Danielle Walker (comedian)

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Danielle Walker
Born1992or1993(age 31–32)
Bluewater, Queensland, Australia
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor
Years active2016–present
Television Taskmaster Australia

Danielle Walker (born 1992or1993) is an Australian comedian and actor. Her career was launched after winning the RAW Comedy National Grand Final at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2016. In 2023, she won the first season of the TV series Taskmaster Australia .

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Early life and education

Danielle Walker was born in 1992or1993 [1] and grew up in Bluewater outside of Townsville in Queensland. [2] [3]

She briefly lived in London as a teenager and moved from Townsville to Melbourne, Victoria, in early 2015. [4] [1]

Career

Live comedy

Walker's style of comedy has been called "strange" [5] and, in a 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) review, "dark and twisted". [3] [1]

At the 2016 MICF, Walker won the RAW Comedy National Grand Final. [4] [6] She won the Best Newcomer award at the MICF in 2018 for her comedy show Bush Rat. [7] [3] Later that year, Walker performed in London. [1]

At the 2019 MICF, Walker performed a show titled Myths and Legends, which featured illustrations drawn by Walker. [7] She presented her show Nostalgia at the MICF in 2022. [3]

Television

On television, Walker has appeared on Get Krack!n , Tonightly with Tom Ballard , and Comedy Up Late. [5]

Walker was a contestant on the first season of Network 10's Taskmaster Australia in 2023, and won the series. [8] [9] Also in 2023 she starred in the ABC comedy series Gold Diggers . [10] [8]

Other work

Walker co-hosted a podcast called Batch Bitch with Naomi Higgins, described as "A comedy podcast where we bitch about The Bachelor Australia (and The Bachelorette , and Bachelor in Paradise, and Married At First Sight )". The last episode was aired in November 2021. [11]

Awards

Filmography

TV SeriesYearRoleNotes
Taskmaster Australia 2023HerselfCompetitor and winner, series 1
Gold Diggers2023Marigold Brewer
Thank God You're Here 2023Herself1 episode
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee 2024Herself1 episode

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bruce, Mike (26 March 2019). "Dark and twisted is how Australian Danielle Walker rolls at Melbourne International Comedy Festival". Herald Sun.
  2. ↑ Backhouse, Megan (19 March 2018). "Comedy Festival stars Rod Quantock and Danielle Walker talk among the animals".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Interview: Danielle Walker on the humour of 'Nostalgia' and how to make dark concepts funny". Beat. 29 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Standish, John (18 April 2016). "Comedy Festival award winners". ABC.
  5. 1 2 3 "Danielle Walker – Myths and Legends". girl.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "2016 RAW Comedy National Grand Final". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. 1 2 Francis, Hannah (6 April 2019). "Comedy Festival: Danielle Walker delights in Myths and Legends". The Age .
  8. 1 2 Rigden, Clare (4 July 2023). "Danielle Walker opens up about swapping stand-up for her first acting role in ABC's Gold Diggers". The West Australian.
  9. ↑ Mangan, Josh (28 June 2023). "How television gold was found in a forgotten tourist town". Sydney Morning Herald .
  10. ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (4 July 2023). "Gold Diggers review – Australian gold rush comedy is gleefully anarchic". The Guardian .
  11. ↑ "Batch Bitch". Acast Podcasts. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 "Melbourne International Comedy Festival". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Moosehead Retrospective: 2022". Moosehead. Retrieved 12 September 2024.


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