Corinne Grant

Corinne Grant
Born	12 June 1973 (1973-06-12) (age 38) Corryong, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Comedian Television presenter

Corinne Grant (born 12 June 1973 in Corryong, Victoria) is an Australian comedian and television presenter.

Career

After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, she embarked upon a career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, Grant started doing stand-up comedy to overcome her stage-fright.^[1] Her first major show was as a support act for Merrick Watts. She did her first solo stand-up show in the bar of the Vic Hotel in the early 1990s.^[2] In 1995 she appeared on the community television station Channel 31 as a regular on the show Under Melbourne Tonight.^[1]

Corrine co-hosted the comedy show The Glass House (ABC-TV), with Wil Anderson and Dave Hughes until it was axed in 2006. In 2006, she hosted two episodes while Anderson was performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Until 2005, she had also been a regular cast member on the talk show Rove Live (Network Ten). She also appeared on the sketch comedy series skitHOUSE (Network Ten), so that she was concurrently starring in these 3 different TV programs.

In 2005 she appeared alongside Greg Fleet, Adam Hills, Alan Brough and Steven Gates in "Die On your Feet", a play written by Greg Fleet. She returned to stand-up after a five year break in 2006, appearing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala and in her own solo show called "Faking It", before moving on to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a show titled "Nice Friendly Lady Hour". Grant has written articles for newspapers such as the Herald Sun and The Age. In 2007, she toured with a show called "Have My Stuff" and also briefly worked in radio on Mix 101.1 with comedian Tom Gleeson on The Saturday Show into Sydney and Melbourne. In 2010 she joined the ranks of the Labor Party, pitching to voters at the Victorian election in a YouTube series called 'Labor TV'.^[3]

Corinne narrated the factual television series Air Ways.

As of 2010, Grant has been a spokesperson for Progressive Direct Car Insurance.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Beck, Chris (2003-06-12). "Chris Beck talks to Corinne Grant". The Age: p. Green Guide section, p. 3. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/12/1055220691003.html. Retrieved 2010-05-23. 
2. ^ Kent, Melissa; Bailey, John; Dunn, Amanda (2010-05-23). "A place in my heart". The Sunday Age: p. M magazine, pp. 8–9. 
3. ^ "Labor TV aims for election laughs". ABC News. 2010-10-29. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/29/3052057.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
4. ^ Pet Car Insurance, AdNews, 29 April 2010.

External links

• Corinne Grant at the Internet Movie Database
• Corinne Grant - Official Website
• AustralianComedy.net (Fansite)

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Name	Grant, Corinne
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Date of birth	1973-06-12
Place of birth	Corryong, Victoria, Australia
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