Gen Fricker

Gen Fricker
Born 1989/1990 (age 28–29)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australian
Occupation Radio presenter, comedian, writer, actor

Genevieve "Gen" Fricker is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and radio presenter. She is currently a host of the weekday Lunch program on triple j.[2]

Early life and education

Fricker was born in Sydney, Australia, and has Māori heritage.[3] She trained as an orchestral double bassist at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music High School and University, before moving to the University of Sydney to study Art History and Psychology.[4]

At the University of Sydney, she performed as part of student comedy group "Project 52", alongside Steen Raskopoulos among others.[4] Later, Fricker trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York.[5]

Career

In 2011, Gen Fricker was a National Finalist in the RAW Comedy Competition.[6] She co-hosted Summer Up For It on FBi Radio with comedian Michael Hing over the summer break in 2011-2012.[7]

Fricker first appeared on triple j as a guest on Drive with Lindsey McDougall, on Sunday Night Safran,[8] and as a writer/performer on Tom Ballard's Chatback sketch show. At the end of 2014, she began hosting Overnights, before joining Kyran Wheatley on Weekend Arvos in 2016.[9] In 2017, she took over the Lunch program on Triple J, formerly presented by Lewi McKirdy,[10] before moving to the Drive program to fill in for Veronica Milsom, alongside co-host Lewis Hobba.[11]

Fricker has performed stand-up on Comedy Central, Just for Laughs (Australian TV series), Sydney Comedy Festival, New Zealand Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She has appeared on numerous TV shows, including CRAM!, Good Game, ABC TV New Year's Eve coverage,[12] Legally Brown, Dirty Laundry Live, and Spicks and Specks. She was also a writer/performer on The Roast.[13] In 2014, she was selected by Reggie Watts to open for him on his Australian tour.[14] Other credits include the Australian production of Karen O's Stop The Virgens,[15] as well as working as an Entertainment contributor for The Sydney Morning Herald.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Fresh hits and giggles". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Gen and Lewis". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  3. ↑ Horan, Patrick (2 April 2016). "Gen Fricker in Yeah? Yeah! ★★★". Herald Sun.
  4. 1 2 "Meet Genevieve Fricker - Yen Mag". Yen Mag. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  5. ↑ "Mixtape #8: Making Out With Microwaves - VERTIGO 2018". VERTIGO 2018. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  6. ↑ Gen Fricker Comedy (2013-12-29), Genevieve Fricker RAW Comedy Final 2011, retrieved 2018-03-21
  7. ↑ "Sydney Hing Festival
    or
    The History of Everything that Ever Happened to Michael Hing. Ever"    . Stand and Deliver!. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  8. ↑ "Sunday Night Safran: 30 September 2012 | triple j Media". www.abc.net.au. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  9. ↑ "Departing Presenter Kyran Wheatley Delivers Stirring On-Air Farewell To Triple J - Music Feeds". Music Feeds. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  10. ↑ "Triple J Reveals Matt & Alex's Replacements, Farewells More Hosts - Music Feeds". Music Feeds. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  11. ↑ "Gen Fricker Is Taking Over Triple J Arvos While Veronica Poops Out A Baby". Pedestrian TV. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  12. ↑ "Gen Fricker on Instagram: "I'm on @abctv tonight from 9pm giving you live music highlights from @fallsfestival Lorne before the New Years Eve Fireworks…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  13. ↑ "Genevieve Fricker". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  14. ↑ "Reggie Watts: Hello Humans". theMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  15. ↑ "Tell Her: Karen O's Stop The Virgens Chorus - Yen Mag". Yen Mag. 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  16. ↑ Fricker, Genevieve (2012-07-19). "Metro goes backstage at Encore! Sydney Pole Show". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
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