Alex Ward

'Ward’s trajectory is spiralling vertically' – The Age

2023 MICF Oxfam Gala

2022 MICF Oxfam Gala

2021 MICF Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow

On Tour!

Alex Ward is a comedian, writer, and presenter, best known for her whip-smart punchlines and regular appearances on Network Ten’s Have You Been Paying Attention? More recently, she’s been sharing her culinary creations on her Instagram show Ready Steady Wardy, where you might have seen her pair watermelon with gummy bears—a recipe she described as turning out ‘fine’.

A Queensland expat with charm and a dry delivery (something she believes has to do with growing up through droughts) Alex skilfully navigates the line between humour and honesty; dipping into the darker corners of her life to blend personal stories with wickedly sharp observations. Always funny and very likable, Alex effortlessly keeps her audiences at ease, making her highs and lows feel universally relatable.

Alex currently appears on screen as a regular guest panellist for Network Ten’s Have You Been Paying Attention? and an occasional guest on The Project. She writes for TV shows The Project, Monday’s Experts, and Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee.

Alex has been a gigging as stand-up comedian since 2014 and has been a regular performer at all the major Comedy and Fringe Festivals. She is currently working on a new show – one Alex states is about “the big moments that changed her a little and the little moments that changed her a big”.

Follow her adventures @wardyaknow

“Irreverent without being too dry and extremely engaging. Totally brilliant.” Pedestrian.TV

“Sophisticated comedy; Ward is a scholar of the craft.” ★★★★ The Music

“Studded with punchlines.” The Age, 2023

“Now this is comedy for men AND women” Some Guy At Alex’s Show

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2021-24 – NETWORK TEN: Have You Been Paying Attention? (Guest Panellist)

2024 – NETWORK TEN: The Project (Guest Funny Chair)

2023 – ABC: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (Stand Up Comedy Spot)

2021 & 2022 – Network Ten: Have You Been Paying Attention? (Regular Guest Panelist)

2022 – ABC: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (Stand Up Comedy Spot)

2022 – TVNZ 2: Patriot Brains Series 2 (Guest)

2022 – ThreeNow: 7 Days (Regular Guest Panelist)

2021 – ABC: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Gala (Stand Up Comedy Spot)

2020 – ABC TV: At Home Alone Together (Guest Sketch)

2018 – Network Ten: The Project (Live Sketch Actor)

2018 – ABC TV: Tonightly with Tom Ballard (Stand Up Comedy Spot)

2018 – ABC TV: Comedy Up Late (Stand Up Comedy Spot)

2016 – Channel 31: About Tonight (Guest)

2023 – Saving For A Jetpack – Solo Show
Perth Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival

2022 – You’re Welcome – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival

2021 – As You Live And Breathe – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival

2020 – Sorry For Before – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival

2019 – No Flirting! – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival

2018 – Good, Great – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival

2017 – Quiet – Solo Show
Perth Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

2022 – The Nay Yay Show with Alex Ward & Luka Muller

2020 – 2021 – Going Hypo Podcast

2020 – Triple R: Breakfasters Guest Host

2017 – 2021 – Triple R: Regular Comedy Segment Guest

2016 – Joy 94.9: Host of Tuesday Drive

2014 – 4zzz Radio: Show host

2019 – Recipient of the Stand UP! Grant

2015 – RAW Comedy State Finalist

2014 – RAW Comedy State Finalist

2024 – ABC – Monday’s Experts

2024 – ABC – Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee Australia

2021 – Network Ten – Have You Been Paying Attention?

2020 – ABC – At Home Alone Together

2018 – 2021 – Network Ten – The Project

2021 – Birdbrain Contributor

2016 – Women Of Letters Anthologies Contributor

2024 – Comedy in the Vines (Stand Up)

2021 – 22 – MICF Roadshow

2022 – Sydney Opera House Let’s Laugh – Comedy Spots

2022 – JFL New Faces Showcase

2022 – Malthouse Outdoor Stage: Gez & Friends

2021 – Upfront: Stand Up Comedy

2021 – Comedy Bites Live On ABC Melbourne

2021 – MICF – Comedy Rooms Of Melbourne: Interview and Stand Up Comedy

2020 – 2021 Support For Peter Helliar – The Comedy Lounge

2020 – The Stand-Up Sessions: Interview and Stand Up Comedy

2020 – Fire Bad Comedy Gala

2020 – 2021 – Generation Women Live At Howler

2019 – Audible presents: Live from the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival

2019 – Melt Comedy Gala

2018 – Queerstories Live At The Powerhouse Theatre

2018 – Triple J Good Az Friday

2017 – Featured in ‘Conversations With Creative Women’ Book

2015 – 2019 – Splendour In the Grass: Stand Up Comedy

2015 – Three Little Gigs At MICF (Split Bill)

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