Kimberley Lovegrove
Tribe: Ngarrindjeri
24 years
"I entered Deadly Funny because I was sitting around with family smashing out jokes. Comedy runs in my family. I wanted to make people laugh"
Tony Petrilo
Tribe: Ngranaga/Ngarrindja
31 years
" I was doing a comedy set and someone approached me and told me to enter in Deadly Funny, so I did"
Darren Clinch
Tribe: Yamatji
48 years
"Every black fulla thinks there a comedian, I am just here to prove it"
Marlene Scerill
Tribe: Gunai
67 years
"It was a dare by Denise Mac, she kept pestering me so I went in it to shut her up!"
Benny Eggmolesse
Tribe: Kurawali
33 years
"I have entered twice already and have a goal to win!"
Martin Adams
Tribe: Wuthuthi
42 years
" I nearly died last year and regreted not entering, so I put it on my bucket list"
Raymond Rankin
Tribe: Wadja Wadja
18 years
" I didn't know I was funny until I started talking about my problems, people connected and started laughing"
Michael Vincent
Tribe: Ngiyampaa/Wiradjuri
41 years
"I knew it was a stepping stone to being a professional comedian!"
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