Geraldine Hickey

Last updated

Geraldine Hickey
Born1979 (age 43–44)
Albury, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
OccupationComedian
Website http://geraldinehickey.com

Geraldine Hickey is an Australian comedian, known for her work as co-host of the Breakfasters program on Melbourne community radio station 3RRR.

Contents

At the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Hickey's "What A Surprise" show was awarded the most outstanding show. [1] She had previously been nominated for the same award for "Things Are Going Well" in 2019.

Career

Stand Up

Hickey's stand up career emerged from her participation in the 2001 RAW Comedy Festival which took her from her hometown of Albury to Melbourne. She competed in the national finals and was runner-up, giving her exposure and a base from which to build a career. [2] 16 years later, Hickey returns to the Raw Comedy finals as co-host. [3] She is a veteran of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival [4] and among her regular stand up appearances has performed at the Melbourne Fringe Festival [5] [6] [7] [8]

Radio

Hickey got her start in radio hosting 3RRR's all-female sports show The Downlow. Her popularity saw the station appoint her as co-host of the Breakfasters in 2016. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Television

Hickey has appeared on The Project , Tonightly with Tom Ballard , Have You Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem .

Hickey starred as Dr Stephanie Huddleston in 8-part comedy series Metro Sexual on the Nine Network in 2019 and reprised the role in series 2 for 9GO! and OUTtv.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tony Martin (comedian)</span> New Zealand comedian and writer

Anthony Francis Martin is a New Zealand comedian, writer and actor, who has had a successful TV, radio, stand-up and film career in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corinne Grant</span> Australian comedian and television presenter

Corinne Grant is an Australian lawyer, comedian and television presenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Kitson</span> English comedian and writer

Daniel John Kitson is an English comedian and writer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josie Long</span> British comedian (born 1982)

Josie Isabel Long is a British comedian. She started performing as a stand-up at the age of 14 and won the BBC New Comedy Awards at 17.

Meshel Laurie is an Australian podcaster and author.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephen K. Amos</span> English comedian

Stephen Kehinde Amos is a British stand-up comedian and television personality. A regular on the international comedy circuit, he is known for including his audience members during his shows. He began his career as a compere at the Big Fish comedy clubs in South London, and has been nominated for Chortle's Best Compere Award three times in 2004, 2007 and 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Lehmann</span> Australian comedian

Anthony Lehmann is an Australian comedian, actor, television and radio presenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claire Hooper</span> Australian stand-up comedian and writer

Claire Hooper is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter and writer. Hooper is co-hosting The Great Australian Bake Off alongside Mel Buttle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Felicity Ward</span> Australian comedian (born 1980)

Felicity Ward is an Australian comedian, best known for her TV appearances on Spicks and Specks, Thank God You're Here, Good News Week and as a writer/performer in the Channel 10 Network television programme The Ronnie Johns Half Hour. She is a part of The 3rd Degree, who made and starred in The Ronnie Johns Half Hour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hannah Gadsby</span> Australian comedian, writer, and actress

Hannah Gadsby is an Australian comedian, writer, and actress. She began her career in Australia after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006. In 2018, her show Nanette on Netflix won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Peabody Award.

Dave Thornton is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio presenter. He has performed stand-up comedy throughout Australia, in Edinburgh, Singapore and New York. He has also appeared on Australian television and radio.

Nelly Thomas is a comedian, author, educator and broadcaster from Western Australia, who has lived in Melbourne since 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Celia Pacquola</span> Australian comedian and actor

Celia Pacquola is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter and actor who performs predominantly in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Melinda Claire Buttle is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter and writer. Buttle is co-hosting The Great Australian Bake Off alongside Claire Hooper.

Amos William Gill is an Australian comedian and television and radio presenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tommy Dassalo</span> Australian comedian (born 1986)

Tommy Dassalo is a stand-up comedian and writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He co-hosts The Little Dum Dum Club, a comedy podcast with Karl Chandler. He also co-hosts the Filthy Casuals podcast with Ben Vernel and Adam Knox.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joel Creasey</span> Australian stand-up comedian

Joel Creasey is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio presenter. Creasey has performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, as well as performing at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2013 and 2014 and the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015. In September 2020, Creasey joined Nova FM's national radio show Kate, Tim & Joel as a co-host with Kate Ritchie and Tim Blackwell.

Ciaran Lyons is an Australian stand up comedian, television and radio presenter. He is best known for his work as a presenter on national radio network triple j as well as his television appearances on The Project, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation and the latest series of SBS Filthy Rich and Homeless.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karl Chandler (comedian)</span> Australian writer and entertainer

Karl Chandler is an Australian writer and light entertainer. He co-hosts the popular comedy podcast The Little Dum Dum Club with Tommy Dassalo. Chandler was born on 30 March 1976, and he grew up in the small rural Victorian town of Maryborough. Chandler now spends a majority of his time in Thailand, where, alongside Dassalo, he has hosted the Koh Samui International Podcast Festival since 2017. The festival attracts hundreds of fans internationally and showcases some of the finest comedians such as Logie winner Dilruk Jayasinha, Nick Capper and Brett Blake.

Demi Lardner is an Australian absurdist comedian based in Sydney. In 2013, she won Raw Comedy in Melbourne and went on to win So You Think You're Funny? in Edinburgh for her comedy set. She regularly streams on Twitch, and co-hosts the podcast bigsofttitty.png with Tom Walker.

References

  1. ↑ Carmody, Broede (17 April 2021). "Geraldine Hickey nabs Melbourne International Comedy Festival's top gong". The Age. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Geraldine Hickey on her loves: football, comedy and radio". 19 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Anne Edmonds and Geraldine Hickey to host RAW Comedy finals - Beat Magazine".
  4. ↑ "Review: Geraldine Hickey in Love or a Slab of Fudge - Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Laugh Track". 15 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Stand Up @ The Bella Union: Geraldine Hickey Extended Interview Part 3".
  6. ↑ Black, Zona (8 February 2017). "Hickey makes a mark".
  7. ↑ Richards, Tim (20 September 2015). "Fringe Festival review: Geraldine Hickey – Winner! spins wheel of fortune tales" – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
  8. ↑ "Geraldine Hickey". 23 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Comedian Geraldine Hickey's favourite places in Brunswick". 23 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Geraldine Hickey Brings Jokes And Cravings For Ice Cream In Listen Out For The Castanets - Feast Interview - The Clothesline". 24 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Triple R - Melbourne Independent Radio - 102.7FM > Programs > Presenters > Geraldine Hickey".
  12. ↑ "Comedienne Geraldine Hickey comes out".
  13. ↑ "REVIEW - Geraldine Hickey in... 'Listen out for the castanets'". 18 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Geraldine Hickey ★★★".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.