Zoe Norton Lodge is an Australian writer and television presenter.

Career

Zoe Norton Lodge is known for her work on ABC's satirical comedy programs ''

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'', and ''

The Checkout ''The Checkout'' was an Australian consumer affairs television series. The show's first series of 10 episodes premiered on 21 March 2013 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television station ABC TV. A second series consisting of ...

''. Norton Lodge, along with

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, wrote and presented The Checkout's segment, 'Gendered Marketing,' an analysis of sexism inherent in the way products are advertised, and 'What To Reject When You're Expecting,' a series on bogus pregnancy products. She was also a presenter on

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. Norton Lodge has also appeared as a guest on Win the Week,

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The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting ''The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting'' was a six-part sketch comedy series produced by Australian production house Jungleboys. It first aired in Australia on ABC TV on 3 April 2013. Cast * Craig Anderson * Damon Herriman * D ...

, ''

The Letdown ''The Letdown'' is an Australian comedy television series that first premiered on ABC in 2016. It follows the adventures of Audrey, including her struggles as a new mum in an oddball mothers' group. It ran for two seasons between 4 May 2016 an ...

'' and

The Moodys ''The Moodys'' is an Australian television comedy series, which follows on from ''A Moody Christmas''. ''The Moodys'' began airing on ABC on 5 February 2014 and aired in the United States on Hulu in Spring 2014. Originally written and created ...

. In 2018-19, she was a regular presenter on

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, and has also presented on

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and

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. In 2018, she co-wrote the ''Ding Dong I'm Gay'' web series with Tim Spencer. The series won an Australian Writer’s Guild AWGIE Award in 2021 In 2020 she hosted the ABC show ''Reputation Rehab'' with Kirsten Drysdale, looking at the culture around public shame. Norton Lodge has published a collection of short stories 'Almost Sincerely' and collaborated with her sister Georgia Norton Lodge, an illustrator, on four children's books in the ''Elizabella'' series. In 2023, she co-developed the six-part

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comedy series ''

Queen of Oz ''Queen of Oz'' is a British-Australian television sitcom developed by and starring Catherine Tate as the scandalous Queen Georgiana, a disgraced member of a fictional British royal family sent to rule Australia. The first series, consisting of ...

'', starring English comedian

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as the scandalous Princess Georgiana, a disgraced member of a fictional

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sent to rule Australia. She also co-wrote the episode titled " They Used to Oink at Me". She is the Executive Producer and Series Editor for 'The Art Of..', a weekly arts television show, hosted by Namila Benson, that began airing on

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in June 2024. 'The Art Of...' is also broadcast on demand via ABC iView.

Bibliography

* ''Almost Sincerely'' (2015) * ''Elizabella Meets Her Match'' (2018) * ''Welcome to Story Club'' (2018, with Ben Jenkins) * ''Elizabella and the Great Tuckshop Takeover'' (2019) * ''Elizabella and the Haunting of Lizard Lake'' (2020) * ''Elizabella Breaks A Leg'' (2020)

Television writing credits

Personal life

She is married and has two children.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Norton Lodge, Zoe Australian television presenters Australian women television presenters Australian television personalities Year of birth missing (living people) Living people