Zoë Coombs Marr Explained

Zoë Coombs Marr is an Australian comedian, performer and actor.[1]

In 2014, Coombs Marr acted in Gideon Obarzanek’s L’Chaim which premiered as part of Sydney Dance Company's season Interplay.[2]

In 2016, her show Trigger Warning, in which she adopts the persona of a sexist man called "Dave",[3] received the Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF).[4] [5] [6] As well as the Barry (now known as Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award), the show also won two Green Room Awards.[3]

Coombs Marr introduced her new character, "Bossy Bottom" at the Adelaide Fringe in March 2018, after she decided to leave "Dave" behind.[3] She was nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for her new show.[7] [8] [9] In April 2020, Amazon Prime started streaming a comedy special of "Bossy Bottom".[3]

In 2022, Coombs Marr brought back the character of "Dave", who, as revealed in her new show, "The Opener", had been in a coma since 2016 and missed a lot of historic events such as the MeToo Movement, and the Black Lives Matter movement.[10]

Coombs Marr's ABC series Queerstralia television series premiered in 2023, taking on a unique approach in presenting queer Australian history.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Find Artists PBJ Management. www.pbjmanagement.co.uk. 2019-11-04.
  2. Web site: Zoe Coombs Marr. Sydney Dance Company. en. 2019-11-04.
  3. Web site: Reich . Hannah . In Zoë Coombs Marr's Amazon Prime comedy special Bossy Bottom we meet the woman behind Dave. ABC News . 23 April 2020 . 23 April 2020.
  4. News: Zoe Coombs Marr takes Edinburgh Fringe Festival by storm. Schwartzkoff. Louise. 2016-09-23. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2017-04-15. en-US.
  5. News: Zoë Coombs Marr: why a 'cranky lesbian in her 30s' should be person of the year. Jackson. Gabrielle. 2016-07-19. The Guardian. 2017-04-15. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  6. News: Zoe Coombs Marr puts women centre stage in Belvoir's Is This Thing On?. Blake. Elissa. 2014-09-25. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2017-04-15.
  7. Web site: Lano & Woodley, Celia Pacquola, Anne Edmonds and Zoë Coombs Marr nominated for 2018 Helpmann Awards. comedy.com.au. 2019-10-24.
  8. Web site: 2018 Nominees and Winners Helpmann Awards. www.helpmannawards.com.au. 2019-10-24.
  9. Web site: Zoë Coombs Marr - Token Artist Management Hire or Book Zoe Here. Token. 2019-10-24.
  10. Web site: 2022-04-06 . Dave: The Opener review – Zoë Coombs Marr's toxic male comedian is back . 2022-08-09 . the Guardian . en.

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