Raw Comedy
Raw Comedy | |
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Awarded for | Stand-up comedy |
Date | 1996 |
Country | Australia |
Website | comedyfestival |
Raw Comedy is an Australian annual competition for emerging stand-up comedians held by Melbourne International Comedy Festival. It was established in 1996 and is supported by national youth radio station Triple J. In 2011, there were 1,100 contestants.[1]
Heats take place in major Australian cities through January, February and March.ABC.
The winner of Raw Comedy is sent to the So You Think You're Funny competition at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Three Raw Comedy winners, Drew Rokos, Nick Sun and Demi Lardner have gone on to win So You Think You're Funny.
Past winners and finalists
Year | Winner(s) | Other finalists |
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1996 | Anthony Menchetti (WA)[3][4] |
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1997 | Subby Valentine (NSW) |
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1998 | Chris Franklin (NSW) |
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1999 | Chris Wainhouse (Qld) |
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2000 | Vic ) |
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2001 | Emily O'Loughlin (SA) |
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2002 | Dave Elvins (NSW) |
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2003 | Nelly Thomas (Vic) Steve Sheehan (SA) |
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2004 | Nick Sun (NSW) |
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2005 | Josh Thomas (Qld) | |
2006 | Hannah Gadsby (Tas) |
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2007 | Jonathan Schuster (Vic) |
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2008 | Neil Sinclair (Vic) |
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2009 | Cassie Workman (WA) |
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2010 | Luke Heggie (NSW)[5] |
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2011 | Dayne Rathbone (Vic)[6] |
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2012 | Lessons with Luis (Vic)[7] |
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2013 | Demi Lardner (SA)[8] |
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2014 | Matt Stewart (Vic)[9] |
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2015 | Angus Gordon (Qld)[10] |
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2016 | Danielle Walker (VIC) |
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2017 | Zack Dyer (VIC) |
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2018 | Bec Melrose (NSW) |
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2019 | Fady Kassab (NSW) |
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2021 | Prue Blake (VIC) |
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2022 | Alexandra Hudson (NSW) and Bron Lewis (QLD) |
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2023 | Henry Yan (VIC) |
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2024 | Omar Gadd (NT) |
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References
- ^ Platt, Craig (11 April 2011). "Raw Comedy won by awkward freak". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- PerthNow. 24 January 2008. Archived from the originalon 31 March 2008.
- ABC Online.
- ^ "My big break". The Daily Telegraph. 30 August 2008. p. 59.
- ^ "Luke Heggie Wins National Comedy Title". Australian Stage. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Platt, Craig (11 April 2011). "Raw Comedy won by awkward freak". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Platt, Craig (15 April 2012). "Raw Comedy and the rise of awkwardness". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Demi Lardner wins Raw Comedy". The Age. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Taras, Nick (14 April 2014). "Review: Raw comedy up-and-comers inventive and entertaining". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Platt, Craig (13 April 2015). "Raw Comedy 2015 winner: Angus Gordon wins national comedy competition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2015.