Emo Majok

Emo Majok
Emo in 2023
Birth nameEmmanuel Gureec Majok
Born (1988-08-06) 6 August 1988 (age 36)
Ethiopia
MediumStand-up
NationalitySouth Sudanese Australian
Years active2018–present
Genres
Subject(s)
  • Social life
  • refugees
  • politics
  • economical life
  • religion
  • relationships
  • education
Websitehttps://www.emomajok.com/

Emo Majok, born Emmanuel Gureec Majok[1] (6 August 1988) is a South Sudanese Australian Stand up comedian. He was a winner at the Western Australia Raw Comedy and a finalist at the 10th edition of Australia's Got Talent.

Early life

Emo was born on 6 August 1988 in Itang refugee camp, Gambela Region, Ethiopia to Sudanese parents,[2] who having fled the Second Sudanese Civil War which claimed over 2 million lives,[3] settled in a Itang refugee camp in Ethiopia.[4][5] When he was 3 years old, the Ethiopian Civil War forced his family and thousands of other displaced refugees to walk for weeks until they reached Kakuma Refugee Camp, in northern Kenya.[1][6]

In 1996, when Emo was 8 years old, the family was sponsored to relocate to Australia where they settled in Girrawheen, Western Australia[3] in the northern suburbs of Perth,.[4][7]

In the mid 90's while in school, Emo used to love entertaining his friends[8]

Comedy

2018–Present

In 2018 Emo and his childhood friend, Joe White, performed a number of shows titled White vs. Black at the Perth Fringe World Festival.[6][7][8] in the same year, he won the Western Australia Raw Comedy finals[4] as the Funniest Amateur Comedian in Western Australia which earned him a ticket to compete at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival[7][9][10]

In January 2019, Emo performed at the Fringe World Festival with his show Not Quite Grown Yet[7][11]

Emo produced and headlined the show Can We Laugh Again[4] at the Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth, in October 2020.

In April 2021, he performed at the Fad Gallery, Melbourne, in a show titled Black Santa[12][13]

In 2022, Emo received the golden buzzer[14][15] to make it to the semi-finals of Australia's Got Talent (season 10)[4][16] where he later made it to the finals. In August 2022, he performed for the first time at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the Bistro Square in a show dubbed African Aussie.[4][5][17] In October, Emo was a participant in the ABC Radio Comedy Debate[5][8] and also in the same month, was part of the Perth Comedy Festival Showcase Tour.[18] In November, he hosted the Western Australia Comedy Week – All Stars at Northbridge, Perth.[19][20] In December he performed a live show at Fitzroy, Melbourne.[21]

In March 2023, Emo performed at the Joondalup Festival at Hilary's Boat Harbour, Perth[22] and at the Perth International Comedy Festival.[23] In April, he shared the stage with Basketmouth and Aliya Kanani at Emperor's Palace, in the Johannesburg International Comedy Festival[24][25][26] and later that month he performed at the Comics Lounge, Melbourne[27] and at in June, together with Learnmore Jonasi and Aliya Kamani, he performed at the Strictly International Comedy Show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[28] In July, he performed African Aussie at the Toronto Fringe Festival.[29][30] In August, he was one of the performers in the Comedy Gold Tour in Western Australia[8][31][32]

Personal life

Emo has three children from a previous relationship[4][7]

Specials

  • White vs. Black - 2018
  • Just Your Typical Aussie - 2020
  • Black Santa – 2020
  • Black Santa Returns – 2022
  • African Aussie – 2022

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2018 WA Raw Comedy Funniest New Comedian Nominees Won [4]
2018 Raw Comedy National Finals Funniest New Comedian Nominees Finalist
2021 Comedy Lounge Comedian of The Year Nominees Won
2022 Comics Lounge Best Interstate Act Nominees Won
2022 Australias Got Talent Category Nominees Finalist [4]
2023 Toronto Fringe Patrons' Pick Nominees Won [33]

References

  1. ^ a b Clark, Lisa (7 March 2022). "Highlights and previous reviews for The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022". Squirrel Comedy. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ Walker, Martin (2022). "Highlights and previous reviews for The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022 Emo Majok". On The Mic. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Mellet, Gabrielle Becerra (2 June 2023). "190 years of The West Australian: Reunion — Emo's story". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Perrin, Mick. "Emo Majok". Mick Perrin Worldwide. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Richardson, Jay (10 August 2022). "Emo Majok: African Aussie". Chortle. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b Nelson, Lin (14 October 2022). "Majok, first S. Sudanese comedian to compete at AGT heads to semi-final". Eye Radio. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Emo". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d Thomas, Steevi-lee (August 2023). "Comedy Gold Show - Hyden". Shire of Kondinin. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. ^ "2018 RAW COMEDY NATIONAL GRAND FINAL". Raw Comedy. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  10. ^ "The RAW Comedy finalists have been announced". Beat. 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  11. ^ Chow, Weng (2 February 2019). "Not Quite Grown Yet". Fringe World. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  12. ^ Bugeja, Nick (11 April 2021). "Emo: Black Santa". Squirrel Comedy. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. ^ First, Alex (2021). "Black Santa (Fad Gallery) – stand-up comedy review". The Blurb. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  14. ^ Mendozza, Jessie (13 October 2022). "Emo Majok Australia's Got Talent 2022 Golden Buzzer Audition, Season 10". Startattle. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  15. ^ Allan &, Carly (25 October 2022). "Australia's Got Talent Emo Made Us Laugh HARD|Are You A Non-Instagrammer?!|Cruise Ship Karaoke". Omny Fm. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  16. ^ Christmas, Pip (20 November 2022). "The winner of AGT for 2022 is revealed". 7News. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  17. ^ "2022 EDINBURGH FRINGE". British Comedy Guide. August 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Perth Comedy Festival Presents Perth Comedy Festival Showcase Tour". Manpac News. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  19. ^ "WA COMEDY WEEK - ALLSTARS". The Rechabite. November 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  20. ^ "WA Comedy Week - Allstars". Megatix. November 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  21. ^ "EMO MAJOK LIVE DEC 30th". Hunt Halloween. December 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Around the world in 60 minutes". Joondalup Festival. March 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Perth Comedy Festival 2023 Programme". Scenestr. April 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  24. ^ "JOHANNESBURG INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL". The Emperors Palace. April 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Johannesburg International Comedy Festival (JICF) returns". Biz Community. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  26. ^ "Johannesburg International Comedy Festival0". Whats On In Joburg. March 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  27. ^ "Emo Majok". The Comics Lounge. April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  28. ^ "Strictly International Comedy Show". Arcade Comedy Theatre. June 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  29. ^ "Emo Majok African Aussie". Toronto Fringe. July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  30. ^ Davidson, Sonya (27 June 2023). "What's on our radar at this year's Toronto Fringe Festival?". Toronto Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  31. ^ "Comedy Gold Tour 2023". Shire of Katanning. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  32. ^ "Hyden Comedy Gold". Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre. August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  33. ^ "Patrons' Pick". Toronto Fringe. July 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.