Celia Pacquola

Celia Pacquola
Pacquola in 2013
Born (1983-02-12) 12 February 1983
Yarra Glen, Victoria
Residence Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Occupation Comedian, writer, presenter, actress
Television Rosehaven
Website http://lu2664.wix.com/celiapacquola

Celia Pacquola (born 12 February 1983)[1][2] is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter and actress, 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 won the "best guest or supporting actress in a television drama" AACTA Award for her role in The Beautiful Lie.[6] In 2016 she collaborated with Luke McGregor to write and star in the series Rosehaven.[7] Rosehaven won the 2017 AWGIE Award for Best Comedy script.

She has performed and guested on Australian TV on Rove,[8] The Project, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation, Spicks and Specks 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, Live At The Apollo and Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

Live performance

Pacquola has written and performed live shows since 2007. Her 2009 show Am I Strange?[9] 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[10] again at Edinburgh Festival Fringe[11] and Melbourne International Comedy Festival and in 2012 returned with Delayed.[12][13]

Pacquola has been nominated for, and won a number of awards including best first time entrant (Raw Recruit Prize) at the Raw Comedy Awards in 2006.[14]

In 2018 Pacquola won the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for her stand-up comedy show All Talk.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Celia Pacquola - The news is out. I'll be hosting the 2016... - Facebook".
  2. ↑ "Celia Pacquola in The Looking Glass". Herald Sun. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ↑ The Age "Celia Pacquola's EJ on ABC1's Laid, is the best friend every woman wants" 26 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Stars come out for It's a date". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "A career was never part of comedian Celia Pacquola's plan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Maddox, Garry (8 December 2016). "AACTA Awards: Celia Pacquola surprises with win for dramatic role in A Beautiful Lie".
  7. ↑ "Tasmanian comedian Luke McGregor scores comedy series gig with ABC TV". The Mercury. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  8. ↑ YouTube "Celia Pacquola on Rove" 9 November 2008.
  9. ↑ The Telegraph “Celia Pacquola in Am I Strange?” 7 August 2009.
  10. ↑ Chortle “Celia Pacquola in Flying Solos” Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 1 April 2010.
  11. ↑ The Guardian “Celia Pacquola Fringe Review” 12 August 2009.
  12. ↑ Melbourne International Comedy Festival “Celia Pacquola - Delayed Listing” Archived 20 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. 2012
  13. ↑ SGFringe “Celia Pacquola: Delayed” Archived 30 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ Chortle “Celia Pacquola Chortle Page”
  15. ↑ Jefferson, Dee (17 July 2018). "Helpmann Awards: Sydney Theatre Company the biggest winner across split ceremony at Capitol Theatre". ABCNews. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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