Tracy Harvey is a comedian, TV presenter, actor and writer from
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, Australia.
Biography
Harvey appeared in 'Movement' a web series, ''
The Comedy Company
''The Comedy Company'' was an Australian comedy television series first aired from 16 February 1988 until about 11 November 1990 on Network Ten, Sunday night and was created and directed by cast member Ian McFadyen, and co directed and produce ...
'', ''
The Gillies Report
''The Gillies Report'' is an Australian topical satirical sketch comedy television series that was broadcast on the ABC between 1984 and 1985. The program was best known for sending up politicians and media personalities of the day such as Pri ...
'', ''
The Big Gig
''The Big Gig'' was a popular Australian television sketch comedy music/variety series based on the British TV series '' Saturday Live''. It was produced and broadcast on ABC TV in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was produced and directed by ...
'', ''
Hey Hey It's Saturday'' ''Smallest Room in the House'', ''Bert Newton Midday Show'', ''
The Pack of Women
''The Pack of Woman'' was a cabaret devised by Australian performer and director Robyn Archer, first performed in London in 1981. Although funny and entertaining, the work also set out to shock audiences into examining the role of women in Wester ...
'', ''COPP This!'', ''Waterfront'' (a miniseries), ''Dead Gorgeous'' and TVC's for Sussan, Myer and Pfizer.
Harvey was a weekly co-host on the
Derek Guille program on
774 ABC Melbourne
ABC Radio Melbourne (official callsign: 3LO) is an ABC Local Radio station in Melbourne, Australia. It began transmission on 13 October 1924, and was Melbourne's second licensed radio station after 3AR.
Most Local Radio stations in Victoria sim ...
.
Harvey was a member of the
alternative comedy breakfast panel radio show Punter to Punter with
Trevor Marmalade and Dr Turf. The show was aired on 3XY and
3RRR
3RRR (pronounced "Three Triple R", or simply "Triple R") is an Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne.
3RRR first commenced broadcasting in 1976 from the studios of 3ST, the student radio station of the Royal Melbourne Institut ...
on Saturday mornings after the
Coodabeen Champions
The Coodabeen Champions'' (often referred to as "The Coodabeens") are an Australian comedy team with radio programs broadcast on the ACE Radio Network in Melbourne on 1377AM 3MP and sell as across regional Victoria and Southern New South Wales. ...
during the 1980s.
Harvey played Tammy in The Whittle Family, touring nationally and at Melbourne's Last Laugh Theatre Restaurant.
Harvey has written, 'Dear Mum, I'm on the Telly' published by Penguin Books and a weekly column for The Age.
Harvey wrote and appeared in PRICK the Musical and Call Girl the Musical
In 2006 she appeared in the panel discussion "Are women funny?" along with Denise Scott and Shaun Micallief as part of the Williamstown Literary Festival.
In 2015, Harvey composed and directed ''Out of the Blue'', a swimming musical. She also played Lois Pickett in ''The Dressmaker (2015 film), The Dressmaker'', directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse the same year.
In 2019, Harvey composed and directed ''Galapagos'', a musical that attempted to discuss the discovery of evolution on the island of Galapagos. The show opened at the Melba Spiegeltent, Collingwood as part of the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
[https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/filipino/en/audiotrack/filipino-actor-villain-galapagos-musical, Retrieved 2019]
References
External links
Tracy on the Derek Guille Program
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Comedians from Melbourne
Australian television presenters
Australian women comedians
Australian women television presenters
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