Australian comedian
Julia Morris
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Birth name
| Julia Carolyn Margaret Morris
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Born
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1968-04-20
)
20 April 1968
(age 56)
Sydney
,
New South Wales
, Australia
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Medium
| Stand-up, television
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Years active
| 1985?present
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Children
| 2
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Notable works and roles
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Website
| juliamorris.com
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Julia Carolyn Margaret Morris
(born 20 April 1968) is an Australian comedian, television presenter and actress who has worked extensively in Australian television and radio, touring the country with her solo comedy shows. She relocated to the United Kingdom in 2000, appearing on British television, then returned to Australia in 2007. She lived on the Central Coast for her childhood. She currently co-hosts Network 10's
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Australia
alongside
Robert Irwin
and also narrates
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia
.
Personal life
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Morris was educated at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic College,
East Gosford
,
Santa Sabina College
,
Strathfield
, and the
Ensemble Theatre School
. She later attended acting school for two years in Los Angeles.
Morris married British comedian Dan Thomas
[1]
in Las Vegas on 31 December 2005.
[2]
They divorced in 2022.
[3]
Career
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Television
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Morris's first television appearance was in 1985, aged 17, as a contestant on the talent show
New Faces
. She performed "
Holding Out for a Hero
", a
Jim Steinman
song made famous by
Bonnie Tyler
, and tied for first place.
[4]
After several years in variety and stand-up, Morris's big break came when she joined the ensemble cast of the hit Australian sketch comedy series
Full Frontal
in 1995.
[5]
This led to hosting roles on
Great Aussie Bloopers
and "The Morris Report" on the live variety series
In Melbourne Tonight
, as well as regular appearances on
The Midday Show
,
Good Morning Australia
,
Beauty and the Beast
and
Who Dares Wins
as well as the action series
Gladiators
.
[6]
Morris relocated to the United Kingdom in 2000. As well as stand-up, she made appearances on the TV quiz
QI
, an episode of the sitcom
Not Going Out
playing a successful beautician, and in the sixth episode of season three of Kathy Griffin's
My Life on the D-List
, offering advice on the British audiences. Morris also had a stint presenting the BBC's
Liquid News
show in 2002.
Since her return to Australia in 2007, Morris has made appearances on
Thank God You're Here
,
Good News Week
,
Spicks and Specks
,
Rove Live
,
The Singing Office
,
It Takes Two
,
Sleuth 101
,
Studio 10
,
The Project
,
The Living Room
,
Have You Been Paying Attention?
and
Hughesy, We Have a Problem
.
[6]
She won the third season of the reality singing series
It Takes Two
, in which she was partnered with opera singer
David Hobson
.
[7]
Her winnings were donated to the Emily Tapp Foundation, a charity dedicated to
melanoma
awareness and prevention.
[8]
She has also appeared in a series of commercials for
All-Bran
cereal, which also featured fellow actress and comedian
Helen Dallimore
.
Morris was the winning contestant on the 2011 series of
The Celebrity Apprentice Australia
, beating teammate
Jason Coleman
, model
Jesinta Campbell
and
AFL
footballer
Shane Crawford
.
In 2012, Morris has starred as Gemma Crabb in the
Nine Network
's Melbourne-made drama series
House Husbands
. The show commenced a second season on 8 April 2013.
In April 2013, Morris was announced as the new host of television talent show
Australia's Got Talent
, which has switched from the
Seven Network
to the
Nine Network
.
[9]
On 1 February 2015, Morris began co-hosting the Australian version of
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
with
Chris Brown
on
Network 10
.
In 2018, Morris hosted an updated version of dating show
Blind Date
on
Network 10
.
On 24 February 2019, she also began co-hosting
Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway
with
Chris Brown
on
Network 10
.
At the
61st TV Week Logie Awards
in 2019, Morris was nominated for the
Gold Logie
for the two aforementioned shows as well as
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here
!. She was again nominated for the Gold Logie in 2022
[10]
and then again in 2023.
[11]
In 2020, Morris appeared as "Kitten" on the
second season
of
The Masked Singer Australia
and was eliminated in the semi-final, placing 5th overall.
[12]
[13]
In early 2023, Morris appeared as a celebrity contestant on the Australian adaption of the British comedy panel game show
Taskmaster
, titled
Taskmaster Australia
.
She competed alongside fellow entertainers
Jimmy Rees
,
Danielle Walker
,
Luke McGregor
and
Nina Oyama
.
[14]
[15]
[16]
In July 2023, Morris began narrating a brand new show on
Network 10
called
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia.
[17]
[18]
Live performance
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Morris tours international comedy festivals, appearing at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
, South Africa's
Vodacom Funny Festival
, Montreal's
Just For Laughs
and the
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
. She won a Herald Angel Award at the
2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
and
Time Out
magazine's Comedy Performer of the Year Award in 2004.
[5]
She is a former manager of Sydney's
Comedy Store
venue.
In 1999 Morris toured in the critically acclaimed Australian production of the
Off-Broadway
musical
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
.
Television-Film
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As actor
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As herself
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Year
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Show
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Role
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Notes
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1999?2002
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Beauty and the Beast
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Panellist
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TV talk show
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2003
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QI
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Guest
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TV series, 1 episode
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2006?07
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Spicks and Specks
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Guest
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TV series, 2 episodes
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2007
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Rove Live
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Guest
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TV talk show, 1 episode
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2007
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Thank God You're Here
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Guest
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TV sketch show, 1 episode
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2008
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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Performer
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TV special
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2008
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It Takes Two
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Contestant
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TV series, 11 episodes
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2008?12
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Good News Week
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Panellist
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TV series, 14 episodes
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2010
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The Bonnie Hunt Show
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Guest
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TV series
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2010
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Just For Laughs
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Performer
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TV special
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2010
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Sleuth 101
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Guest
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TV series, 1 episode
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2011
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The Celebrity Apprentice Australia
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Contestant - Winner
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TV series, 8 episodes
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2013
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Australia's Got Talent
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Host
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TV series
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2015?present
|
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
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Co-host
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TV series
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Alongside
Chris Brown
(2015-2023) and
Robert Irwin
(2024)
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2016, 2018
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Have You Been Paying Attention?
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Guest quizmaster
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TV series, 2 episodes
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2018
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Hughesy, We Have a Problem
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Guest
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1 episode
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2018
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Blind Date
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Host
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TV series
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2019
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Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway
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Co-host
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TV series
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2020
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The Masked Singer Australia
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Contestant
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TV series,
Season 2
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2023
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Taskmaster Australia
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Contestant
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TV series, Season 1
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2023
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Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia
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Narrator
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TV series
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References
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"Comic Morris is Australia's top diva"
.
Chortle
. 22 April 2008
. Retrieved
20 August
2008
.
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Morris, Julia (August 2006).
"Julia Morris Blog"
.
JuliaMorris.co.uk
. Archived from
the original
on 20 December 2007
. Retrieved
20 August
2008
.
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"Julia Morris reveals unexpected perk of getting divorced"
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News.com.au
. 17 May 2022
. Retrieved
18 August
2022
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Gadd, Michael (2 August 2007).
"It's time for the anti Straya Nidol"
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NEWS.com.au
. Retrieved
19 August
2008
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a
b
Staff writer (17 June 2008).
"Julia Morris is a funny lady"
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Sunshine Coast Daily Online
. Retrieved
19 August
2008
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a
b
"Julia Morris"
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Onya Soapbox
. Retrieved
19 August
2008
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John, Katelyn (22 April 2008).
"Julia Morris wins It Takes Two"
.
The Herald Sun
. Archived from
the original
on 28 April 2008
. Retrieved
19 August
2008
.
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Staff writer (23 April 2008).
"Comedian Julia Morris has laughed her way through to win It Takes Two!"
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Who Magazine
. Retrieved
19 August
2008
.
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Byrnes, Holly (14 April 2013).
"Julia Morris to host channel 9's Australia's Got Talent"
.
Herald-Sun
. Retrieved
31 July
2018
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"2022 Gold Logie nominee: Julia Morris | TV Tonight"
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tvtonight.com.au
. 18 June 2022
. Retrieved
1 August
2023
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"Logies 2023: Julia Morris And Osher Gunsberg Nominated For Gold"
.
10 play
. 18 June 2023
. Retrieved
1 August
2023
.
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Fowler, Isabella (1 September 2020).
"LIVE: Masked Singer 2020: Kitten unmasked as Julia Morris"
.
Herald Sun
.
News Corp Australia
. Retrieved
1 September
2020
.
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Whitehead, Mat (1 September 2020).
"All The Clues From Episode 8 Of The Masked Singer 2020"
.
10 Play
.
Network Ten
. Retrieved
2 September
2020
.
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Cain, Sian (1 February 2023).
"Taskmaster comes to Australia: 'I am better than Greg Davies ? make that the headline!'
"
.
The Guardian
.
ISSN
0261-3077
. Retrieved
1 August
2023
.
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Kelly, Vivienne (16 January 2023).
"Australian Version of 'Taskmaster' to Premiere on 10 in February"
.
Variety Australia
. Retrieved
1 August
2023
.
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Rugendyke, Louise (24 January 2023).
"
'They torture you': The TV show putting Aussie comedians through the wringer"
.
The Sydney Morning Herald
. Retrieved
1 August
2023
.
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McManus, Bridget (5 July 2023).
"
'Dogfather' thought he'd seen it all. Then he came here"
.
The Sydney Morning Herald
. Retrieved
1 August
2023
.
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"We Have A Date For Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia"
.
10 play
. 22 June 2023
. Retrieved
1 August
2023
.
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