Becky Lucas
Australian comedian, writer, and presenter
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Becky Lucas (born 1988) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, and presenter. She has also appeared in various television series.
Becky Lucas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988[1] |
| Education | Brisbane State High School[2] |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Children | 1[3] |
Early life
Career
Lucas was a finalist in the 2013 Raw Comedy competition. In 2014, she relocated to Sydney.[1] Lucas has since performed solo stand-up shows at the Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala.[4]
On Australian television, Lucas hosted an ABC2 documentary about domestic violence in Australia entitled Big Bad Love in 2016.[5] She starred in the sketch comedy series Orange Is the New Brown and At Home Alone Together. Lucas has also made appearances on Fancy Boy, Hughesy, We Have a Problem, Saturday Night Rove, Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee and Sam Pang Tonight.[4]
Lucas has written for ABC comedy series Please Like Me and Squinters.[6][7] She also co-wrote the sitcom The Other Guy alongside its star Matt Okine.[1]
In 2018, Lucas posted a joke on Twitter about beheading Prime Minister Scott Morrison.[8] It resulted in her Twitter account being banned.[9][10]
In 2019, Lucas opened for Conan O'Brien in Sydney, and performed stand-up on his US late-night show Conan.[11] O'Brien, who Lucas regards as an idol,[8] allegedly told her "you need medication" after their Sydney performance.[12]
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