Alice Fraser

Alice Fraser is an Australian comedian, writer, podcaster and actress.

Alice Fraser
Birth nameAlice Rebekah Fraser
BornSydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney, University of Cambridge
Relative(s)Henry Fraser
Notable works and roles
  • Everyone's A Winner (2014)
  • Savage (2015)
  • The Resistance (2016)
  • Empire (2017)
  • ETHOS (2018)
  • The Alice Fraser Trilogy for ABC Radio (2018)
  • MYTHOS (2019)
Websitehttp://www.alicefraser.com

Fraser studied Law at the University of Sydney before going on to earn a master's degree in English Literature (Rhetoric) in Cambridge, England. Fraser returned to Australia and in 2013, she was nominated as best newcomer at the Sydney Comedy Festival.[1]

Fraser made her film debut in the movie Never Hesitate as Emily in 2014.[2] Also in 2014, Fraser spoke at a TEDx event at Macquarie University.[3]

In January 2017, Fraser received a Tomorrow Maker grant for her podcast, Tea with Alice.[4] Previous guests on the podcast have included many notable comedians, such as Wil Anderson, Andy Zaltzman and others. In 2017, Fraser became a semi-regular co-host on the long running podcast The Bugle, hosted by Andy Zaltzman. The Tea With Alice podcast is funded by her Patreon page.[5]

In January 2020 she launched The Bugle Presents... The Last Post, an ambitious daily 15-minute podcast of news from an alternative dimension, in which she "zips through contemporary topics with impressive zeal and a clever script" [6].

Her paternal grandfather was a naturalised Briton, born Adolf Friedenberg, later changing his name to Andrew Peter Fraser. [7][8] Her father is a Jewish-turned-Buddhist professor of law named Michael Fraser.[9]

She has a twin brother who is a musician and philosopher, Henry Fraser.[10]

Trilogy

In 2015 Fraser began touring Savage, the first part of what she describes as an "unorthodox art-comedy/morality tale trilogy" [11] which focuses on her upbringing and its impact on her life. The trilogy was completed by The Resistance in 2016 and Empire in 2017.

Each instalment of the trilogy was toured nationally and performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and The Edinburgh Fringe. Reviewing Empire, The Herald Sun called it a "beautifully word-rich performance" and said that Fraser's "interesting conversation makes her the perfect dinner guest - and comedian".[12] Empire was also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe.[13] The Alice Fraser Trilogy was commissioned as a six part podcast series on ABC Radio Podcasts.[14]

References
  1. "Sydney Comedy". Sydney Comedy Fest. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. Alice Fraser on IMDb
  3. What are we doing? | Alice Fraser | TEDxMacquarieUniversity. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. "ALICE FRASER Awarded AMP Tomorrow Maker Grant + KHALED KHALAFALLA named Film's Face To Watch In 2017!". Mushroom Promotions. 19 January 2017.
  5. "Alice Rebekah Fraser is creating Comedy, Podcasts, Broadcasts, Poetry | Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. "The week in podcasts and radio". The Guardian. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. "THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 JUNE, 1947" (PDF).
  8. "The Bugle - Dog Climbs Mountain 4101".
  9. "Michael Fraser - Buddhism and ReligionCast". Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  10. "Patreon post New Episode of ManMum Podcast".
  11. "Time Out Profiles". 21 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  12. "Comedy Festival 2017: Alice Fraser's interesting conversation makes her the perfect dinner guest — and comedian". The Herald Sun. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  13. "Comedy review: Alice Fraser: Empire". The Scotsman. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  14. "Alice Fraser Trilogy". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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