| Meshel Laurie | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michelle Laurie |
| Born | (1973-05-29)29 May 1973 (age 51) Toowoomba,Queensland, Australia |
| Medium |
|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Notable works and roles | The Project |
| Website | www |
Meshel Laurie (born Michelle Laurie[1] 29 May 1973) is an Australian podcaster and author.
Laurie's firstMelbourne International Comedy Festival show wasDairy Belles which she performed withCorinne Grant. In 1998 she was granted theBrian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Award to produceThe Virgin Mary 2 - This Time It's Personal. Her success began to skyrocket when, in 2000, she debutedThe Whore Whisperer: Confessions of a Madam at theMelbourne Fringe Festival - a show all about her experiences working in brothels.[2] A sell-out in its first season,The Whore Whisperer went on to sell out seasons at theAdelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, theEdinburgh Fringe and theSydney Opera House.[3]
In 2000, Laurie co-hostedEnough Rope on3RRR with Josh Kinal.[4] This was a weekly programme about comedy that included the comedy tracks, a look at the comedy industry and interviews with numerous guests including:Wil Anderson,Daniel Kitson,Simon Munnery,Rachel Berger. Regular segments featuredAdam Richard and Toby Sullivan. The show was controversially cancelled at the end of 2002.
In 2004, Laurie hostedStand Up!,[5] a comedy show on ABC TV. She was also a regular on national variety showRove Live.[6] Laurie has also appeared onThe Glass House,Spicks and Specks,Good News Week,ADbc,[7]The Circle,Studio 10,The Project andHughesy, We Have a Problem.
In 2005, Laurie joinedNova 106.9 in Brisbane as a founding breakfast presenter onMeshel,Ash, Kip and Luttsy - it became the highest rating breakfast show in Brisbane. Over the years Ash, Kip and Luttsy resigned with other presenters joining Laurie including Tim Blackwell andMarty Sheargold.Meshel, Tim and Marty remained in breakfast until August 2011 when the show was moved to Melbourne to broadcast live nationally on Drive onNova FM.[8]
In 2013, Laurie co-hostedThis Week Live, alongsideDave Thornton,Tommy Little andTom Gleeson.
In October 2013,Nova 100 announced that she would join Tommy Little to hostMeshel & Tommy replacingHughesy & Kate. The show started in December 2013. In January 2014, Laurie was replaced byKate Ritchie on drive joining Tim Blackwell and Marty Sheargold. In October 2015, Meshel announced that she would be leaving Nova 100 at the end of the year to hostMatt & Meshel onKIIS 101.1 withMatt Tilley. She also hosted the3PM Pick-Up with Katie 'Monty' Dimond on theKIIS Network.[9] In October 2017 Australian Radio Network announced thatMatt & Meshel would not be renewed in 2018.
In 2015, Laurie began an interview podcast calledNitty Gritty Committee. In November 2016, in conjunction with author and journalist Emily Webb, she began producing and hostingAustralian True Crime Podcast.[10] In September 2018, she travelled to South Sudan for a season 4 episode of SBS'sGo Back To Where You Came From.
In January 2021, Laurie returned to radio hosting Breakfast with Adam Straney and Damien Leith on Wave FM in Wollongong whilst Jade Tonta is on maternity leave. A book,CSI Told You Lies:Giving victims a voice through forensics, was published by Laurie in August 2021.[11]
Laurie was born inToowoomba,Queensland, and moved toMelbourne early in her career as a stand-up comic to take advantage of its strong comedy industry/community.
In June 2009, Laurie announced via Twitter that she was pregnant with twins,[13] due in the summer. On 23 November 2009, Laurie announced the birth of her twins – a boy, Louis, and a girl, Dali – born on 20 November 2009.
In 2010, Laurie launched a blog to help promote charity and the ways that people can give back to communities all around the world.[14]
Her book,Buddhism for Breakups, was published in 2017 by Blank Inc.[15]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
