Meshel Laurie
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Meshel Laurie is an Australia
n comedian and radio-television personality. She was born in Toowoomba, Queensland
.
Laurie moved to Melbourne
early in her career as a stand-up comic to take advantage of its strong comedy industry/community. Her first Melbourne International Comedy Festival
show was Dairy Belles which she performed with Corinne Grant
. In 1998 she was granted the Brian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Award to produce The Virgin Mary 2 - This Time It's Personal. Her success began to sky-rocket when, in 2000, she debuted The Whore Whisperer: Confessions of a Madam at the Melbourne Fringe Festival
- a show all about her experiences working in brothels. A sell-out in its first season, The Whore Whisperer went on to sell out seasons at the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe
and the Sydney Opera House
.
2000 also saw Laurie co-host Enough Rope on 3RRR
with Josh Kinal. This was a weekly programme about comedy that included the comedy tracks, a look at the comedy industry and interviews with numerous guests including: Wil Anderson
, Daniel Kitson
, Simon Munnery
, Rachel Berger
. Regular segments featured Adam Richard
and Toby Sullivan. The show was controversially canceled at the end of 2002.
In 2004 Laurie hosted Stand Up!, a comedy show on ABC TV. She was also a regular on national variety show Rove Live.
She co-hosts Brisbane
radio station Nova 106.9
's breakfast highest rating breakfast show, as well as networked weekend show 'Nova's All Ears'. She has also appeared on The Glass House
, Spicks and Specks, Good News Week
and ADbc
.
Following on from her 2007 MICF
performance, Laurie bounced back onto the Australian comedy scene with a brand new show titled 'A Shadow of My Former Self'. The show was performed in Brisbane at the Powerhouse in June 2007.
In June 2009, Laurie announced via twitter that she was pregnant with twins, due in the summer.
On 23 November 2009 Meshel Laurie announced the birth of her twins, a boy Louis and a girl Dali, born on Friday 20 November 2009.
In 2010, Laurie launched a blog to help promote charity and the ways that people can give back to communities all around the world.
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 and radio-television personality. She was born in Toowoomba, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
.
Laurie moved to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
early in her career as a stand-up comic to take advantage of its strong comedy industry/community. Her first 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...
show was Dairy Belles which she performed with Corinne Grant
Corinne Grant
Corinne Grant is an Australian comedian and television presenter.-Career:After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, she embarked upon a career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, Grant started doing stand-up comedy to overcome her stage-fright. Her first...
. In 1998 she was granted the Brian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Award to produce The Virgin Mary 2 - This Time It's Personal. Her success began to sky-rocket when, in 2000, she debuted The Whore Whisperer: Confessions of a Madam 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...
- a show all about her experiences working in brothels. A sell-out in its first season, The Whore Whisperer went on to sell out seasons at the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
and the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
.
2000 also saw Laurie co-host Enough Rope on 3RRR
3RRR
3RRR is a popular Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world....
with Josh Kinal. This was a weekly programme about comedy that included the comedy tracks, a look at the comedy industry and interviews with numerous guests including: Wil Anderson
Wil Anderson
William James "Wil" Anderson is an Australian comedian, writer, performing stand-up, and television and radio presenter and personality.- Early life :...
, Daniel Kitson
Daniel Kitson
Daniel Kitson is an English stand-up comedian.-Career:Born to a lecturer father and primary school head teacher mother, Kitson began performing comedy at the age of 16. He was a pupil at Scissett Middle School and Shelley College in Yorkshire, England...
, Simon Munnery
Simon Munnery
Simon Munnery, also known by his stagenames of Alan Parker: Urban Warrior and The League Against Tedium, is an English comedy writer and experimental standup comedian...
, Rachel Berger
Rachel Berger
Rachel Berger is an Australian comedian, actor, and writer. Berger was born in Israel to Polish Jewish parents and emigrated to Melbourne at the age of five....
. Regular segments featured Adam Richard
Adam Richard
Adam Richard is an Australian comedian, actor and media personality. He stars in the ABC 1 comedy series Outland which begins in 2011.Adam has been a stand-up comedian since 1997. He had a regular gossip segment on Triple J radio in 2002-2003, where he was known as Mister Bitch. He has presented a...
and Toby Sullivan. The show was controversially canceled at the end of 2002.
In 2004 Laurie hosted Stand Up!, a comedy show on ABC TV. She was also a regular on national variety show Rove Live.
She co-hosts Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
radio station Nova 106.9
Nova 106.9
Nova 106.9 is a commercial radio station operating in Brisbane, Australia, owned by the DMG Radio Network. DMG Radio purchased the Brisbane FM licence for $80 million in April 2004 to complete their national network of Nova stations...
's breakfast highest rating breakfast show, as well as networked weekend show 'Nova's All Ears'. She has also appeared on The Glass House
The Glass House (TV series)
The Glass House was a half-hour Australian comedy talk show which screened on the ABC from 2001 to 2006.It was hosted by stand-up comedian Wil Anderson, and co-hosted by fellow television and radio comedians Corinne Grant and Dave Hughes...
, Spicks and Specks, Good News Week
Good News Week
Good News Week is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that initially aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and resumed on 11 February 2008 to 9 May 2011. The show aired first on ABC TV before it was bought by Network Ten in 1999...
and ADbc
ADbc
ADbc is an Australian television comedy history quiz show hosted by Sam Pang. It was first broadcast on SBS One in 2009.-Summary:There are two teams of two contestants, the AD team and the bc team. Each team consists of an academic and a celebrity working together in an attempt to win the game...
.
Following on from her 2007 MICF
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...
performance, Laurie bounced back onto the Australian comedy scene with a brand new show titled 'A Shadow of My Former Self'. The show was performed in Brisbane at the Powerhouse in June 2007.
In June 2009, Laurie announced via twitter that she was pregnant with twins, due in the summer.
On 23 November 2009 Meshel Laurie announced the birth of her twins, a boy Louis and a girl Dali, born on Friday 20 November 2009.
In 2010, Laurie launched a blog to help promote charity and the ways that people can give back to communities all around the world.