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Steph Tisdell
PrintIndigenous Comedian, Keynote Speaker, MC, Actor (bump, class of ’07, total control) and Published Author. Steph Tisdell thought she’d be a lawyer before she became one of the brightest stars in Australian comedy, selling out award-winning live shows and having several viral sensations.
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Testimonials for Steph Tisdell
Unafraid to jump from confronting to funny, Tisdell delivers a show that everyone can take something away from
ArtsHub
Thanks heaps for working with our students last week. The kids got a lot out of it. Your friendly, down-to-earth approach worked really well. My 10 Drama class were very inspired and performed their ideas developed in the workshop for the whole class the next day and very excited by it all. The kids had a lot of fun and laughs. The challenge of creating a comic scene from your suggested words, hearing about your own experiences and work, went down well.
Acting Cultural Program Leader - Mt Maria College
Steph Tisdell is an absolute legend, she stepped up as a keynote for our mental health conference and completely held the room with her speech, everyone was cry-laughing so much, she is pretty damn hilarious. Her ability to be so real, so human an accessible brings a layer of extraordinary richness to her amazing humour and wit. She was totally professional, generous and authentic and we’d have her back in a heartbeat.
Peer Workforce Engagement and Development Coordinator
This show carefully balances the hard truths Indigenous Australians face with tongue-in-cheek jokes and hilarious quips…hilarious and informative.
Adelaide Now
Tisdell’s stand-up is equal parts informative and unequivocally funny…an act that is both sincere and sincerely hilarious.
Fest-Mag
Fee Range: $5001 to $10000
Steph Tisdell's Biography
Indigenous Comedian, Keynote Speaker, MC, Actor (bump, class of ’07, total control) and Published Author.
Steph Tisdell thought she’d be a lawyer before she became one of the brightest stars in Australian comedy, selling out award-winning live shows and having several viral sensations.
With an ever-growing list of acting (Bump, Total Control, Class of 07, The Deb) and writing (Fisk, Bump, Rosehaven) accolades Steph Tisdell’s star is on the rise. While she is best known – and loved – for cracking us up, an early interest in politics saw Steph enrol to study law. This sense of social justice matched with her formidable intelligence enables Steph to deliver insights that challenge cultural stereotypes in a way that is hilarious, relatable and – importantly as a proud Indigenous woman – powerful.
Steph added “published author” to her resume in 2024 when her debut young adult novel “The Skin I’m In” was published through Pan Macmillan Australia.
On stage, critics have showered her with a galaxy-worth of four and five star reviews and hail her as being “warmly funny, immediately relatable, fast on her feet” (Time Out) and “riotous, audacious and incredibly smart” (Arts Hub). “Like Hannah Gadsby, she clearly recognises that true vulnerability is a powerful place to excavate comedy material and her authenticity on stage is remarkable,” said The Adelaide Review of her 2020 show Baby Beryl.
Her debut solo show, Identity Steft, won the weekly award for best emerging talent at the 2018 Adelaide Fringe and was nominated for the illustrious Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Her second show, The Pyramid, took out the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival John Pinder Award.
Steph’s material covers plenty of other ground, as well. She talks with endearing candour about her issues with mental health and body image, revels in oddball observations (have you ever considered what animals would look like with eyebrows?) and peppers her sets with some ribald remarks. Whatever the topic, with a wit as sparkly as the mischievous glint in her eyes, Steph Tisdell is indeed “a joy to watch” (Glam Adelaide).
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