Felicity Ward
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Felicity Ward is an Australia
n comedian, best known for her TV appearances on Spicks and Specks, Thank God You're Here, Good News Week and as a writer/performer in the Channel 10 Network
television programme The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
. She is a part of The 3rd Degree
, who made and starred in the The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
.
Ward grew up in Killcare, a small coastal town on the Central Coast of New South Wales
.
She first came to public attention in the Logie nominated sketch show The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, especially her character work as 6yr old Poppy, German nihilist Gretchen and lawn bowls instructor Heidi.
In 2008, Ward made several appearances on the ABC
's Spicks and Specks. She also hosted The Comedy Hour on 774 ABC Melbourne
.
From 2006-2009, Ward has performed alongside fellow 3rd Degree member Heath Franklin
(as Chopper) in the highly popular comedy festival show Chopper's Fuckin Bingo. Ward played Chopper's ball girl and drug addict niece, Jenny. It has been performed in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney, including Chopper's Fuckin Christmas Bingo in 2007.
At the 2008 Melbourne Fringe Festival
, Ward performed her debut full-length solo stand up show, Felicity Ward's Ugly as A Child Variety show to popular and critical acclaim, culminating in her winning the Melbourne Airport Award for Best Newcomer.
In 2009, Ward brought her award-winning Ugly As A Child Variety Show to the Adelaide Fringe (Feb 20- March 21), the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
(April 1–26), the Sydney Comedy Festival (May 12–17) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Aug 7-31). Produced by Laughing Stock Productions, the show was a commercial and critical hit, selling out shows in all cities. Ward was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2009 MICF and won Mervyn Stutter's Spirit of the Fringe Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
In September 2009, Ward appeared at the Melbourne Fringe Festival
with a new show - 'Felicity Ward reads from The Book of Moron', a hybrid storytelling/stand up show with music. She performed the show at the 2010 Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
On March 22, 2010, Ward appeared on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala on Network 10.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n comedian, best known for her TV appearances on Spicks and Specks, Thank God You're Here, Good News Week and as a writer/performer in the Channel 10 Network
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
television programme The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour is an Australian sketch comedy show produced by Jigsaw Entertainment and the Ten Network, which premiered in October 2005...
. She is a part of The 3rd Degree
The 3rd Degree
The 3rd Degree is an Australian sketch comedy show that played at the Big Laugh Festival and Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2004 and 2005. The show features material and performers from student revues at the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland and Macquarie...
, who made and starred in the The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour is an Australian sketch comedy show produced by Jigsaw Entertainment and the Ten Network, which premiered in October 2005...
.
Ward grew up in Killcare, a small coastal town on the Central Coast of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
.
She first came to public attention in the Logie nominated sketch show The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, especially her character work as 6yr old Poppy, German nihilist Gretchen and lawn bowls instructor Heidi.
In 2008, Ward made several appearances on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's Spicks and Specks. She also hosted The Comedy Hour on 774 ABC Melbourne
774 ABC Melbourne
774 ABC Melbourne is an ABC Local Radio station in Melbourne, Australia. Originally known by its callsign 3LO, it began transmission on 13 October 1924 – Melbourne's second radio station after 3AR.-History:...
.
From 2006-2009, Ward has performed alongside fellow 3rd Degree member Heath Franklin
Heath Franklin
-Career:He is most recognized for his characters from The Ronnie Johns Half Hour sketch comedy TV show; and for his appearances as himself on ABC TV's Spicks and Specks, Working Dog's Thank God You're Here and in New Zealand, as regular guest panellist on 7 Days....
(as Chopper) in the highly popular comedy festival show Chopper's Fuckin Bingo. Ward played Chopper's ball girl and drug addict niece, Jenny. It has been performed in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney, including Chopper's Fuckin Christmas Bingo in 2007.
At the 2008 Melbourne Fringe Festival
Melbourne Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival held in Melbourne, Australia. The Festival runs for three weeks from late September to early October, usually overlapping with the beginning of the Melbourne International Arts Festival...
, Ward performed her debut full-length solo stand up show, Felicity Ward's Ugly as A Child Variety show to popular and critical acclaim, culminating in her winning the Melbourne Airport Award for Best Newcomer.
In 2009, Ward brought her award-winning Ugly As A Child Variety Show to the Adelaide Fringe (Feb 20- March 21), 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...
(April 1–26), the Sydney Comedy Festival (May 12–17) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Aug 7-31). Produced by Laughing Stock Productions, the show was a commercial and critical hit, selling out shows in all cities. Ward was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2009 MICF and won Mervyn Stutter's Spirit of the Fringe Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
In September 2009, Ward appeared at the Melbourne Fringe Festival
Melbourne Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival held in Melbourne, Australia. The Festival runs for three weeks from late September to early October, usually overlapping with the beginning of the Melbourne International Arts Festival...
with a new show - 'Felicity Ward reads from The Book of Moron', a hybrid storytelling/stand up show with music. She performed the show at the 2010 Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
On March 22, 2010, Ward appeared on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala on Network 10.