Corinne Grant
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Corinne Grant is an Australia
n comedian
and television presenter.
, she embarked upon a career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, Grant started doing stand-up comedy to overcome her stage-fright. Her first major show was as a support act for Merrick Watts
. She did her first solo stand-up show in the bar of the Vic Hotel in the early 1990s. In 1995 she appeared on the community television station Channel 31 as a regular on the show Under Melbourne Tonight.
Corrine co-hosted the comedy show The Glass House
(ABC-TV
), with Wil Anderson
and Dave Hughes
until it was axed in 2006. In 2006, she hosted two episodes while Anderson was performing at the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival. Until 2005, she had also been a regular cast member on the talk show Rove Live (Network Ten
). She also appeared on the sketch comedy
series skitHOUSE
(Network Ten), so that she was concurrently starring in these 3 different TV programs.
In 2005 she appeared alongside Greg Fleet
, Adam Hills, Alan Brough
and Steven Gates in "Die On your Feet", a play written by Greg Fleet. She returned to stand-up after a five year break in 2006, appearing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Gala and in her own solo show called "Faking It", before moving on to the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival with a show titled "Nice Friendly Lady Hour". Grant has written articles for newspapers such as the Herald Sun
and The Age
. In 2007, she toured with a show called "Have My Stuff" and also briefly worked in radio on Mix 101.1 with comedian Tom Gleeson on The Saturday Show into Sydney and Melbourne. In 2010 she joined the ranks of the Labor Party
, pitching to voters at the Victorian election in a YouTube series called 'Labor TV'.
Corinne narrated the factual television
series Air Ways
.
As of 2010, Grant has been a spokesperson for Progressive Direct Car Insurance.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
and television presenter.
Career
After briefly studying as a nurse in WodongaWodonga, Victoria
Wodonga is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. Adjacent to Wodonga across the border is the New South Wales city of Albury. Wodonga is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA...
, she embarked upon a career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, Grant started doing stand-up comedy to overcome her stage-fright. Her first major show was as a support act for Merrick Watts
Merrick Watts
Merrick Watts is a Australian comedian, radio host and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso with Tim Ross....
. She did her first solo stand-up show in the bar of the Vic Hotel in the early 1990s. In 1995 she appeared on the community television station Channel 31 as a regular on the show Under Melbourne Tonight.
Corrine co-hosted the comedy show The Glass House
The Glass House (TV series)
The Glass House was a half-hour Australian comedy talk show which screened on the ABC from 2001 to 2006.It was hosted by stand-up comedian Wil Anderson, and co-hosted by fellow television and radio comedians Corinne Grant and Dave Hughes...
(ABC-TV
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
), with Wil Anderson
Wil Anderson
William James "Wil" Anderson is an Australian comedian, writer, performing stand-up, and television and radio presenter and personality.- Early life :...
and Dave Hughes
Dave Hughes
David William "Hughesy" Hughes is an Australian stand-up comedian, radio and television presenter. He is currently co-host on the Network Ten's The Project and Before the Game as well as the breakfast radio show Hughesy and Kate.-Television:Hughes co-hosted the ABC comedy talk show The Glass House...
until it was axed in 2006. In 2006, she hosted two episodes while Anderson was performing at the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
Festival. Until 2005, she had also been a regular cast member on the talk show Rove Live (Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
). She also appeared on the sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
series skitHOUSE
SkitHOUSE
skitHOUSE was an Australian sketch comedy television series that ran on Network Ten from 9 February, 2003 to 28 July, 2004. The series was produced by Roving Enterprises. It featured many well-known Australian comedians, including comedy-band Tripod. Reruns can now be seen on The Comedy Channel on...
(Network Ten), so that she was concurrently starring in these 3 different TV programs.
In 2005 she appeared alongside Greg Fleet
Greg Fleet
-Early life:Greg was born in Michigan, United States. His father moved the family to Australia when Greg was four. He grew up in Geelong and as a teenager boarded at Geelong Grammar School...
, Adam Hills, Alan Brough
Alan Brough
Alan Brough is a New Zealand actor and comedian.Brough worked as an actor in Wellington and Auckland, mainly in live theatre...
and Steven Gates in "Die On your Feet", a play written by Greg Fleet. She returned to stand-up after a five year break in 2006, appearing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
Gala and in her own solo show called "Faking It", before moving on to the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
Festival with a show titled "Nice Friendly Lady Hour". Grant has written articles for newspapers such as the Herald Sun
Herald Sun
The Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
and The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
. In 2007, she toured with a show called "Have My Stuff" and also briefly worked in radio on Mix 101.1 with comedian Tom Gleeson on The Saturday Show into Sydney and Melbourne. In 2010 she joined the ranks of the Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, pitching to voters at the Victorian election in a YouTube series called 'Labor TV'.
Corinne narrated the factual television
Factual television
Factual television is a genre of non-fiction television programming that documents actual events and people. These type of programs are also described as documentary, observational documentary, fly on the wall, docudrama, and reality television...
series Air Ways
Air Ways (TV series)
Air Ways is an Australian factual television series broadcast on the Seven Network, narrated by Corinne Grant and produced by Lyndal Marks, the executive producer in charge of Border Security...
.
As of 2010, Grant has been a spokesperson for Progressive Direct Car Insurance.