Concetta Caristo ( ) is an Australian radio presenter and comedian. She is best known for co-hosting the

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radio show ''Breakfast'' since December 2022. She also has appeared on Australian television, most significantly the third season of ''

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''.

Career

Caristo began performing comedy in 2019. The same year, she co-wrote (with Hannah Pembroke) and starred in the one-woman play ''Loose'', an autobiographical "blend of stand-up, storytelling and theatre" about Caristo's family escaping from her abusive father and moving to

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. The show was her debut at

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. Other shows Caristo has performed in include ''Big Natural Talents'' and ''Funny As Sin''. She has been co-host of the morning radio show ''

Breakfast'' since December 2022. On television, Caristo has appeared on ''

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'', '' The Cheap Seats'', and ''

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''. She appeared on the third season of ''

'', in addition to ''

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''. Caristo received a Moosehead Award at the

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in 2023.

Personal life

She is of

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parentage, and is in a relationship with fellow comedian Ben Kochan

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caristo, Concetta Australian radio personalities Australian women comedians Australian television presenters Australian people of Italian descent Living people Triple J announcers Year of birth missing (living people)