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Hannah Gadsby wins an Emmy

Hannah Gadsby has taken home an Emmy Award for her groundbreaking stand-up special Nanette. Nanette, which was released on Netflix in 2018, also took home the Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Most Outstanding Show…

Premiere date revealed for Sarah Kendall’s ‘Frayed’

The premiere date for Sarah Kendall’s new television show Frayed has been announced. The bittersweet comedy/drama written by and starring by the internationally-acclaimed, award-winning Australian comedian is a co-commission between ABC and Sky (UK). The 6 x 45’ comedy is…

A host of Australia’s funniest to film stand-up specials for Amazon Prime Video

A host of Australia’s funniest comedians will film their stand-up specials next week at the Malthouse Theatre, with the series slated to air on Amazon Prime Video in early 2020. The specials will include a talented roster of…

Zoë Coombs Marr wins a Herald Angel Award

Zoë Coombs Marr has been honoured with a prestigious Herald Angel Award at the close of this year’s Edinburgh Festivals. Her show Bossy Bottom, described by Herald Scotland critic Gayle Anderson as “a master-class in meta-humour”, attracted rave…

Hannah Gadsby nominated for two Emmy Awards

Token’s own Hannah Gadsby has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for her groundbreaking stand-up special Nanette which was released on Netflix in 2018. The nominees for the 71st Annual Emmy Awards ® were announced by D’Arcy Carden…

Hannah Gadsby wins Best Comedy Performer at the 2019 Helpmann Awards

Hannah Gadsby has beaten out a star-studded field to win the 2019 Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for her smash-hit stand up show Douglas. Announced on Monday night at a ceremony at Melbourne’s State Theatre, Gadsby was…

Luke McGregor, Celia Pacquola and Charlie Pickering pick up AWGIE Award nominations

Luke McGregor, Celia Pacquola and Charlie Pickering have been tapped on the shoulder for the 52nd annual Australian Writers’ Guild AWGIE Awards. The AWGIE Awards recognise and reward excellence in performance writing. In the years since their inception,…

Job opportunity: Manager’s Assistant

We are looking for a Manager’s Assistant in our Sydney office, to assist the Token Artist Manager and the Creative Rep Literary Manager, this is a role primed for someone who thinks that they could be an artist…

Tom Gleeson takes home the Gold Logie

Tom Gleeson has flown the comedy flag at the Logies this year. Gleeson was able to bring home the ABC their first Gold Logie in 40 years, winning the award for Most Popular Personality. It comes following his…

Job opportunity: Senior Publicist

Token is an entertainment business representing some of Australia’s finest comedians. Token is Australia’s biggest manager of comedians, taking care of the global careers of Australia’s funniest on stage, on screen and anywhere else you can be funny….