Zoe Norton Lodge
Australian writer and television presenter
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Zoe Norton Lodge is an Australian writer and television presenter.
Career
Zoe Norton Lodge is known for her work on ABC's satirical comedy programs The Hamster Wheel,[1] and The Checkout.[2][3] With Ben Jenkins she created the comedy show Story Club which became an ABC TV series in 2015.[4] Norton Lodge, along with Kirsten Drysdale, wrote and presented The Checkout's segment, 'Gendered Marketing,' an analysis of sexism inherent in the way products are advertised,[5][6] and 'What To Reject When You're Expecting,' a series on bogus pregnancy products.[7] She was also a presenter on The Chaser election specials.[8][9] Norton Lodge has also appeared as a guest on Win the Week, Plonk, The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting, The Letdown and The Moodys.
In 2018-19, she was a regular presenter on Triple M,[10] and has also presented on ABC Radio Sydney[11] and Radio National.[12]
In 2018, she co-wrote the Ding Dong I'm Gay web series with Tim Spencer.[13] The series won an Australian Writer’s Guild AWGIE Award in 2021[14]
In 2020 she hosted the ABC show Reputation Rehab with Kirsten Drysdale, looking at the culture around public shame.[15][16][17]
Norton Lodge has published a collection of short stories 'Almost Sincerely'[18][19] and collaborated with her sister Georgia Norton Lodge, an illustrator, on four children's books in the Elizabella series.[20]
In 2023, she co-developed the six-part BBC One comedy series Queen of Oz, starring English comedian Catherine Tate as the scandalous Princess Georgiana, a disgraced member of a fictional British Royal Family sent to rule Australia.[21][22] She also co-wrote the episode titled "They Used to Oink at Me".
She is the Executive Producer and Series Editor[23] for 'The Art Of..', a weekly arts television show, hosted by Namila Benson, that began airing on ABC TV (Australian TV channel) in June 2024. 'The Art Of...' is also broadcast on demand via ABC iView. [24]
Bibliography
Television writing credits
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Hamster Wheel | Additional writing |
| 2013 | The Hamster Decides | Additional writing |
| 2013–2015 | The Checkout | 39 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | The Chaser's Media Circus | 20 episodes |
| 2016 | The Chaser's Election Desk | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | The Letdown | Additional writing |
| 2019 | Skit Box | Developed by |
| 2020 | Ding Dong I'm Gay | 6 episodes |
| Reputation Rehab | 8 episodes | |
| 2023 | Class of '07 | |
| We Interrupt This Broadcast | 10 episodes | |
| Year Of | ||
| Queen of Oz | Episode: "They Used to Oink at Me"; also co-developed by |
Personal life
She is married and has two children.