Becky Lucas | |
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Born | 1988 [1] |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Brisbane State High School [2] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Children | 1 [3] |
Becky Lucas (born 1988) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, and presenter. She has also appeared in various television series.
Lucas was born in Brisbane [4] and grew up on Coochiemudlo Island [5] .
Her mother is a country music singer [6] and her father is an inventor [7] . They separated when Lucas was two years old [8] .
Lucas was a finalist in the 2013 Raw Comedy competition. In 2014, she relocated to Sydney. [1] Lucas has since performed solo stand-up shows at the Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala. [9]
On Australian television, Lucas hosted an ABC2 documentary about domestic violence in Australia entitled Big Bad Love in 2016. [10] She starred in the sketch comedy series Orange Is the New Brown and At Home Alone Together . Lucas has also made appearances on Fancy Boy , Hughesy, We Have a Problem , Saturday Night Rove , Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee and Sam Pang Tonight . [9]
Lucas has written for ABC comedy series Please Like Me and Squinters . [11] [12] She also co-wrote the sitcom The Other Guy alongside its star Matt Okine. [1]
In 2018, Lucas posted a joke on Twitter about beheading Prime Minister Scott Morrison. [13] It resulted in her Twitter account being banned. [14] [15]
In 2019, Lucas opened for Conan O'Brien in Sydney, and performed stand-up on his US late-night show Conan . [16] O'Brien, who Lucas regards as an idol, [13] allegedly told her "you need medication" after their Sydney performance. [17]