Greg Larsen is an actor, television writer, and comedian from

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, Australia. He is best known for his work portraying Ethan Krum in the

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drama thriller series ''The Tourist''; cast member and correspondent in the

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news comedy show ''

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'' (in which he created the recurring character "Mr. Oily"); and as writer and cast member of the sketch comedy series ''

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'' and ''We Interrupt This Broadcast'' on

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. He is also known for his many years of award-winning stand-up comedy performances, notably at the

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, which also led to acclaim for his role in the yearly Great Debate event in 2021.

Career

Comedy

Larsen began his career performing stand-up and creating YouTube videos with

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and Sam Campbell as the sketch group ''Skills in Time''. In 2014, along with Henry Stone, Stuart Daulman and John Campbell, Larsen was awarded the Golden Gibbo award at the

for the ''Fancy Boy Variety Show''. In 2016, along with

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and Damien Power, Larsen was awarded the Director's Choice Award for their show ''True Australian Patriots''. In 2021 Larsen was again an MICF award recipient with his one-man play ''This Might Not Be Hell'', receiving the Piece of Wood Award. During the 2022 MICF Larsen was nominated for the Most Outstanding Show award for the acclaimed ''We All Have Bloody Thoughts'' In 2023, Larsen received further acclaim for his new comedy special ''Slurp's Up!!''

Acting

Larsen is best known for his performance portraying Ethan Krum in the

series ''The Tourist'', alongside

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and

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. He returned to the role in Season 2, which premiered on January 1, 2024. His performance in Season 2 drew praise from reviews including

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as well as fellow cast members including

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, saying "For me, I really love Greg Larsen ho plays Ethan Krum I think he's phenomenal and even just how he uses his hands is hilarious. He's a very clever comedic actor." He also portrayed wrestler Bob Owens in the NBC comedy series ''

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'', and Dave in '' Ronny Chieng: International Student'' (which he co-wrote with

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and Declan Fay)

Controversies

In 2017, Larsen was the focus of an

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(ACMA) investigation based on his on-air conduct in which he called a conservative politician named Kevin Bailey a "cunt" on air during a sketch on the

show ''Tonightly With Tom Ballard''. Larsen and the ABC were ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing, as the investigation found that Larsen was playing the character of an "unreasonably angry man" and that the attack would have been considered "comedic" by any reasonable viewer.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

* 2022 - MICF: Most Outstanding Show (Nominated) * 2021 - MICF: Piece Of Wood (Winner) * 2017 - Australian Writer's Guild: Best Sketch Comedy (Winner) * 2016 - MICF: Director's Choice (Winner) * 2014 - MICF: Golden Gibbo (Winner)

References

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