Tracy Harvey
Encyclopedia
Tracy Harvey is a comedian
, TV presenter, actor
and writer
from Melbourne
, Australia
.
Tracy was a member of the alternative comedy
breakfast panel radio show Punter to Punter with Trevor Marmalade
and Dr Turf. The show was aired on 3RRR
on Saturday mornings after the Coodabeen Champions
during the 1980s and also performed with The Whittle Family, touring nationally and at Melbourne's Last Laugh Theatre Restaurant.
On Australian TV she was a regular performer on The Comedy Company
, The Gillies Report
, The Big Gig
and Hey Hey It's Saturday
. She is a a weekly co-host on the Derek Guille
program on 774 ABC Melbourne
.
Tracy has written, 'Dear Mum, I'm on the Telly' published by Penguin Books and a weekly column for The Age
.
She is currently the writer and composer of Call Girl the Musical
which has performed two seasons in Melbourne. Tracy also plays the role of Jean Brown in the production. Tracy recently debuted songs from a new musical at the Paris Cat Jazz Club in 'Tracy Harvey Smokin' at the Paris Cat' with Bryce Ives
and Jack Howard.
Tracy is a much-loved and competent ward-clerk at the Alfred Hospital, and has been for many years.
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, TV presenter, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
from Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Australia
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...
.
Tracy was a member of the alternative comedy
Alternative comedy
Alternative comedy is a term that originated in the 1980s for a style of comedy that makes a conscious break with the mainstream comedic style of an era, and typically avoids relying on a standardised structure of a sequence of jokes with punch lines. Patton Oswalt defines it as "comedy where the...
breakfast panel radio show Punter to Punter with Trevor Marmalade
Trevor Marmalade
Trevor Marmalade is the stage name of a comedian from Melbourne, Australia of Dutch descent. Jason grew up in Surrey Hills in Melbourne....
and Dr Turf. The show was aired 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....
on Saturday mornings after the Coodabeen Champions
Coodabeen Champions
The Coodabeen Champions are an Australian comedy team with several programs currently broadcast on ABC Radio...
during the 1980s and also performed with The Whittle Family, touring nationally and at Melbourne's Last Laugh Theatre Restaurant.
On Australian TV she was a regular performer on The Comedy Company
The Comedy Company
The Comedy Company was an Australian comedy television series first aired from 16 February 1988 until about 11 November 1990 on Network Ten, Sunday night and was created and directed by Ian McFadyen, and co directed and produced by Jo Lane...
, The Gillies Report
The Gillies Report
The Gillies Report was an Australian satirical television series that was broadcast on the ABC between 1984 and 1985. The program was notorious for sending up politicians and media personalities of the day such as Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock.The show starred Max...
, The Big Gig
The Big Gig
The Big Gig was a popular Australian television comedy series based on the British TV series Saturday Live. It was produced and broadcast by the ABC in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was produced and directed by Ted Robinson, who started his career as the director of the second series of the...
and Hey Hey It's Saturday
Hey Hey It's Saturday
Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years , debuting on the Nine Network on 9 October 1971 and broadcasting its last episode on 20 November 1999. Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who would later...
. She is a a weekly co-host on the Derek Guille
Derek Guille
Derek Guille is an Australian radio presenter. He most recently presented the Evenings program on 774 ABC Melbourne and ABC Victoria. He announced on air on 23 June 2011 that he would be leaving that program at the end of September 2011. Guille plays guitar, snare drum and kazoo with varying...
program 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:...
.
Tracy has written, 'Dear Mum, I'm on the Telly' published by Penguin Books and a weekly column for The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
.
She is currently the writer and composer of Call Girl the Musical
Call Girl the Musical
Call Girl the Musical is a musical conceived by Australian TV comedian and writer Tracy Harvey and Doug MacLeod, with musical arrangements from Jack Howard and direction from Bryce Ives. - Background :...
which has performed two seasons in Melbourne. Tracy also plays the role of Jean Brown in the production. Tracy recently debuted songs from a new musical at the Paris Cat Jazz Club in 'Tracy Harvey Smokin' at the Paris Cat' with Bryce Ives
Bryce Ives
Bryce Ives is a theatre director, community activist, facilitator, social commentator and media producer....
and Jack Howard.
Tracy is a much-loved and competent ward-clerk at the Alfred Hospital, and has been for many years.