Susie Youssef

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Susie Youssef
Born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MediumStand-up comedian, writer, actor, improviser
NationalityAustralian
Years active2006–present
Genres Sketch comedy, autobiographical comedy, improvisational comedy
Notable works and roles Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia
How Not to Behave
No Activity
Rosehaven
Website www.susieyoussef.com

Susie Youssef is an Australian writer, actor and comedian who works in television, on radio and stage. She is best known for her appearances in the television series The Project , Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia , and Rosehaven , and has performed stand-up comedy at various Australian and international festivals.

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Early life and education

Susie Youssef is a descendant of Lebanese immigrants. [1] She grew up with five sisters and she often uses her family for comedy inspiration. [2] [3] [4]

Youssef began comedy writing in high school, where she wrote her own plays. She began studying education, to become a teacher. A friend took her to an improvisational comedy show at the Enmore Theatre in Newtown in Sydney, which sparked a more serious interest in comedy. [5]

She quit college and attended iO Chicago, in the United States, where she studied improvisational performance and comedy. [6] [7]

Career

Youssef began her comedy career as a writer for The Ronnie Johns Half Hour in 2006, and made her acting debut in the short film Clicked in the role of Lina in 2011.[ citation needed ]

Live performance

In 2014, Youssef played the lead role of Sarah in the Hayloft Project's stage play The Boat People. [8] [9]

She started performing improvisational comedy live, [10] and later became a member of the Improv Theatre Sydney ensemble. [11]

Youssef made her solo debut in her sketch comedy show Sketchual Chocolate at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals. In 2015, she returned to the comedy festival circuit with her comedy show Owl Eyes On You and in 2016 made her debut in London and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her stand-up show Check Youssef Before You Wreck Youssef. [12] She has also performed at the Australian musical festival Homebake. [13]

In 2017, Youssef toured with her comedy show Behave Youssef. [14] In the same year, she hosted season two of the comedy TV series Stand and Deliver on ABC ME, which featured comedic acts from Australia and overseas. [15]

In September–October 2018, she performed with the Sydney Theatre Company at the Sydney Opera House in Dario Fo's political comedy Accidental Death of an Anarchist . [16] [17] Later that year, she co-wrote and performed The Smallest Hour with writer and comedian Phil Spencer [lower-alpha 1] at the Griffin in Sydney, a "comedy about broken dreams, second chances and velcro pants". [19] in a sold-out season. [17]

TV appearances

In 2015, she appeared in other television series, including Community Kitchen, About Tonight, The Checkout and Game Night. She had recurring roles in the television comedy series How Not to Behave , Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia , No Activity and Rosehaven , and a guest role in Here Come the Habibs in 2016.[ citation needed ]

She has also been a guest on The Project , All Star Family Feud , Celebrity Name Game , Have You Been Paying Attention? , and Hughesy, We Have a Problem .[ citation needed ]

In August 2024, the second 10-episode series of Julia Zemiro's Great Australian Walks launched, co-hosted by Youssef and Gina Chick owing to other commitments by Zemiro. [20] [21] Youssef covers walks in Victoria and South Australia. [22]

Youssef will appear in the Australian adaptation of The Office , which is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 18 October 2024. [23]

Recognition

In 2014, Youssef won the Best on Stage award at the FBi SMAC Awards, for her role as Sarah in The Boat People. [24] [8] [9]

In 2020, Youssef was selected as one of ten Australian comedians to compete for $100,000 on the experimental reality television series Last One Laughing Australia hosted by Rebel Wilson and screening on Amazon Prime in June. [25] [26]

Stand-up comedy tours

Tours
YearTitleNotesRole
2014Sketchual ChocolateDebut solo stand-up show at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals and Sydney Fringe FestivalWriter/performer
2015Owl Eyes on YouMelbourne International Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy FestivalWriter/performer
2016Check Youssef Before You Wreck YoussefEdinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and Brisbane Comedy FestivalWriter/performer
2017Behave YoussefMelbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy FestivalWriter/performer

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011ClickedLinaActor
2014Kevin Needs to Make New Friends: Because Everyone Hates Him for Some ReasonJaneActor
2016Scare BNBKseniaActor
2018The Call BackSamActor

Television appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Ronnie Johns Half Hour Writer4 episodes
2015Game NightPlayer Number 31 episode
2015We Live to Science Another DaySusie1 episode
2016 Here Come the Habibs Marie1 episode
2016Miles Holbeck: The MemberSophie1 episode
2016 No Activity Anousha3 episodes
2016–2021 Rosehaven Gez10 episodes
2017 Get Krack!n Egg Woman1 episode
2018SquintersSimoni6 episodes
2021 Making It Australia Host
2023 Deadloch Aleyna Rahme8 episodes
2024 The Office GeorgiaMain role

Television self appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Last One LaughingHerself6 episodes
2019–present The Project Herself
2018–2019 Hughesy, We Have a Problem Herself5 episodes
2019 Celebrity Name Game Herself5 episodes
2017 Screen Time Herself1 episode
All Star Family Feud Herself1 episode
2017–2019 Have You Been Paying Attention? Herself11 episodes
2016–2017 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia Herself5 episodes
Comedy Up LateHerself11 episodes
2015 How Not to Behave Herself15 episodes
The Chaser's Media Circus Herself1 episode
Community KitchenHerself2 episodes
About TonightHerself2 episodes
The Checkout Herself1 episode

Theatre

Theatre
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014The Boat PeopleSarahHayloft Project (Best on Stage, FBi SMAC Awards)
2020Home, I'm DarlingFranSouthbank Theatre, Melbourne

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Bio note describes him as "writer, comedian, theatre-maker & creative producer". [18]

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