{{short description|Australian comedian and radio host (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Gen Fricker | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Genevieve Fricker | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|11|3|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BMWXVq7gemf/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BMWXVq7gemf |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=I am 27 now and everything's ok |via=Instagram |date=3 November 2016 |access-date=5 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | other_names = | occupation = Radio presenter, comedian, writer, actor | years_active = | known_for = Hosting radio on Triple J | notable_works =
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'''Genevieve Fricker''' (born 3 November 1989) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and radio presenter.
==Early life and education== Fricker was born in Sydney, Australia, and has Māori heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/comedy-festival/comfest-reviews/gen-fricker-in-yeah-yeah-/news-story/68e77cbbe15b74fa264b5e06debd19b6 |title=Gen Fricker in Yeah? Yeah! ★★★ |work=Herald Sun |last=Horan |first=Patrick |date=2 April 2016}}</ref> She trained as an orchestral double bassist at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music High School and University, before moving to the University of Sydney to study Art History and Psychology.<ref name="meet">{{Cite news|url=http://www.yenmag.net/interview-genevieve-fricker/|title=Meet Genevieve Fricker - Yen Mag|date=2015-04-27|work=Yen Mag|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US|archive-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526185814/http://www.yenmag.net/interview-genevieve-fricker/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
At the University of Sydney, she performed as part of student comedy group "Project 52", alongside Steen Raskopoulos among others.<ref name="meet"/> Later, Fricker trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://utsvertigo.com.au/regulars/mixtape/mixtape-8-making-out-with-microwaves/|title=Mixtape #8: Making Out With Microwaves - VERTIGO 2018|date=2014-10-07|work=VERTIGO 2018|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US|archive-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526114436/https://utsvertigo.com.au/regulars/mixtape/mixtape-8-making-out-with-microwaves/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== In 2011, Gen Fricker was a National Finalist in the RAW Comedy Competition.<ref>{{Citation|last=Gen Fricker Comedy|title=Genevieve Fricker RAW Comedy Final 2011|date=2013-12-29|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lthvwOE_hpY|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> She co-hosted ''Summer Up For It'' on FBi Radio with comedian Michael Hing over the summer break in 2011–2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://standanddeliver.blogs.com/dombo/2012/09/michael-hing-interview.html|title=Sydney Hing Festival<br />or<br />The History of Everything that Ever Happened to Michael Hing. Ever.|website=Stand and Deliver!|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref>
Fricker first appeared on triple j as a guest on Drive with Lindsey McDougall, on Sunday Night Safran,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s3601777.htm|title=Sunday Night Safran: 30 September 2012 {{!}} triple j Media|date=2012-09-30|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-au|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> and as a writer/performer on Tom Ballard's Chatback sketch show. At the end of 2014, she began hosting Overnights, before joining Kyran Wheatley on Weekend Arvos in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/departing-presenter-kyran-wheatley-delivers-stirring-air-farewell-triple-j/|title=Departing Presenter Kyran Wheatley Delivers Stirring On-Air Farewell To Triple J - Music Feeds|date=2016-11-27|work=Music Feeds|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, she took over the Lunch program on Triple J, formerly presented by Lewi McKirdy,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/triple-j-reveals-matt-alexs-replacements-farewells-hosts/|title=Triple J Reveals Matt & Alex's Replacements, Farewells More Hosts - Music Feeds|date=2016-11-22|work=Music Feeds|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US}}</ref> before moving to the Drive program to fill in for Veronica Milsom, alongside co-host Lewis Hobba.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/music/gen-fricker-is-taking-over-triple-j-arvos-while-veronica-poops-out-a-baby/|title=Gen Fricker Is Taking Over Triple J Arvos While Veronica Poops Out A Baby|date=2017-10-11|work=Pedestrian TV|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, she was voted number 9 on Radio Today's 'FM Radio's Top 20 Funniest Women' reader poll.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-04-04 |title=Revealed: Here are FM Radio’s Top 20 funniest women as voted by you - Radio Today |url=https://radiotoday.com.au/revealed-here-are-fm-radios-top-20-funniest-women-as-voted-by-you/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180404062453/https://radiotoday.com.au/revealed-here-are-fm-radios-top-20-funniest-women-as-voted-by-you/ |archive-date=2018-04-04 |access-date=2026-05-11 |work=Radio Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
Fricker has performed stand-up on Comedy Central, Just for Laughs (Australian TV series), Sydney Comedy Festival, New Zealand Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She has appeared on numerous TV shows, including ''Good Game'', ABC TV New Year's Eve coverage,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BOrIjkjAdCs/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BOrIjkjAdCs |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Gen Fricker on Instagram: "I'm on @abctv tonight from 9pm giving you live music highlights from @fallsfestival Lorne before the New Years Eve Fireworks…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2018-03-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Legally Brown'', ''Dirty Laundry Live'', ''Have You Been Paying Attention?'', and ''Spicks and Specks''. She was also a writer/performer on ''The Roast''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2377242/|title=Genevieve Fricker|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> In 2014, she was selected by Reggie Watts to open for him on his Australian tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/comedy/reviews/2014/10/21/reggie-watts-hello-humans/|title=Reggie Watts: Hello Humans|website=theMusic|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> Other credits include the Australian production of Karen O's ''Stop The Virgens'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.yenmag.net/tell-her-karen-os-stop-the-virgens-chorus/|title=Tell Her: Karen O's Stop The Virgens Chorus - Yen Mag|date=2013-01-23|work=Yen Mag|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US|archive-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526113000/http://www.yenmag.net/tell-her-karen-os-stop-the-virgens-chorus/|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as working as an Entertainment contributor for ''The Sydney Morning Herald''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/metro-goes-backstage-at-encore-sydney-pole-show-20120809-23vuh.html|title=Metro goes backstage at Encore! Sydney Pole Show|last=Fricker|first=Genevieve|date=2012-07-19|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/gen-fricker/8164760 Profile] on triple j * {{IMDb name|2377242|Genevieve Fricker}}
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