Emo Majok
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6 August 1988
Emo Majok | |
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 Emo in 2023 | |
| Born | Emmanuel Gureec Majok 6 August 1988 |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Medium | Stand-up |
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| Website | https://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.
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] In July, he performed African Aussie at the Toronto Fringe Festival.[28][29] In August, he was one of the performers in the Comedy Gold Tour in Western Australia[8][30][31]
Personal life
Specials
- White vs. Black - 2018
- Just Your Typical Aussie - 2020
- Black Santa – 2020
- Black Santa Returns – 2022
- African Aussie – 2022