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Meshel Laurie
Born (1973-05-29) 29 May 1973 (age 51)
Toowoomba, Queensland
MediumStand-up comedian, radio and television presenter
NationalityAustralian
Years active1998–present
Children2
Notable works and rolesThe Project
Websitewww.meshellaurie.com

Meshel Laurie (born 29 May 1976) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter living in Melbourne.

Early life and education

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Laurie was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, her father was a taxi driver and her mother, a receptionist at the hospital.[1]

Career

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Comedy

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Laurie's first Melbourne International Comedy Festival show was Dairy Belles which she performed with Corinne Grant.[2] In 1998 she was granted the Brian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Award[1][a] to produce The Virgin Mary 2 - This Time It's Personal.[3] Her success began to skyrocket when, in 2000, she debuted The Whore Whisperer: Confessions of a Madam at the Melbourne Fringe Festival - a show all about her experiences working as a receptionist in several Melbourne brothels.[1] A sell-out in its first season, The Whore Whisperer went on to sell out seasons at the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe and the Sydney Opera House.[4]

Radio

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In 2000, Laurie co-hosted Enough Rope on 3RRR with Josh Kinal.[5] This was a weekly programme about comedy that included the comedy tracks, a look at the comedy industry and interviews with numerous guests including: Wil Anderson, Daniel Kitson, Simon Munnery, Rachel Berger. Regular segments featured Adam Richard and Toby Sullivan. The show was controversially cancelled at the end of 2002.[citation needed]

In 2003 Laurie regularly filled in for Kate Langbroek on the Nova FM breakfast show Hughesy, Kate & Dave alongside Dave Hughes and Dave O'Neil. She later moved to Brisbane to co-host the breakfast time slot as a foundation presenter when Nova 106.9 began broadcasting in 2005. Laurie co-hosted the show with Ashley Bradnam, David Lutteral and Kip Whightman. The show was the top rating breakfast radio show in Brisbane, but Laurie hated her time there; she did not get along with her co-hosts. Laurie was also travelling to Melbourne to appear on the television shows Spicks and Specs and Rove.

In 2005, Laurie joined Nova 106.9 in Brisbane as a founding breakfast presenter on Meshel, Ash, Kip and Luttsy - it became the highest rating breakfast show in Brisbane. Over the years Ash, Kip and Luttsy resigned with other presenters joining Laurie including Tim Blackwell and Marty Sheargold. Meshel, Tim and Marty remained in breakfast until August 2011 when the show was moved to Melbourne to broadcast live nationally on Drive on Nova FM.[6]

In October 2013, Nova 100 announced that she would join Tommy Little to host Meshel & Tommy replacing Hughesy & Kate. The show started in December 2013.

In January 2014, Laurie was replaced by Kate Ritchie on drive joining Tim Blackwell and Marty Sheargold.

In October 2015, Meshel announced that she would be leaving Nova 100 at the end of the year to host Matt & Meshel on KIIS 101.1 with Matt Tilley. She also hosted the 3PM Pick-Up with Katie 'Monty' Dimond on the KIIS Network.[7]

In October 2017 Australian Radio Network announced that Matt & Meshel would not be renewed in 2018.

Television

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In 2004, Laurie hosted Stand Up!,[8][9] a comedy show on ABC TV. She was also a regular on national variety show Rove Live. Laurie has also appeared on The Glass House, Spicks and Specks, Good News Week,[2] ADbc,[10] The Circle,Can of Worms,[11] Studio 10, The Project[12] and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.[13]

In 2013, Laurie co-hosted This Week Live, alongside Dave Thornton, Tommy Little and Tom Gleeson.[14]

In 2018 Laurie featured in the SBS documentary Go Back to Where You Came From looking at the South Sudan refugee crisis first hand.[13]

Podcast

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In April 2015 Laurie launched her first podcast, Meshel Laurie's Nitty Gritty Committee. The podcast presented interviews with a wide range of people with extraordinary stories to tell.[15]

In March 2017 Laurie started the Australian True Crime podcast with crime writer Emily Webb. The podcast presents true crime from the perspective of police, victims and offenders.[16]

Personal life

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Laurie was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, and moved to Melbourne early in her career as a stand-up comic to take advantage of its strong comedy industry/community.

Laurie is a Buddhist.[17]

In June 2009, Laurie announced via Twitter that she was pregnant with twins,[18] due in the summer. On 23 November 2009, Laurie announced the birth of her twins – a boy, Louis, and a girl, Dali – born on 20 November 2009.

In 2010, Laurie launched a blog to help promote charity and the ways that people can give back to communities all around the world.[19]

Her book, Buddhism for Breakups, was published in 2017 by Blank Inc.[20]

In January 2019 Save the Children Australia appointed Laurie to the newly created role of Head of Community Building. The role was created to better engage with the public to get involved in advocacy and other programs.[21]

Bibliography

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  • The Fence-painting Fortnight of Destiny, a memoir, Allen & Unwin, 20 August 2013, ISBN 9781743314487
  • Buddhism for Breakups, Black Inc., 30 January 2017, ISBN 9781863959001
  • Buddhism for the Unbelievably Busy, Black Inc., 27 November 2017, ISBN 9781863959599
  • Bad Buddhist, Black Inc., 3 September 2018, ISBN 9781863959667

Notes

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  1. ^ The Mooseheads are awarded by the Brian McCarthy Memorial Trust. The trust try to find new platforms for working comedians by spotlighting an idea rather than just turning out another show. The award is presented on the final night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The recipient receives a grant for exciting and different concepts that are often mental and overly ambitious.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Touhy, Wendy (24 September 2000). "A stand-up madam". The Sunday Age. Melbourne. p. 60 – via newspapers.com. {{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Miller, Megan (24 July 2015). "Nova 100 Breakfast co-host Meshel Laurie winning hearts from Melbourne's western suburbs". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Moosehead Retrospective". themoosehead.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Adventures in the sex trade". smh.com.au. 7 June 2002. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. ^ Interview with Andrew Denton referencing the use of the "Enough Rope" name before his tv show
  6. ^ Feeney, Katherine (26 August 2011). "Nova breakfast team prepares for southern shift". theage.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Meshel & Monty: 3pm Pick-Up". Radio Today. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  8. ^ Keough, Laurelle (6 February 2004). "Media Room - Programming 2004 (Stand Up!)". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Stand Up!". smh.com.au. 17 March 2004. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  10. ^ "ADbc: new comedy history-based quiz". sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  11. ^ Swanwick, Tristan (1 August 2012). "Ungrateful Meshel Laurie loses local fans after labelling Queensland 'sexist'". couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  12. ^ "The Project - Personalities, Meshel Laurie". tenplay.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Meshel Laurie". abc.net.au. 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  14. ^ Knox, David (5 July 2013). "TEN gets talking with new panel show, This Week Live". tvtonight.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  15. ^ "The Nitty Gritty Committee: Stories about the guts and glory of life". radioinfo.com.au. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 25 March 2019 suggested (help)
  16. ^ Niesche, Cristopher (2 July 2018). "Millions confirm the binge-ability of true crime via podcasts". theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  17. ^ Meshel, Laurie (21 April 2015). "Nazeem Hussain, Ronnie Chieng & Andy Saunders". Nova 100. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  18. ^ twitter.com/meshel_laurie
  19. ^ Meshel Laurie Blog and Charity
  20. ^ Laurie, Meshel (2017). Buddhism for Break-ups. Melbourne, Victoria: Blank Inc. ISBN 9781863959001. OCLC 964075104.
  21. ^ "Save the Children appoints Meshel Laurie to new community building role". savethechildren.org.au (Press release). 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  22. ^ "About the Mooseheads". themoosehead.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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