Emo Majok

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]

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]

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

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