In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the rising standup star tells us why she saves her spectacles and travels with a kitchen appliance
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As a teenager, Lizzy Hoo aspired only to climb the corporate ladder. She studied accounting and then marketing, had a stint as a writer, and eventually ended up working as an account manager. But the reality of office life didn’t live up to the teenage dream. Hoo was, by her own description, “really bored at work” when she started doing standup comedy courses at night. She enjoyed it, stuck with it – and eventually quit her day job to be a full-time comedian in 2021.
The career change has been a success. The Melbourne-based comic released an Amazon Prime standup special, Hoo Cares!?, in 2022 and is now a regular on shows including Have You Been Paying Attention? and The Project. For her latest gig, she travelled to the small Irish town her mother hails from for an episode of Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey, a show Hoo describes as similar to SBS stablemate Who Do You Think You Are?, “but funny”.
Continue reading… In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the rising standup star tells us why she saves her spectacles and travels with a kitchen applianceRead more Three Things interviewsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAs a teenager, Lizzy Hoo aspired only to climb the corporate ladder. She studied accounting and then marketing, had a stint as a writer, and eventually ended up working as an account manager. But the reality of office life didn’t live up to the teenage dream. Hoo was, by her own description, “really bored at work” when she started doing standup comedy courses at night. She enjoyed it, stuck with it – and eventually quit her day job to be a full-time comedian in 2021.The career change has been a success. The Melbourne-based comic released an Amazon Prime standup special, Hoo Cares!?, in 2022 and is now a regular on shows including Have You Been Paying Attention? and The Project. For her latest gig, she travelled to the small Irish town her mother hails from for an episode of Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey, a show Hoo describes as similar to SBS stablemate Who Do You Think You Are?, “but funny”.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading… Australian lifestyle, Life and style, Comedy, Australian television, Australia news
