Zoë Coombs Marr

Zoë Coombs Marr
Born1984 or 1985 (age 39–40)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
Notable workTrigger Warning (2016)
AwardsMelbourne International Comedy Festival Award (2016)

Zoë Coombs Marr (born 1984/1985[1]) is an Australian comedian, performer and actor.[2][3]

In 2014, Coombs Marr acted in Gideon Obarzanek’s L’Chaim which premiered as part of Sydney Dance Company's season Interplay.[2]

In 2016, her show Trigger Warning, in which she adopts the persona of a sexist man called "Dave",[4] received the Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF).[5][6][7] As well as the Barry (now known as Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award), the show also won two Green Room Awards.[4]

Coombs Marr introduced her new character, "Bossy Bottom" at the Adelaide Fringe in March 2018, after she decided to leave "Dave" behind.[4] She was nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for her new show.[8][9][10] In April 2020, Amazon Prime started streaming a comedy special of "Bossy Bottom".[4]

In 2022, Coombs Marr brought back the character of "Dave", who, as revealed in her new show, The Opener, had been in a coma since 2016 and missed a lot of historic events such as the #MeToo Movement, and the Black Lives Matter movement.[11]

Coombs Marr's ABC series Queerstralia television series premiered in 2023, taking on a unique approach in presenting queer Australian history.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Selinger-Morris, Samantha (5 March 2021). "Zoe Coombs Marr: 'Stop doing it, straight people, you're so weird'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Zoe Coombs Marr". Sydney Dance Company. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Find Artists | PBJ Management". www.pbjmanagement.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Reich, Hannah (23 April 2020). "In Zoë Coombs Marr's Amazon Prime comedy special Bossy Bottom we meet the woman behind Dave". ABC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ Schwartzkoff, Louise (23 September 2016). "Zoe Coombs Marr takes Edinburgh Fringe Festival by storm". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ^ Jackson, Gabrielle (19 July 2016). "Zoë Coombs Marr: why a 'cranky lesbian in her 30s' should be person of the year". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ^ Blake, Elissa (25 September 2014). "Zoe Coombs Marr puts women centre stage in Belvoir's Is This Thing On?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Lano & Woodley, Celia Pacquola, Anne Edmonds and Zoë Coombs Marr nominated for 2018 Helpmann Awards". comedy.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ "2018 Nominees and Winners | Helpmann Awards". www.helpmannawards.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Zoë Coombs Marr - Token Artist Management | Hire or Book Zoe Here". Token. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Dave: The Opener review – Zoë Coombs Marr's toxic male comedian is back". the Guardian. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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