Greg Larsen
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Greg Larsen is an actor, writer, and comedian from Melbourne, Australia. He is best known for his work on television shows such as The Tourist[1], Tonightly with Tom Ballard, as well as his live comedy.[2][3]
Career
Greg began his career in Brisbane where he started performing stand-up as well as making YouTube videos with Henry Stone and Sam Campbell in an online sketch group called "Skills In Time".[4]
In 2014 after moving to Melbourne, Greg, along with Henry Stone, Stuart Daulman, and John Campbell, was awarded the Golden Gibbo award for their Melbourne International Comedy Festival show: "Fancy Boy Variety Show".[5] Two years later in 2016 Greg alongside Anne Edmonds, and Damien Power were awarded the Director's Choice Award at the same festival for their show "True Australian Patriots"[6][7], and then in 2021 Greg was again an MICF award recipient with his one-man play "This Might Not Be Hell", taking out the Piece of Wood Award.[3][8] At the 2022 MICF Greg was nominated for the Most Outstanding Show award for his show "We all have Bloody Thoughts"[9]
Greg is also a television writer and actor, having worked on a range of shows such as Fancy Boy, Tonightly With Tom Ballard, The Tourist, Young Rock, and Ronny Chieng International Student.[3]
Controversies
In 2017 Greg was the focus of an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation based on his on-air conduct in which he called a conservative politician named Kevin Bailey a "cunt" on air during the ABC show Tonightly With Tom Ballard. Greg and the ABC were ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing as the investigation found that Greg was playing the character of an "unreasonably angry man" and that the attack would have been considered "comedic" by any reasonable viewer.[10][11]
Filmography[12]
| Year | Production | Writer | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBC | The 2IC (Short) | Yes | Yes |
| TBC | The Tourist - Season 2 | No | Yes |
| 2023 | We Interrupt This Broadcast | Yes | Yes |
| 2023 | Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe | Yes | Yes |
| 2022 | The Tourist - Season 1 | No | Yes |
| 2022 | Young Rock | No | Yes |
| 2021 | The Newsreader | No | Yes |
| 2021 | Hug The Sun | No | Yes |
| 2021 | Slushy (podcast) | No | Yes |
| 2020 | Rosehaven | No | Yes |
| 2020 | At Home Alone Together | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | Aunty Donna: Glennridge Secondary College | No | Yes |
| 2018 | Tonightly With Tom Ballard | Yes | Yes |
| 2017 | The Edge Of The Bush | No | Yes |
| 2017 | Get Krack!n | Yes | Yes |
| 2017 | True Story With Hamish and Andy | No | Yes |
| 2017 | Ronny Chieng: International Student | Yes | Yes |
| 2017 | Ask The Doctor | No | Yes |
| 2016 | Fancy Boy | Yes | Yes |
| 2016 | The Letdown | No | Yes |
| 2015 | Looking Back | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | How Not To Behave | No | Yes |
| 2014 | Dirty Laundry Live | No | Yes |
Awards and Nominations
- 2022 - MICF: Most Outstanding Show (Nominated)[9]
- 2021 - MICF: Piece Of Wood (Winner)[13]
- 2017 - Australian Writer's Guild: Best Sketch Comedy (Winner)[14]
- 2016 - MICF: Director's Choice (Winner)[13]
- 2014 - MICF: Golden Gibbo (Winner)[13]
References
- ↑ Yossman, K. J. (2023-04-13). "Jamie Dornan Starrer 'The Tourist' Starts Production on Season 2, Adds New Cast (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ McManus, Bridget (2023-02-23). "'Weird is mainstream': The show bringing sketch comedy back to TV". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Low, Lenny Ann (2022-04-02). "Rising stars to catch at comedy festival (and tell everyone about)". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ Brown, Mike (2013-04-12). "MICF Daily - Friday April 12". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ Low, Lenny Ann (2014-09-08). "Fancy Boy Variety Show: the secret late-night comedy show that's winning prestigious awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ Badham, Van (2016-04-15). "Tom Ballard, Zoe Coombs Marr and True Aussie Patriots: why risk politics in comedy?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ Writer, Staff. "Zoe Coombs Marr Takes Home MICF Barry Award". themusic.com.au. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ Parker, Tom (2021-04-19). "Melbourne International Comedy Festival announces 2021 award winners". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Bennett, Steve. "Melbourne Comedy Festival announces its 2022 award nominees : News 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ Meade, Amanda (2018-08-10). "Calling candidate C-word did not breach ABC standards, media watchdog says". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ Esposito, Brad (2018-08-10). "A Report Has Found It Was Actually Entirely OK To Call This Political Candidate A "C*nt"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ "Greg Larsen". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Melbourne International Comedy Festival". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ Kornits, Dov (2017-08-26). "AWGIEs Wrote This: Winners Announced". FilmInk. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
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