Zoe Norton Lodge Explained

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] 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,[4] [5] and 'What To Reject When You're Expecting,' a series on bogus pregnancy products.[6] She was also a presenter on The Chaser election specials.[7] [8] 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,[9] and has also presented on ABC Radio Sydney[10] and Radio National.[11]

In 2018, she co-wrote the Ding Dong I'm Gay web series with Tim Spencer.[12] The series won an Australian Writer’s Guild AWGIE Award in 2021[13]

In 2020 she hosted the ABC show Reputation Rehab with Kirsten Drysdale, looking at the culture around public shame.[14] [15] [16]

Norton Lodge has published a collection of short stories 'Almost Sincerely'[17] [18] and collaborated with her sister Georgia Norton Lodge, an illustrator, on four children's books in the Elizabella series.[19]

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.[20] [21] She also co-wrote the episode titled "They Used to Oink at Me".

She is the Executive Producer and Series Editor[22] 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. [23]

Bibliography

Television writing credits

YearTitleNotes
2012The Hamster WheelAdditional writing
2013The Hamster DecidesAdditional writing
2013–2015The Checkout39 episodes
2014–2015The Chaser's Media Circus20 episodes
2016The Chaser's Election Desk5 episodes
2017The LetdownAdditional writing
2019Skit BoxDeveloped by
2020Ding Dong I'm Gay6 episodes
Reputation Rehab8 episodes
2023Class of '07
We Interrupt This Broadcast10 episodes
Year Of
Queen of OzEpisode: "They Used to Oink at Me"; also co-developed by

Personal life

She is married and has 2 children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zoe Norton Lodge . 1 May 2023 . RGM. 17 April 2019 .
  2. News: Harmon . Steph . ABC shelves consumer affairs show The Checkout . 4 July 2021 . The Guardian . July 5, 2018.
  3. News: Harris . Lauren Carroll . From Gilmore Girls to Please Like Me: the best of film and TV streaming in Australia this month . 4 July 2021 . The Guardian . November 30, 2016.
  4. Web site: Gendered Marketing . 1 May 2023 . ABC's The Checkout.
  5. News: Pink vs. Blue: The Checkout Team take on Gendered Marketing . 1 May 2023 . Harper Collins . December 20, 2016.
  6. News: Williams . Vanessa . What to reject when you're expecting . 1 May 2023 . The West Australian . January 25, 2018.
  7. Web site: 2013-12-20 . Zoe Norton Lodge . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317193900/https://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s3915493.htm . 2017-03-17 . 2021-01-09 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  8. News: Overington . Caroline . Federal election 2016: David Leyonhjelm's free speech hypocrisy . 1 May 2023 . The Australian . June 30, 2016.
  9. Web site: 2018-12-11 . The Chaser Crew Score Sydney Brekkie Radio Gig On Triple M . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128153808/https://www.bandt.com.au/chaser-crew-score-sydney-brekkie-radio-gig-triple-m/ . 2021-01-28 . 2021-01-20 . B&T Magazine.
  10. Web site: 2013-12-23 . Mark Sutton and Zoe Norton Lodge . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905032333/http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s3915506.htm . 2019-09-05 . 2021-01-20 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  11. Web site: Zoe Norton Lodge . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210523230639/https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/zoe-norton-lodge/6981900 . 2021-05-23 . 2021-01-20 . Radio National . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  12. News: Barber . Laurence . 'Ding Dong I'm Gay' is your new queer web series obsession . 4 July 2021 . Star Observer . May 15, 2018.
  13. News: 'Wins for Shaun Grant, Tony McNamara, Harry Cripps at AWGIE Awards . 10 December 2021 . if.com.au . December 10, 2021.
  14. News: Delaney . Brigid . 2020-10-28 . Reputation Rehab: can reality TV rescue public figures from a lifetime of cancellation? . . live . 2021-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210105061558/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/oct/28/reputation-rehab-can-reality-tv-rescue-public-figures-from-a-lifetime-of-cancellation . 2021-01-05.
  15. News: Pobjie . Ben . What's on TV: Friday, October 23 to Thursday, October 29 . 4 July 2021 . The Sydney Morning Herald . October 21, 2020.
  16. News: Blundell . Graeme . Reputation Rehab . 1 May 2023 . The Australian . October 22, 2020.
  17. News: Zoë Norton Lodge Almost Sincerely . 4 July 2021 . The Saturday Paper . June 13, 2015.
  18. News: Charls . Stella . Review: Almost Sincerely by Zoë Norton Lodge . 4 July 2021 . Readings . May 26, 2015.
  19. Web site: Zoë Norton Lodge . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210316135730/https://www.walkerbooks.com.au/Authors_and_Illustrators/Zoe-Norton-Lodge . 2021-03-16 . 2021-01-06 . Walker Books.
  20. Web site: Brand new Catherine Tate comedy Queen Of Oz commissioned for BBC One and BBC iPlayer . 2022-08-27 . www.bbc.com . en.
  21. Web site: Goldbart . Max . 2022-08-25 . BBC Greenlights Catherine Tate Comedy 'Queen Of Oz', 'Mayflies' Starring Martin Compston, Show From BAFTA Winners Paul Coleman and Sian Gibson & Season Four Of 'Man Like Mobeen' – Edinburgh TV Festival . 2022-08-27 . Deadline . en-US.
  22. News: ABC iView The Art Of.... 12 June 2024. 12 June 2024. Australian Broadcast Corporation.
  23. News: O'Brien . Kerrie . June 4, 2024 . Divorce parties and sex scenes: How the ABC’s new show breaks the mould . The Age. June 6, 2024.
  24. Web site: Almost Sincerely . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210120163533/https://giramondopublishing.com/books/almost-sincerely/ . 2021-01-20 . 2021-01-20 . Giamondo Publishing.
  25. News: Books That Changed Me: Zoe Norton Lodge. 22 March 2023 . The Age . October 7, 2018.
  26. Web site: Welcome To Story Club . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330162403/https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460710432/welcome-to-story-club/ . 2019-03-30 . 2021-01-20 . HarperCollins Australia.
  27. News: Elizabella Breaks a Leg . 4 July 2021 . Reading Time . The Children's Book Council of Australia . November 3, 2020.

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