| Emo Majok | |
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 Emo in 2023 | |
| Birth name | Emmanuel Gureec Majok |
| Born | 6 August 1988 Ethiopia |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | South Sudanese Australian |
| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Website | https://www.emomajok.com/ |
Emo Majok, born Emmanuel Gureec Majok [1] (6 August 1988) is a South Sudanese Australian Stand up comedian. He was a winner at the Western Australia Raw Comedy and a finalist at the 10th edition of Australia's Got Talent.
Emo was born on 6 August 1988 in Itang refugee camp, Gambela Region, Ethiopia to Sudanese parents, [2] who having fled the Second Sudanese Civil War which claimed over 2 million lives [3] , settled in a Itang refugee camp in Ethiopia. [4] [5] When he was 3 years old, the Ethiopian Civil War forced his family and thousands of other displaced refugees to walk for weeks until they reached Kakuma Refugee Camp, in northern Kenya. [1] [6]
In 1996, when Emo was 8 years old, the family was sponsored to relocate to Australia where they settled in Girrawheen, Western Australia [3] in the northern suburbs of Perth,. [4] [7]
In the mid 90's while in school, Emo used to love entertaining his friends [8]
2018–Present
In 2018 Emo, and his childhood friend, Joe White performed a number of shows titled White vs. Black at the Perth Fringe World Festival. [6] [7] [8] in the same year, he won the Western Australia Raw Comedy finals [4] as the Funniest Amateur Comedian in Western Australia which earned him a ticket to compete at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival [7] [9] [10]
In January 2019, Emo performed at the Fringe World Festival with his show Not Quite Grown Yet [7] [11]
Emo produced and headlined the show Can We Laugh Again [4] at the Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth in October 2020.
In April 2021, he performed at the Fad Gallery, Melbourne in a show titled Black Santa [12] [13]
In 2022, Emo received the golden buzzer [14] [15] to make it to the semi-finals of Australia's Got Talent (season 10) [4] [16] where he later made it to the finals. In August 2022, he performed for the first time at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the Bistro Square in a show dubbed African Aussie. [4] [5] [17] In October, Emo was a participant in the ABC Radio Comedy Debate [5] [8] and also in the same month, was part of the Perth Comedy Festival Showcase Tour. [18] In November, he hosted the Western Australia Comedy Week – All Stars at Northbridge,Perth. [19] [20] In December he performed a live show at Fitzroy, Melbourne. [21]
In March 2023, Emo performed at the Joondalup Festival at Hilary's Boat Harbour, Perth [22] and at the Perth International Comedy Festival. [23] In April, he shared the stage with Basketmouth and Aliya Kanani at Emperors Palace, in the Johannesburg International Comedy Festival [24] [25] [26] and later that month he performed at the Comics Lounge, Melbourne [27] and at in June, together with Learnmore Jonasi and Aliya Kamani, he performed at the Strictly International Comedy Show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [28] In July, he performed African Aussie at the Toronto Fringe Festival. [29] [30] In August, he was one of the performers in the Comedy Gold Tour in Western Australia [8] [31] [32]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | WA Raw Comedy | Funniest New Comedian | Nominees | Won | [4] |
| 2018 | Raw Comedy National Finals | Funniest New Comedian | Nominees | Finalist | |
| 2021 | Comedy Lounge | Comedian of The Year | Nominees | Won | |
| 2022 | Comics Lounge | Best Interstate Act | Nominees | Won | |
| 2022 | Australias Got Talent | Category | Nominees | Finalist | [4] |
| 2023 | Toronto Fringe | Patrons' Pick | Nominees | Won | [33] |
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