital city. Tasmania's main island was first inhabited by Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal peoples, who today generally identify as Palawa or Pakana. It is believed that Abori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which includes some of the most arid parts of the continent, and with 1.8 million people. It is the fifth-largest of the states and territories by population. This population is the second-most highly centralised in the nation after Western Australia, with more than 77% of South Australians living in the capital Adelaide or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second-largest centre, has a population of 26,878. South Australia shares borders with all the other mainland states. It is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory, to the north-east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales, to the south-east by Victoria (state), Victoria, and to the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Leung
Lawrence Leung is an Australian comedian, writer, director and actor from Melbourne. He is best known for his television series '' Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure'' based his one-man shows on stories about his obsessions, such as breakdancing, ghosts, the Rubik's Cube, and his family. Career Comedian and writer Leung has performed in shows in London's West End and at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, as well as having toured Australia extensively. In 2001, his show ''Sucker'' won Best Solo Show at the Melbourne Fringe Festival, and in 2007, his show ''Lawrence Leung Learns to Breakdance'' won the Age Critic's Award for best Australian show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Best Local (Australian) Show at the 2008 Sydney Comedy Festival. His other shows included ''Skeptic'', ''The Marvellous Misadventures of Puzzle Boy'' and ''Lawrence Leung Wants A Jetpack''. He has also written pranks for the satirical comedy TV show ''The Chaser's War on Ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
