Andrea Gibbs
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Andrea Lauren Gibbs is an Australian comedienne, actress and radio presenter
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in the small country town of Donnybrook, Western Australia
. She attended Donnybrook District High School and Bunbury Senior High School
. In 1999 she moved to Perth, Western Australia
at the age of 17. She attended Curtin University of Technology
where she completed a Bachelor of Arts
degree, majoring in theatre.
for a year working with the Edinburgh International Arts Festival, she returned to Perth in 2001 and joined improvising comedy troupe The Big HOO HAA!. She performed with them regularly as well as writing, producing, and acting in numerous other theatre productions and short films.
In 2004, she entered Triple J
’s Raw Comedy competition performing stand-up
for the first time and was a Western Australia
n state finalist. The following year she won the state final and performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in the nationals.
Late in 2005 she was headhunted by Southern Cross Broadcasting
and currently co-hosts 96fm
’s Breakfast Show, one of WA's highest rating breakfast shows. She finished with them in 2007 upon deciding "breakfast radio is like the Burswood Theatre: it's where artists go to die".
In 2006 she was hand picked by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
talent scouts to perform in The Comedy Zone, a showcase of Australian comedy’s hottest new releases. She returned there for the 2008 festival with her highly successful one-person show STARKERS.
Her television credits include 'Very Small Business' (ABCTV) and 'Stepmonsters' (Nickelodeon).
In 2009 she made her feature film debut in 'My Year without Sex', written and directed by Sarah Watts and starring Matt Day and Sacha Horler.
Andrea has performed with Perth Theatre Company, Red Ryder Productions and Barkin Gecko Theatre Company and she appears regularly in The Big HOO HAA! and Free Love Improv in Perth.
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
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Early life
She spent her childhood on a family farmFamily farm
A family farm is a farm owned and operated by a family, and often passed down from generation to generation. It is the basic unit of the mostly agricultural economy of much of human history and continues to be so in developing nations...
in the small country town of Donnybrook, Western Australia
Donnybrook, Western Australia
-Tourism:Donnybrook has many town icons bearing the apple. On the main street, apple-shaped lights line the entrance of the Old Railway Station. These lights have recently been restored. Atop the east Donnybrook hill is a high tower with an apple at the top...
. She attended Donnybrook District High School and Bunbury Senior High School
Bunbury Senior High School
Bunbury Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Bunbury, a regional centre south of Perth, Western Australia.The school was established in 1923 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 917 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 28 of whom were Aboriginal.The school is the fourth...
. In 1999 she moved to Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
at the age of 17. She attended Curtin University of Technology
Curtin University of Technology
Curtin University is an Australian university based in Perth, Western Australia, with additional campuses in regional Western Australia and at Miri , Sydney and Singapore...
where she completed a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree, majoring in theatre.
Career
After working in Edinburgh, ScotlandEdinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
for a year working with the Edinburgh International Arts Festival, she returned to Perth in 2001 and joined improvising comedy troupe The Big HOO HAA!. She performed with them regularly as well as writing, producing, and acting in numerous other theatre productions and short films.
In 2004, she entered Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
’s Raw Comedy competition performing stand-up
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
for the first time and was a Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
n state finalist. The following year she won the state final and performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in the nationals.
Late in 2005 she was headhunted by Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian media company, that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television.-History:...
and currently co-hosts 96fm
96FM
96FM can refer to:* Cork's 96FM, a Radio station in Cork, Ireland* 96fm , a Radio station in Perth, Western Australia...
’s Breakfast Show, one of WA's highest rating breakfast shows. She finished with them in 2007 upon deciding "breakfast radio is like the Burswood Theatre: it's where artists go to die".
In 2006 she was hand picked by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
talent scouts to perform in The Comedy Zone, a showcase of Australian comedy’s hottest new releases. She returned there for the 2008 festival with her highly successful one-person show STARKERS.
Her television credits include 'Very Small Business' (ABCTV) and 'Stepmonsters' (Nickelodeon).
In 2009 she made her feature film debut in 'My Year without Sex', written and directed by Sarah Watts and starring Matt Day and Sacha Horler.
Andrea has performed with Perth Theatre Company, Red Ryder Productions and Barkin Gecko Theatre Company and she appears regularly in The Big HOO HAA! and Free Love Improv in Perth.
External links
- http://www.andreagibbs.com Andrea's Official Website
- http://www.myspace.com/andreagibbs Andrea's Blog
- http://www.lazysusans.com.au The Home of The Big HOO HAA!