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Celia Pacquola | |
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.jpg) Pacquola in 2013 | |
| Born | (1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (age 42) Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Partner | Dara Munnis |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | Official website |
Celia Pacquola (born 12 February 1983[1]) is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, and actress who performs predominantly in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Pacquola is a third child, and her parents separated when she was eighteen.[2] She is a descendant ofJohn Rae.[3]
Pacquola began doing stand-up comedy in 2006.[4]
Pacquola has written and appeared on Australian and British radio,[5][6] presentingRed Hot Go andFox Summer Breakfast onFox FM andThe Comedy Hour onABC Radio. She has written for and appeared onBBC Radio 4 shows, includingShappi Talk,What's So Funny?,It's Your Round,The Headset,The Unbelievable Truth, andBritain Versus the World.
Pacquola has written for and performed inGood News Week andLaid.[7] She appeared in and co-wrote the first episode of the second season ofIt's a Date.[8] She has made acting appearances in ABC TV seriesUtopia[citation needed] as well asThe Beautiful Lie,[9][10] winning anAACTA Award for "best guest or supporting actress in a television drama".[11] In 2016, she andLuke McGregor wrote and performed inRosehaven.[12]Rosehaven won the 2017AWGIE Award for Best Comedy script.
In 2020, Pacquola won theseventeenth season ofDancing with the Stars Australia and receivedA$50,000 for her charity, the Safe Steps Family Violence and Support Centre.[13]
Other shows she has performed in, both in Australia and the UK, includeRove,[14]The Project,Sleuth 101,Celebrity Name Game,Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation,The Hundred with Andy Lee,Would I Lie to You? Australia,Spicks and Specks,The Weekly with Charlie Pickering,Have You Been Paying Attention?,Hughesy, We Have a Problem,The Rob Brydon Show,Russell Howard's Good News,Live At The Apollo, andNever Mind the Buzzcocks.
In 2021, Pacquola was the subject of the first episode of the twelfth season of theSBS documentary seriesWho Do You Think You Are?, which explored her family's ancestral history.[15] From 2023, Pacquola will host a second revival ofThank God You're Here on Network 10, replacingShane Bourne.[16]
On 16 September 2024, Pacquola was announced as part of the cast for theParamount+ seriesPlaying Gracie Darling.[17] On 9 September 2025, Pacquola was announced as appearing in the upcoming ABC seriesDog Park.[18]
Pacquola has written and performed live shows since 2007.[citation needed] Her 2009 showAm I Strange?[19] was performed at theEdinburgh Festival Fringe and theMelbourne International Comedy Festival, where it won Best Comedy and Critics Award for Best Australian Act. She performed in 2009 at theSydney Opera House withThis Was The Year That Was. The following year, she showcasedFlying Solos[20] at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe[21][22] and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and in 2012, returned withDelayed.[23][24][25]
She has been nominated for and won a number of awards, including best first-time entrant (Raw Recruit Prize) at theRaw Comedy Awards in 2006.[26]
In 2016, Pacquola hosted the Oxfam Gala for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[27]
In 2018, she won theHelpmann Award forBest Comedy Performer for her stand-up comedy showAll Talk.[28] In 2019, Pacquola appeared as J. G. (Jenny) Milford in theSydney Theatre Company's production ofOriel Gray'sThe Torrents.[29] At the2020 ARIA Music Awards, she was nominated forBest Comedy Release for her albumAll Talk.[30][failed verification]
Pacquola's first movie role was in the 2018 New Zealand romantic comedyThe Breaker Upperers alongsideMadeleine Sami andJackie van Beek, both of whom wrote and directed the film.[31]
Pacquola openly talks about heranxiety anddepression.[32]
She gave birth to her first child, with partner Dara Munnis, in 2022.[33][34][35]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011–12 | Laid | EJ Griggs | 12 episodes |
| 2013–14 | Offspring | Ange Navarro | 18 episodes |
| 2013–14 | It's a Date | Cynthia | 2 episodes |
| 2014–15 | Kinne | Various | 9 episodes |
| 2014–23 | Utopia | Nat Russell | 40 episodes |
| 2015 | The Beautiful Lie | Dolly Faraday | 6 episodes |
| 2016–21 | Rosehaven | Emma Dawes | 40 episodes |
| 2017–19 | Mustangs FC | Narrator | 39 episodes |
| 2018 | The Breaker Upperers | Anna | Feature film |
| 2020 | Dancing with the Stars | Self | TV series[36] |
| 2021 | The Truth About Anxiety | Self | Documentary[37] |
| 2021, 2023 | Love Me | Sasha | 12 episodes |
| 2022 | Shut Up | Syballa | 6 episodes |
| 2023–present | Thank God You're Here | Host | [38] |
| 2025 | Playing Gracie Darling | Ruth | TV series |
| 2026 | Dog Park | Samantha | TV series |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008–10 | Good News Week | Writer | 17 episodes |
| 2012 | Laid | Additional material writer | 6 episodes |
| Warehouse Comedy Festival | Writer | ||
| 2014 | It's a Date | Writer | 1 episode |
| 2016-21 | Rosehaven | Writer; producer | 40 episodes |
| 2017 | One Night Stan | Writer | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Australia's Funniest Stand up Specials | Writer | Special |
| 2021 | Celia Pacquola: Let Me Know How It All Works Out | Writer | Special |
| 2022 | Nude Tuesday | Writer | Film |
| 2023 | Love Me | Writer | 1 episode |
Curriculum vitae
Reviewed at: Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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