Claire Hooper is best known for her role as a Team Captain on Network TEN’s Good News Week.
She has also appeared on Rove Live, ABC TV’s The Sideshow, The Comedy Channel’s Stand Up! Australia and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Great Debate with Stephen K Amos and Greg Fleet in 2007.
Claire began her comedy career in Perth in 2004 when she won her state finals of Triple J’s Raw Comedy. In 2005 she was selected to perform in ‘The Comedy Zone’ at Melbourne International Comedy Festival and won ‘Best and Fairest’ at the National Improv Championships.
In 2006 she scored a Best Newcomer nomination at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for her first solo show, which went on to earn a place in Scotland on Sunday’s top five comedy picks of the Edinburgh Fringe. Since then she has written and performed three brilliant solo shows: Showgirl, Storybook and Forget Your Troubles, C’mon Get Hoopsy.
2010 will see Claire release her first book, Love Bites through ABC Books.
She has also written, directed and performed in a number of theatre shows, though not necessarily all at the same time.
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Live Shows
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| 2010 |
One Small Thing – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival |
| 2009 |
Forget Your Troubles, C’mon Get Hoopsy – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| 2008 |
Storybook – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Darwin Festival |
| 2007 |
Showgirl – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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| 2006 |
Oh – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Dead Set – with Xavier Micheledes & Andrew Horabin
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| 2005 |
The Comedy Zone – Showcasing Up & Coming Comedians
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
Television
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| 2008 - 10 |
Good News Week
(Cast Member) - Network Ten |
| 2009 |
Ready, Steady, Cook
(Contestant) - Network Ten
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| 2009 |
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala
(Stand-up) - Network Ten |
| 2008 |
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala
(Oxfam Presenter) - Network Ten |
| 2007 |
The Sideshow
(Cast Member) - ABC
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Great Debate (Team member)
Network TEN
The Mansion: Australia Day Special
(Cast Member) - Comedy Channel
Stand Up! Australia
(Stand Up Appearance) - Comedy Channel |
| 2006 |
Stand Up! Australia
(Stand Up Appearance) - Comedy Channel
Rove Live
(Live cross from Edinburgh) - Network TEN
Rove Live
(Stand Up Appearance) - Network TEN
Stand Up! Australia
(Stand Up Appearance) - Comedy Channel
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| 2005 |
Rove Live
(Stand Up Appearance) - Network TEN
How the Quest was Won
(Presenter) - ABC TV |
Radio
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| 2006 |
Perth Novanites
(Presenter) - Nova 937 |
| 2005 |
“Hanging with Missy Hooper”
(Presenter) - RTRFM |
Writing
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| 2010 |
Harper Collins Aust - Love Bites (Published 2010) |
| 2010 |
Gold Coast Bulletin - Weekly Columnist |
| 2008 |
Sunday Age (Contributing Writer) |
| 2007 |
Rove Live (Contributing Writer) - Network TEN |
| 2007 |
rovedaily.com (Contributing Writer) - Roving Enterprises |
| 2007 |
The Sideshow (Writer/Performer) - ABC TV |
Theatre
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| 2006 |
A Moment on the Lips – Performer
Red Ryder Theatre Company |
| 2005 |
Big Fun Sometimes – Lead Performer
Rechabites Hall |
| 2005 |
Fairytales on Thin Ice – Writer & Director
WA Youth Theatre Company |
| 2004 |
Hamlet – Director & Designer
Hoopla/Perth Theatre Company |
| 2003 |
The Cat Who Ran – Performer
Barking Gecko Theatre Company |
Other Notable Live Work
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2008 – Oxfam Presenter
TalkFringe Host – Adelaide Fringe Festival 2008
Canteen Comedy Gala 2007
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Debate 2007
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow 2006 & 2007
Perth International Arts Festival Debate 2007
Support for Puppetry of the Penis 2006
National Improv Championships 2005 & 2006
“The Big Hoo Haa” Improv Comedy Troupe 2003 to 2006
Claire has also made various stand up appearances on campus and in pubs and clubs across Australia, including The Comedy Store in Sydney, The Comedy Lounge in Perth and The Rhino Room in Adelaide, as well as several gigs in the UK
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Awards
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| 2006 |
Best Newcomer Nominee – Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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| 2005 |
Best & Fairest Winner – National Improv Championships |
| 2004 |
WA State Winner in the RAW Comedy Competition |
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Last Updated: May 2010 |
