Zoë Coombs Marr

Zoë Coombs Marr is an Australian comedian, performer and actor.[1][2]

In 2014, Coombs Marr acted in Gideon Obarzanek’s L’Chaim which premiered as part of Sydney Dance Company's season Interplay.[1]

In 2016, her show Trigger Warning, in which she adopts the persona of a sexist man called "Dave",[3] received the Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF).[4][5][6] As well as the Barry (now known as Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award), the show also won two Green Room Awards.[3]

Coombs Marr introduced her new character, "Bossy Bottom" at the Adelaide Fringe in March 2018, after she decided to leave "Dave" behind.[3] She was nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for her new show.[7][8][9] In April 2020, Amazon Prime started streaming a comedy special of "Bossy Bottom".[3]

In 2022, Coombs Marr brought back the character of "Dave", who, as revealed in her new show, "The Opener", had been in a coma since 2016 and missed a lot of historic events such as the MeToo Movement, and the Black Lives Matter movement.[10]

References
  1. "Zoe Coombs Marr". Sydney Dance Company. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. "Find Artists | PBJ Management". www.pbjmanagement.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. Reich, Hannah (23 April 2020). "In Zoë Coombs Marr's Amazon Prime comedy special Bossy Bottom we meet the woman behind Dave". ABC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. Schwartzkoff, Louise (23 September 2016). "Zoe Coombs Marr takes Edinburgh Fringe Festival by storm". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. Jackson, Gabrielle (19 July 2016). "Zoë Coombs Marr: why a 'cranky lesbian in her 30s' should be person of the year". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. Blake, Elissa (25 September 2014). "Zoe Coombs Marr puts women centre stage in Belvoir's Is This Thing On?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. "Lano & Woodley, Celia Pacquola, Anne Edmonds and Zoë Coombs Marr nominated for 2018 Helpmann Awards". comedy.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. "2018 Nominees and Winners | Helpmann Awards". www.helpmannawards.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. "Zoë Coombs Marr - Token Artist Management | Hire or Book Zoe Here". Token. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  10. "Dave: The Opener review – Zoë Coombs Marr's toxic male comedian is back". the Guardian. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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