CLAIRE HOOPER
Claire Hooper is best known across Australia for her role as a Team Captain on Network TEN’s Good News Week which she did for four years, but for comedy fans it is her wonderfully inventive, skilful and completely engaging stage shows that set her apart.
She has 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.
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 Improve Championships. Claire still regularly performs in comedy rooms across the country.
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 six brilliant solo shows: Showgirl, Storybook, Forget Your Troubles, C’mon Get Hoopsy, One Small Thing, The Work and her most recent offering in 2013 Plums.
In 2010 Claire released 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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Love Comic's Lounge new format - headliner is the MC, so you see them at the beginning & throughout the night. Much better than waiting until late to see them as final set. Great night out as other comics were also good.
This should not have been advertised as a claire hooper show as she was only the MC but I'm glad in the end that it wasn't just her as all the other comedians on the night were much funnier.
Would have been better to know who else was on the bill. Claire was a good mc
Claire Hooper as MC so off to a good start and a good line up with solid performances throughout. An enjoyable evening!
Exhilarating night out!
Good line up of comedians for some great laughs!
Claire Hooper is always funny. Enjoyed her as the MC. Good line up at the Comics Lounge with some very well known acts and others making their way up. Lots of laughs.
Claire hooper was the mc... But a decent show still
Love her work!