Mandy Salomon
Australian comedian
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Mandy Salomon is a former Australian comedian.[1] Following studies in dementia and a PhD on digital engagement, she has co-developed an educational game for use by people in care homes and their caregivers.[2]
Mandy Salomon | |
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| Alma mater | Swinburne University of Technology |
| Occupations | Comedian, TV presenter, game designer, entrepreneur |
| Notable work | MentiaCompanion, CarePlay |
In 1983 Salomon, with Larry Buttrose and Judy Barnsley, started running The Gap, a cabaret club at the Sydney Trade Union Club.[3] There she performed in the live soap opera 111 Foveaux,[4] With the Gap team featured in Opera, Opera at the Downstairs Theatre at Belvoir Street in 1985.[3]
She compered and performed in the show Characters which had return seasons as Characters II![5] and Characters 3.[6] First appearing at The Gap in February 1984[7] it was created to showcase women in comedy.[8] Comics featured include Salomon and her sister Melanie, Julie McCrossin, Angela Moore, Pam Brown,[8] Mary-Anne Fahey, Wendy Harmer, Gretel Killeen, Victoria Roberts[6] and Sue Ingleton[5]
She performed shows as characters Fiona Smout, Modesta Bosomiani, Joan Rogers and Meg Bryson at ID's Supper Club in 1986,[9] compered and performed in Three Wasps and a Dingo at the Harold Park Hotel in 1988[10] and played Joan Kirner in the one woman show Karry on Kirner in 1991[11][12]
She has been a writer on Fast Forward and Tonight Live with Steve Vizard[13] and featured in the ABC TV series Catalyst.[14] She was a TV presenter in Out There in 1985[15] and on Edge of the Wedge in 1986.[16]
Together with her sister Margot she created a documentary for SBS titled The Bidding Game on the real estate game.[17][18]
In 2016, Salomon graduated from Swinburne University of Technology with a PhD for her thesis, "Expressing 'Self' in a virtual world: Digital engagement for people with moderate to severe dementia".[19]
