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Becky Lucas
Australian comedian, writer, and presenter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Becky Lucas (born 1988) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, and presenter. She has also appeared in various television series.
Early life
Lucas was born in Brisbane[4] and grew up on Coochiemudlo Island.[5]
Her mother is a country music singer[6] and her father is an inventor.[7] They separated when Lucas was two years old.[8]
Career
Lucas was a finalist in the 2013 Raw Comedy competition. In 2014, she relocated to Sydney.[1] Lucas has since performed solo stand-up shows at the Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala.[9]
On Australian television, Lucas hosted an ABC2 documentary about domestic violence in Australia entitled Big Bad Love in 2016.[10] She starred in the sketch comedy series Orange Is the New Brown and At Home Alone Together. Lucas has also made appearances on Fancy Boy, Hughesy, We Have a Problem, Saturday Night Rove, Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee and Sam Pang Tonight.[9]
Lucas has written for ABC comedy series Please Like Me and Squinters.[11][12] She also co-wrote the sitcom The Other Guy alongside its star Matt Okine.[1]
In 2018, Lucas posted a joke on Twitter about beheading Prime Minister Scott Morrison.[13] It resulted in her Twitter account being banned.[14][15]
In 2019, Lucas opened for Conan O'Brien in Sydney, and performed stand-up on his US late-night show Conan.[16] O'Brien, who Lucas regards as an idol,[13] allegedly told her "you need medication" after their Sydney performance.[17]
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