Celia Pacquola
Celia Pacquola is an actor and comedian who began her stand-up career in 2006.
Her stand-up performances have garnered numerous awards since her 2009 show 'Am I Strange' won Best Comedy and Age Critics’ Awards at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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Celia's stand-up performances have garnered numerous awards since her 2009 show 'Am I Strange' won Best Comedy and Age Critics’ Awards at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In 2014 her show ‘Let Me Know How It All Works Out’ was nominated for the Barry Award at the Melbourne festival.
Celia also works extensively in television, co-starring as in Australian series Laid, Offspring and most recently Utopia. She is also a regular guest on shows such as Rove, The Project, and Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (in Australia) and Russell Howard’s Good News and Never Mind The Buzzcocks (in the UK).
Television
| Get Krak!n Regan Jones | Get Krak!n - Regan Jones | 2017 | |
| Rosehaven Emma Dawes | Rosehaven - Emma Dawes | TV Series | 2016 — 2017 |
| Josh (Series 1) Bridesmaid | Josh (Series 1) - Bridesmaid | TV Series | 2015 |
| It's A Date Cynth | It's A Date - Cynth | ABC | 2014 |
| Taxi Gags Guest Performer | Taxi Gags - Guest Performer | C4 | 2014 |
| The Project Guest | The Project - Guest | Channel 10 | 2014 |
| KINNE Ensemble cast | KINNE - Ensemble cast | 7Mate Aus | 2014 |
| The Beautiful Lie Dolly Faraday | The Beautiful Lie - Dolly Faraday | 2014 | |
| It's A Date (Series 2) Co-writer | It's A Date (Series 2) - Co-writer | ABC | 2014 |
| Utopia Nat | Utopia - Nat | Working Dog Productions | 2014 — 2017 |
| Spicks and Specks Guest Panelist | Spicks and Specks - Guest Panelist | ABC TV | 2014 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala | Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala - | Netwrok Ten | 2014 |
| Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular Guest Performer | Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular - Guest Performer | BBC3 | 2014 |
| Have You Been Paying Attention? Regular Guest Panelist | Have You Been Paying Attention? - Regular Guest Panelist | Network 10 | 2014 |
| Edinburgh Festival's Behind The Scenes Guest Performer | Edinburgh Festival's Behind The Scenes - Guest Performer | BBC Iplayer exclusive | 2014 |
| It's A Date Cynthia | It's A Date - Cynthia | ABC | 2013 |
| Tractor Monkeys Guest Panellist | Tractor Monkeys - Guest Panellist | ABC1 | 2013 |
| This Week Live Guest Panellist | This Week Live - Guest Panellist | Network 10 | 2013 |
| A League Of Their Own Guest Panelist | A League Of Their Own - Guest Panelist | Network 10 | 2013 |
| Offspring (Series 4 and 5) Ange | Offspring (Series 4 and 5) - Ange | Channel 10/Southern Star | 2013 — 2014 |
| Russel Howard's Good News Guest | Russel Howard's Good News - Guest | BBC3 | 2012 |
| Laid (Series 2) Additional Material | Laid (Series 2) - Additional Material | ABC1 | 2012 |
| Warehouse Comedy Festival Performer | Warehouse Comedy Festival - Performer | ABC1 | 2012 |
| The Headset Set (Series 2) Writer | The Headset Set (Series 2) - Writer | BBC Radio 4 | 2012 |
| Don't Sit In The Front Row Performer | Don't Sit In The Front Row - Performer | Sky Atlantic | 2012 |
| Never Mind The Buzzcocks Guest Panellist | Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Guest Panellist | BBC 2 / Talkback | 2012 |
| 'Tatts' - Common People series Jill | 'Tatts' - Common People series - Jill | Sky Atlantic/Baby Cow | 2012 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala Guest Performer | Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala - Guest Performer | Channel 10 | 2012 |
| Ask Rhod Additional Material | Ask Rhod - Additional Material | BBC1 | 2011 |
| The Chelsea Lately Show Guest | The Chelsea Lately Show - Guest | E! | 2011 |
| Laid (Series 1 and 2) EJ Griggs | Laid (Series 1 and 2) - EJ Griggs | ABC1 | 2011 — 2012 |
| The News Quiz Additional Material | The News Quiz - Additional Material | BBC Radio 4 | 2011 |
| Show & Tell Guest Performer | Show & Tell - Guest Performer | Avalon Television | 2011 |
| The Rob Brydon Show Stand up | The Rob Brydon Show - Stand up | BBC 1 / Talkback Thames | 2011 |
| Talkin Bout Your Generation Guest Panelist | Talkin Bout Your Generation - Guest Panelist | Network 10 | 2011 |
| Sleuth 101 Abby | Sleuth 101 - Abby | ABC TV | 2010 |
| 7 Days Guest Panelist | 7 Days - Guest Panelist | TV3 | 2010 |
| The Librarian 3 Indigo | The Librarian 3 - Indigo | ABC TV | 2010 |
| Good News Week Writer | Good News Week - Writer | Network Ten | 2010 |
| Good New Week Guest | Good New Week - Guest | Network Ten | 2010 |
| Russell Howards Good News - VT's Writer/Performer | Russell Howards Good News - VT's - Writer/Performer | BBC3/Avalon Television | 2010 |
| ADbc Guest | ADbc - Guest | SBS | 2009 |
| 9am Guest | 9am - Guest | Network Ten | 2009 |
| Rove Stand up | Rove - Stand up | Network Ten | 2009 |
| Dirty Laundry Live Guest Panelist | Dirty Laundry Live - Guest Panelist | ABC2 | 2009 |
| Rove Guest Performer | Rove - Guest Performer | Network Ten | 2008 |
| The Friday Show (Pilot) Guest | The Friday Show (Pilot) - Guest | Channel Seven | 2004 |
Theatre and Live Performance
| Let Me Know How It All Works Out Creator and Writer/Performer | Let Me Know How It All Works Out - Creator and Writer/Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2014 |
| Let Me Know How It All Works Out Creator and Writer/Performer | Let Me Know How It All Works Out - Creator and Writer/Performer | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | 2014 |
| Delayed Solo Show | Delayed - Solo Show | Adelaide Fringe Fest | 2013 |
| Delayed Creator and Writer/Performer | Delayed - Creator and Writer/Performer | Soho Theatre, London | 2013 |
| Just For Laughs Montreal Festival Writer/Performer | Just For Laughs Montreal Festival - Writer/Performer | Montreal, Canada | 2013 |
| Delayed Stand up | Delayed - Stand up | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | 2012 |
| The Temps Creator and Writer/Performer | The Temps - Creator and Writer/Performer | Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival | 2012 |
| Delayed Creator and Writer/Performer | Delayed - Creator and Writer/Performer | Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Festival | 2012 |
| Flying Solos Writer/Performer | Flying Solos - Writer/Performer | Soho Theatre | 2011 |
| Flying Solos Writer/Performer | Flying Solos - Writer/Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2010 |
| Flying Solos Writer / Performer | Flying Solos - Writer / Performer | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | 2010 |
| This Was The Year That Was Performer | This Was The Year That Was - Performer | Sydney Opera House | 2009 |
| Am I Strange? Creator and Writer/Performer | Am I Strange? - Creator and Writer/Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2009 |
| Am I Strange? Creator and Writer/Performer | Am I Strange? - Creator and Writer/Performer | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | 2009 |
| Celia Pacquola is...hating Alison Bice Creator and Writer/Performer | Celia Pacquola is...hating Alison Bice - Creator and Writer/Performer | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | 2008 |
| Miss (you) Melbourne Creator and Writer/Performer | Miss (you) Melbourne - Creator and Writer/Performer | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | 2007 |
Film
| The Breaker Upperers Actor | The Breaker Upperers - Actor | Filming | 2018 |
Awards
| Barry Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Nominee) - Let Me Know How It All Works Out Creator and Writer/Performer | Barry Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Nominee) - Let Me Know How It All Works Out - Creator and Writer/Performer | 2014 | |
| Banksa Award, Adelaide Comedy Festival (Nominee) for Best Comedy - Delayed Creator and Writer/Performer | Banksa Award, Adelaide Comedy Festival (Nominee) for Best Comedy - Delayed - Creator and Writer/Performer | 2013 | |
| AACTA for Best Comedy - Laid EJ Griggs | AACTA for Best Comedy - Laid - EJ Griggs | 2012 | |
| Leicester Comedy Festival Awards (Nominee) for Best New Show - Delayed Creator and Writer/Performer | Leicester Comedy Festival Awards (Nominee) for Best New Show - Delayed - Creator and Writer/Performer | 2012 | |
| BBC Radio Bursary Writer | BBC Radio Bursary - Writer | BBC Radio | 2011 |
| AACTA (Nominee) for Best Performance - Laid EJ Griggs | AACTA (Nominee) for Best Performance - Laid - EJ Griggs | 2011 | |
| The Age Critics Award for Best Australian Act - Am I Strange? Creator and Writer/Performer | The Age Critics Award for Best Australian Act - Am I Strange? - Creator and Writer/Performer | 2009 | |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards (Nominee) for Best Newcomer Creator and Writer/Performer | Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards (Nominee) for Best Newcomer - Creator and Writer/Performer | 2009 | |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards for Best Comedy - Am I Strange? Creator and Writer/Perfomer | Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards for Best Comedy - Am I Strange? - Creator and Writer/Perfomer | 2008 | |
| Raw Comedy Open Mic Awards for Best First Time Entrant Creator and Writer/Performer | Raw Comedy Open Mic Awards for Best First Time Entrant - Creator and Writer/Performer | 2006 |
Podcast and Online Content
| The Little Dum Dum Club Guest | The Little Dum Dum Club - Guest | http://dumdumclub.libsyn.com/ | 2012 |
| The comedians Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith Guest | The comedians Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith - Guest | http://www.comedianscomedian.com/ | 2012 |
| Pappys Flatshare Slamdown Guest Panelist | Pappys Flatshare Slamdown - Guest Panelist | http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/flatshare_slamdown/3_1_internet/ | 2012 |
Radio
| Meshel & Tommy Breakfast Regular guest | Meshel & Tommy Breakfast - Regular guest | Nova 100 | 2014 |
| Saturday Breakfast regular guest co-host | Saturday Breakfast - regular guest co-host | NOVAFM | 2013 |
| The Unbelievable Truth Guest Panellist | The Unbelievable Truth - Guest Panellist | BBC Radio 4 | 2012 — 2014 |
| The Headset Set Writer | The Headset Set - Writer | BBC Radio 4 | 2011 |
| 7 Day Sunday Guest Performer | 7 Day Sunday - Guest Performer | Radio 5 Live | 2011 |
| It's Your Round Guest Panellist | It's Your Round - Guest Panellist | BBC Radio 4 | 2011 |
| What's So Funny? Writer/Performer | What's So Funny? - Writer/Performer | Radio 4 Extra | 2011 |
| Shappi Talk Performer | Shappi Talk - Performer | BBC Radio 4 | 2010 |
| Fox Summer Breakfast Presenter | Fox Summer Breakfast - Presenter | Fox FM | 2009 |
| Red Hot Go Presenter | Red Hot Go - Presenter | Fox FM | 2008 |
| The Comedy Hour Writer | The Comedy Hour - Writer | ABC Radio | 2008 |
| The Comedy Hour Presenter | The Comedy Hour - Presenter | ABC Radio | 2008 |
News
30th November 2015 Celia Pacquola won an AACTA Award last night at 2015 5th ACCTA Awards presented by Presto Celia won the award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy for her role of Nat Russell in ABC's multi award winning satrical comedy 'Utopia' about a group of people charged with building the nation of Australia -one elephant at a time |
Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor in new ABC Comedy Series 25th November 2015 TASMANIAN comedian Luke McGregor and fellow comic Celia Pacquola have teamed up for a new ABC comedy series set in the island state |
Netflix snaps up hit Aussie comedy 'Utopia' 23rd July 2015 Australian comedy series Utopia – starring stand-ups Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor and Kitty Flanagan – is to be screened in the UK |
Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular 10th September 2014 From deep inside the Caves at the Edinburgh Fringe, Seann Walsh presents some of the most exciting new acts from 2014 including the multi-award-winning John Kearns and Celia Pacquola |
Celia Pacquola nominated for a Barry Award. 14th April 2014 Congratulations to Celia Pacquola for her Barry nomination with show Let Me Know How It All Works Out |
Celia Pacquola performing at the Soho Theatre! 24th July 2013 Celia will be performing at the Soho Theatre Wed 31st July - Sat 3 August, 8pm |
Celia Pacquola on Never Mind The Buzzcocks! Tonight, (Monday 8th October) 10pm on BBC2 8th October 2012 Celia joins comedian Paul Foot, McFly babe Danny Jones and film star Mena Suvari with Jack Whitehall in the chair |
Celia Pacquola has been nominated for an AACTA Award 1st December 2011 Celia Paquola has been nominated for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series in this years AACTA Awards |
Celia Pacquola - 'Flying Solos' at the Soho Theatre 7th June 2011 Catch the fantastic Celia Pacquola, in Flying Solos at the Soho Theatre from 9th - 11th June 2011Show time: 9 |