Michelle Brasier

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Michelle Brasier
Born1988 (age 35) [1]
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater Victorian College of the Arts
Occupations
  • Writer
  • actress
  • comedian
Years active2016–present
Website michellebrasier.com

Michelle Brasier is a Melbourne-based comedian, singer, writer and actor. She is known for her work with Aunty Donna, her live shows, and performing in comedy duo Double Denim with Laura Frew.

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Early life

Brasier grew up in Wagga Wagga. [2] In 2007, she moved to Melbourne to study musical theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts. [2] [3] She crossed paths with Laura Frew in 2013 at a murder mystery party. [4]

Career

In 2014, Brasier appeared on stage with Frew as part of comedy troupe Backwards Anorak in a Game of Thrones spoof named Winter Is Coming, performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. [4]

Brasier's first solo comedy show, Space Tortoise, came to stage in 2016. [5]

She first performed in the comedy duo Double Denim with Frew in a self titled show in 2017 and were nominated for a Golden Gibbo at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF). [4] [6] The two continued in 2018 in the Double Denim Adventure Show, about a failed cruise ship voyage, [4] which won Best Newcomers at the Sydney Comedy Festival and Director's Choice at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF). [2] She appeared on Aunty Donna's comedy album The Album, and joined the group on their Australian tour. [7]

2019 brought Double Denim's third show, A Very Fancy Dinner Party, which premiered at the Adelaide Fringe. [4]

In 2020, Brasier appeared in Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun as a sports doctor. [8] As part of Double Denim, she won the 2020 MICF Moosehead Award. [2]

In 2021, Brasier debuted Average Bear, a personal show on the impact of cancer on her family. [2] The show won Sydney Comedy Festival's Director's Choice award, [9] was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2022, [10] was nominated for the MICF award for Most Outstanding Show, [2] and aired as a special on Paramount+ as part of the Malthouse Stand Up Specials. [11]

Her show Reform debuted in 2022 to critical acclaim, about her experience with an online scam. [12] [13] [14]

In 2023, she appeared in Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe . [13] Her next solo show, Legacy, began the same year and is running for the duration of the MICF. [13] She made news after her luggage was lost on a KLM flight despite her locating the luggage using an AirTag. [15] [16]

Brasier has also worked on and starred in Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell , Utopia , Get Krack!n , Drunk History Australia and How to Stay Married . [13]

Personal life

Her partner Tim Lancaster is a musician who has performed in some of Brasier's shows. [14] She deals with a high risk of developing bowel, stomach, pancreatic, or ovarian cancer due to an hereditary illness, to which she lost both her father and brother in 2006. [17] [18]

Filmography

Film [19]

TitleYearRoleNotes
Backyard Ashes 2013BarmaidMinor role
The Aunty Donna Live Spooktacular 2017SelfTV Movie
Extra Time2018GretchenMinor role
Aunty Donna: The Album Tour2019SelfTV Special
Fraud Festival2021Michelle VisageTV Movie

Television / Web Series

TitleYearRoleNotes
Fresh Blood: Aunty Donna2014MounrnerEpisode: Best Funeral Ever
Aunty Donna: 19992016Susan4 Episodes
About TonightSelfEpisode: Brasier & Friends. Host
Aunty Donna Podcast12 episodes between 2016-2022
Aunty Donna's Ripper Aussie Summer2017VariousRegular
Utopia LaurenEpisode: Snouts in the Trough
Aunty Donna: Best Content Ever!!1!Various2 Episodes
Aunty Donna: The Album2018Self3 Episodes
Get Krack!n 2019SaskiaEpisode: S2.E2
Aunty Donna: Glennridge Secondary CollegeVariousRegular
Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (Season 10)20199 Episodes. 13 credited. Regular.
Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (Season 11)202011 episodes, 12 credited. Regular
YOLO: Crystal Fantasy Writer / Voice / Creative Consultant3 Episodes
The DivorceJanineShort film
Stamptown Comedy NightBimpson Tribute Artist
Stepmom BluesMichelleEpisode: Finale
At Home Alone Together Visit Melbourne SpokespersonEpisode: Two
Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun Various2 Episodes
Geraldine Quinn: I Live for Music Theatre! Rival AuditioneeShort Film
Drunk History: Australia VariousEpisode: Abe Saffron aka Mr Sin/The Female Bushranger Mary Ann Bugg
Whovians SelfEpisode: Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror
Remotely Funny Episode: Four
Australian Lockdown Comedy FestivalEpisode: Four
The MSO's Perfect End to 2020TV Special
Romeo, Juliet & Garry2021JulietShort Film
How to Stay Married Trish3 Episodes
Little Bad ThingSelfEpisode: And a Toy Xylophone
Melbourne International Comedy Festival SelfEpisode: Allstars Supershow 2021: Part 1
Why Are You Like This SandiEpisode: I Will Not Speak for the Entire Queer Community
Hot Department: Dark Web2022Susan from NeighboursEpisode: Bad Auditions
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022SelfEpisode: Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow: Part 2
Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe 2023VariousRegular
Koala Man Various Voices4 Episodes
We Interrupt This Broadcast VariousRegular

Writing Credits

TitleYearRoleNotes
Why Are You Like This 2018Additional WriterEpisode: I Love Gay
YOLO: Crystal Fantasy 2020Writer, Creative Consultant
Childish Deano2022Additional Writing
YOLO: Silver Destiny 2023Writer, Creative Consultant
Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe Staff Writer

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  12. ↑ "Three things with Michelle Brasier: 'It's clear plastic, a tight squeeze and humiliating'". the Guardian. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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