bio
Backtrack a bit...So who exactly is this Lauren Bok lady?
She's a comedian.
Lauren Bok is an award-winning comedian from Melbourne with over 8 years experience in performance, radio and TV. She does mimes, burlesque, stand up and silly voices.
Along the way she's enjoyed multiple sold-out shows, rave reviews, best-newcomer lists (Pedestrian.tv and Broadsheet) was nominated for the Golden Gibbo at MICF 2019 and won Best Emerging Artist at Adelaide Fringe 2016, as well as writing for SBS Comedy and The Age.
"How does one even begin to explain how wonderfully funny Lauren Bok is" - Aussietheatre.com.au
Upcoming shows
MICF 2020
It's A Long Way To The Bok
(If You Wanna Sausage Roll)
'Jaw-achingly brilliant... it's all banger after banger after banger. ★★★★½' The Music
'Her innate nuttiness and gift for physical comedy need to be seen live and up close. A sight to behold.'
Herald Sun
'Wickedly funny stand up, she has the audience in stitches.'
Pop Culture-y
Listed in 'Rising stars to watch' 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Herald Sun)
Nominated for the Golden Gibbo in 2019, Lauren Bok is back with a freshly-baked new show, golden crispy on the outside, filled with content of a questionable origin on the inside!
In order to reach 'The Top', chronic overachiever Lauren Bok has never chucked a sickie, never got a detention and never, ever paid for public transport.
When being too busy, working too hard and feeling exhausted all the time are all signs you’re doing it right, Lauren Bok reaches the top through a hilarious blend of stand-up, mime and burlesque, all to get the tasty pastry of perfection that awaits her.
OTHER STUFF
Burlesque
Lauren is a freshman comedy burlesque performer, performing at Maison Burlesque Cherry Popper's Showcase, Voltaire Variety, Moulin Beige and Melbourne Fringe Club, and her own alternative burlesque night with Nicole Henriksen, Linda's Motley Revue.
Podcast: Elementary Springfield
With Lauren Bok and Claire Sullivan
Podcast: Dice Paper Role
with Greg Pickering, Emil Freund, Jack Crosby, Ben Clements, and Daniel Last
Dice Paper Role - a 5e Dungeons and Dragons Podcast
I was part of the finale of the last arch of Book 2!
Pt 1 http://www.dicepaperrole.com/podcast/book-ii-chapter-vii-you-can-call-me-al/
Pt 2
http://www.dicepaperrole.com/podcast/book-ii-chapter-viii-a-dragon-born/
Workshops
Gaggle Comedy
Gaggle Comedy is a workshop for women, non-binary people to find their comedic voice.
Lauren delivers a 2 hour stand up workshop covering the basics of your first 5 minutes of stand up.
Gaggle has been presented at Laneway Learning, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Newcastle Just For Laughs Festival and Adelaide Fringe.
Gaggle facebook page is here
Past Shows
Rock Out With Your Bok Out
Tune in, turn on and Bok out with jaw-dropping stories and silly mimes from the ‘snort-level funny’ (Broadsheet) mouth of the award-winning Lauren Bok.
Nominated for the Golden Gibbo award, MICF 2019.
"Jaw-achingly brilliant" ★★★★½ - The Music
Between a Bok and a Hard Place
Stepping between the cracks of comedy to show the 4 things needed to make a show: Title, blurb, image, and to a lesser extent, talent.. Listed in the Guardian as one of the
four shows that will make you feel better about the world.
"Bok’s friendly, upbeat style will make you feel instantly at ease and the show’s underlying principles of self-acceptance and self-confidence speak to a defiant positivity"
★★★★ - Fourth Wall MediaIs That A Burrito In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Happy You Have A Burrito
We're born, we're shovelled into a channel of carbohydrate, the weight of life's commitments are thrown on top of us. The Tomato Salsa of Dreams. The Guacamole of Expectations. The Sour Cream of Hope.
“Relatable, hysterical, sassy, uncompromising” - Bare Truth Magazine
“Earning the attention she deserves”
- The Plus Ones
“Snort level funny” - Broadsheet
“Sold out with the audience in stitches”
★★★★★ - Funny Tonne
The World's Worst Babysitter
Children's Comedy
Have fear, the World's Worst Babysitter is here! And she’s ready to eat all the icecream, make too much noise and never go to bed! .
"Don't miss out on The World's Worst Babysitter - She may turn traditional rules upside down but when it comes to entertaining children they need upturning. You and your child will leave firmly convinced she is the best."
- Weekendnotes
Radio Variety Hour
with Sam Marzden and Bert Goldsmith
Radio Variety Hour is an hour-long comedy theatre show unlike anything you've seen (or heard) since about 1950... part loving parody and part improvised chaos. With the trio playing all characters, performing sound effects live on stage with a variety of household objects, singing old-time ads and often laughing more than the crowd, Radio Variety Hour is a comedy with something for everyone.
"The three comedians effortlessly create three distinct worlds over the course of the hour. Using a stunning array of live foley, unbelievable vocal skills and off-the-wall imagination it is a production quite unlike any other."
-artsreview.com.au
Wander Women
with Chelsea Hughes and Megan McKay
It’s the Wander Women! Tales of adventure from across the globe and beyond!
A travel-based sketch show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2015
"Wander Women is a refreshingly down to earth and self-deprecating show that highlights three very talented women ★★★★" - Beat Magazine
Gallery
Baben!
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