Anne Edmonds

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Anne Edmonds
Born
Anne Elizabeth Gabrielle Edmonds

(1979-10-11) 11 October 1979 (age 45)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other namesEddo
Occupation(s) Comedian, actor
Years active2009–present
Partner Lloyd Langford (2018–present) [1]
Children1

Anne Elizabeth Gabrielle Edmonds (born 11 October 1979) is an Australian comedian and actress best known for her stand-up work and for creating and starring in the ABC comedy series The Edge of the Bush. [2] Beginning her career in comedy at 29 (2010) after working in mental health in rural Australia, Edmonds uses her suburban background, singing/songwriting and storytelling to create a fearless, self-deprecating and often macabre stand up voice. Humiliation and despair are central themes to Edmonds' comedy, as are stories of teenage mischief, sex, failure, relationships and loneliness. [3]

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Early life

Raised Catholic [4] in the Melbourne suburbs of Essendon and Strathmore, Edmonds studied at the University of Melbourne, completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Honours in Social Work. [5]

Career

Edmonds has performed extensively at Australian festivals including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival, and toured internationally multiple times, performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Soho Theatre, London. [6] Edmonds' solo stand-up shows have received multiple nominations for the Barry Award, an annual prize presented for the most outstanding comedy show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. [2]

The comedian is known for her character work, most notably Helen Bidou, an emotionally unstable, sarong-wearing, fashion expert who was featured on the ABC hit comedy show Get Krack!n . A full-length live performance, "Helen Bidou: Enter the Spinnaker Lounge", exposed a dark familial relationship with her son Connor (Sam Campbell), and received a Barry nomination and Sydney Comedy Festival Best Show Award.

Other characters created by the comedian include John Watts, Dusty Banjosen and Rebecca, all of which feature on her original ABC show The Edge of the Bush. Billed as "Australia's first Scandi-noir comedy", it was called "bizarre but satisfying" by Daily Review. [7] The show tells of a callisthenics dynasty which has been torn apart by incest, as a family is forced back into reunion by confronting the truth of what really occurred at the edge of the bush.

As well as appearing solo, Edmonds is also a part of a satirical trio called True Australian Patriots with fellow comedians Greg Larsen and Damien Power. A mock-Australian patriots group on Facebook and YouTube, the characters Les, Steve and Gary are portrayed as inarticulate whilst spewing nonsense hate speech. Edmonds commented on the reception to the trio: "The real groups are ripe for parody... We get a lot of people who think it's real which is disturbing. Ours is a complete parody but we get people who go "You guys suck. Stop it", from both sides... Those groups are appalling and we're hoping to show the misinformation that they are spreading. I find that far-right voice in Australia really distressing". [8] [1]

Edmonds stars and has contributed to Fancy Boy , an Australian six-part sketch comedy television series. Edmonds starred and co-wrote Fancy Boy alongside John Campbell, Stuart Daulman, Henry Stone, Jonathan Schuster and Greg Larsen. She is one of the voices in the Australian version of cult US Adult Swim show Fish Centre. [9]

Edmonds has made guest appearances on All Star Family Feud , Celebrity Name Game , Dirty Laundry Live , The Project , Show Me the Movie! , Have You Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem . Her solo standup show What's Wrong With You? debuted on Amazon Prime Video in 2020. [10]

Edmonds supported Marc Maron on his 2015 Australian tour. [11]

Edmonds appeared on Taskmaster Australia in 2024 alongside her partner Lloyd Langford.

Music

Edmonds is a singer-songwriter and incorporates this into her comedy work. Most notable is her song "Flying Home", which was featured in ABC's The Edge of the Bush and is available on iTunes. [12]

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
2015You Know What I'm Like Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comics' Choice Award Won
2015True Australian Patriots Melbourne International Comedy Festival Director's Choice AwardWon
2015That's Eddotainment! Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best ShowNominated
2017 Fancy Boy episode: "Three Wishes" AWGIE Awards Best Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment (co-written with Declan Fay, John Campbell, Stuart Daulman, Greg Larsen, Jonathan Schuster and Henry Stone)Won
2017No Offence, None Taken Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best ShowNominated
2018Helen Bidou: Enter the Spinnaker Lounge Sydney Comedy Festival Best ShowWon
2018Helen Bidou: Enter the Spinnaker Lounge Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best ShowWon
2018Anne Edmonds Helpmann Awards Best Comedy PerformerNominated
2019What's Wrong With You? Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best ShowNominated
2019Anne Edmonds Helpmann Awards Best Comedy PerformerNominated
2020What's Wrong With You? ARIA Music Awards Best Comedy Release Won [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rugendyke, Louise (28 September 2019). "Anne Edmonds on racism, sexism and Helen Bidou: 'Someone's got to say it'". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. 1 2 Pobjie, Ben (21 September 2017). "Comedian Anne Edmonds is at the peak of her craft in The Edge of the Bush". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Schembri, Jim (13 March 2019). "Comedian Anne Edmonds: Self-doubt, humiliation and why it's OK to fail". Herald Sun.
  4. ↑ "ANNE EDMONDS ON KEEPING COMEDY FRESH". Screen Australia.
  5. ↑ "Anne Edmonds on the Sydney Comedy Festival and her TV show, The Edge of the Bush". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ↑ "anne edmonds". token.com.au. token.
  7. ↑ Neutze, Ben (12 September 2017). "The Edge of the Bush review: ABC's most original comedy in years". Daily Review. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Low, Lenny Ann (12 September 2015). "Meet Anne Edmonds, epic eavesdropper with banjo". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Biography at Token Artists token.com.au
  10. ↑ "Anne Edmonds: What's Wrong With You?". Prime Video. Amazon.
  11. ↑ "MARC MARON REFLECTS ON HIS HECTIC AUSTRALIAN TOUR, ALMOST CANCELLING SHOWS". blerg.com.au/.
  12. ↑ Flying Home - Single by Anne Edmonds on iTunes, 12 September 2017, retrieved 20 May 2018
  13. ↑ "ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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