Zoe Norton Lodge

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Zoe Norton Lodge is an Australian writer and television presenter.

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Career

Zoe Norton Lodge is known for her work on ABC's satirical comedy programs The Hamster Wheel , [1] and The Checkout . [2] [3] Norton Lodge, along with Kirsten Drysdale, wrote and presented The Checkout's segment, 'Gendered Marketing,' an analysis of sexism inherent in the way products are advertised, [4] [5] and 'What To Reject When You're Expecting,' a series on bogus pregnancy products. [6] She was also a presenter on The Chaser election specials. [7] [8] Norton Lodge has also appeared as a guest on Win the Week, Plonk, The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting, The Letdown and The Moodys.

In 2018-19, she was a regular presenter on Triple M, [9] and has also presented on ABC Radio Sydney [10] and Radio National. [11]

In 2018, she co-wrote the Ding Dong I'm Gay web series with Tim Spencer. [12] The series won an Australian Writer’s Guild AWGIE Award in 2021 [13]

In 2020 she hosted the ABC show Reputation Rehab with Kirsten Drysdale, looking at the culture around public shame. [14] [15] [16]

Norton Lodge has published a collection of short stories 'Almost Sincerely' [17] [18] and collaborated with her sister Georgia Norton Lodge, an illustrator, on four children's books in the Elizabella series. [19]

In 2023, she co-developed the six-part BBC One comedy series Queen of Oz , starring English comedian Catherine Tate as the scandalous Princess Georgiana, a disgraced member of a fictional British Royal Family sent to rule Australia. [20] [21] She also co-wrote the episode titled "They Used to Oink at Me".

She is the Executive Producer and Series Editor [22] for 'The Art Of..', a weekly arts television show, hosted by Namila Benson, that began airing on ABC TV (Australian TV channel) in June 2024. 'The Art Of...' is also broadcast on demand via ABC iView. [23]

Bibliography

Television writing credits

YearTitleNotes
2012 The Hamster Wheel Additional writing
2013 The Hamster Decides Additional writing
2013–2015 The Checkout 39 episodes
2014–2015 The Chaser's Media Circus 20 episodes
2016 The Chaser's Election Desk 5 episodes
2017 The Letdown Additional writing
2019Skit BoxDeveloped by
2020Ding Dong I'm Gay6 episodes
Reputation Rehab8 episodes
2023 Class of '07
We Interrupt This Broadcast 10 episodes
Year Of
Queen of Oz Episode: "They Used to Oink at Me"; also co-developed by

Personal life

She is married and has 2 children.

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