Celia Pacquola
| Celia Pacquola | |
|---|---|
 Pacquola in 2013. | |
| Born |
12 February 1983 Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Comedian, writer and presenter |
| Website | http://lu2664.wix.com/celiapacquola |
Celia Pacquola (born 12 February 1983)[1][2] is an Australian comedian, writer and presenter, who performs predominantly in Australia and the UK.
Career
Radio
Pacquola has written, presented and guested on Australian and British radio; presenting Red Hot Go and Fox Summer Breakfast on Fox FM and The Comedy Hour on ABC Radio. She has written and performed for BBC Radio 4 shows including Shappi Talk, What's So Funny?, It's Your Round, The Headset and The Unbelievable Truth and Britain Versus the World.
Television
Pacquola has also written for television shows such as Network Ten's Good News Week and series two of ABC1's award-winning Laid in which she also starred as 'EJ'.[3] Pacquola starred in and co-wrote the first episode of the second season of It's a Date.[4] She played the role of Nat in the ABC TV series Utopia and Dolly in The Beautiful Lie.[5] Pacquola appeared in the ABC comedy series Rosehaven in 2016.[6]
She has performed and guested on Australian TV on Rove,[7] The Project, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation and Have You Been Paying Attention?, and has been seen on British TV shows such as The Rob Brydon Show, Russell Howard’s Good News and Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Live performance
Pacquola has written and performed live shows since 2007. Her 2009 show Am I Strange?[8] was performed at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival where it won Best Comedy and The Age Critics Award for Best Australian Act. She performed in 2009 at the Sydney Opera House with This Was The Year That Was. The year after she showcased Flying Solos[9] again at Edinburgh Festival Fringe[10] and Melbourne International Comedy Festival and in 2012 returned with Delayed.[11][12]
Pacquola has been nominated and won a number of awards including best first time entrant (Raw Recruit Prize) at the Raw Comedy Awards in 2006.[13]
References
- ↑ A post from Pacquola on her Facebook page on 12 February 2016 identifying her birthday as the 12th of February
- ↑ "Celia Pacquola in The Looking Glass". Herald Sun. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ The Age "Celia Pacquola's EJ on ABC1's Laid, is the best friend every woman wants" 26 April 2012.
- ↑ "Stars come out for It's a date". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "A career was never part of comedian Celia Pacquola's plan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Tasmanian comedian Luke McGregor scores comedy series gig with ABC TV". The Mercury. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ YouTube "Celia Pacquola on Rove" 9 November 2008.
- ↑ The Telegraph “Celia Pacquola in Am I Strange?” 7 August 2009.
- ↑ Chortle “Celia Pacquola in Flying Solos” 1 April 2010.
- ↑ The Guardian “Celia Pacquola Fringe Review” 12 August 2009.
- ↑ Melbourne International Comedy Festival “Celia Pacquola - Delayed Listing” 2012
- ↑ SGFringe “Celia Pacquola: Delayed”
- ↑ Chortle “Celia Pacquola Chortle Page”