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Claire Hooper (born 5 September 1976) is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter and writer. Hooper is co-hosting '' The Great Australian Bake Off'' alongside Mel Buttle. She appeared as a team captain on the 2008 revival of ''
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'' on Network Ten and was a regular on '' The Sideshow'', appearing with
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. Since 2005, she has regularly performed at the
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.


Career

Hooper has appeared on ''
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'', ''
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'', ''The Sideshow'', ''
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'', ''
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'',
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, ''
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'', '' The Project'', '' Hughesy, We Have a Problem'', '' Celebrity Name Game'', ''
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'' and '' Would I Lie to You? Australia''. Prior to entering into comedy, Hooper worked in children's and adult theatre in Perth, Western Australia, as an actress and director. Hooper attended Curtin University and graduated with a degree in Theatre Studies. She has written, directed and costumed professionally for many youth theatre productions. In 2004, Hooper won the Western Australian finals of
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's Raw Comedy. In 2005, she was selected to perform in "The Comedy Zone" for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and was awarded "Best and Fairest" at the National Improvisation Championships in Sydney. Claire discovered she had a goitre that required surgery, which led her to wonder what she would do if she ever lost her voice. In 2006, Hooper performed a one-hour live show titled ''Oh'' inspired by the incident, during which she did not speak at all, instead communicating through recorded audio, videos, handwritten signs, breakdancing and mime. The show was well-received, earning a nomination at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the "Best Newcomer" award. Her 2007 show, "Show Girl", was inspired by Kylie Minogue and involved Hooper juxtaposing ideas of Minogue as dignified and ladylike with her own failed attempts to maintain dignity. In 2008, she returned to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to perform a new solo show, "Storybook". In addition to her live comedy shows, Hooper has made numerous appearances on Australian radio and television since 2005. Her television credits include guest stand-up appearances on ''
Stand Up Australia ''Stand Up Australia'' was an Australian comedy TV program locally produced by The Comedy Channel from 2006 to 2008. It was hosted by Cameron Knight, and featured four Australian or international comedians on each one-hour show. Season two was p ...
'' and ''
Rove Live ''Rove'', also titled ''Rove Live'', was an Australian television variety show that featured live music performances and interviews with local and international celebrity guests. The program premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, bef ...
'', a presenting role on ''
How the Quest Was Won ''How the Quest Was Won'' is a TV series on ABC Network (Australia) that aired Friday 6.30PM in 2004–2005. Hosted by Sam Longley, the series focused on sending three reporters ( Jimmy Eaton, Brendan Hutchens, Sam Longley, Jane Cunningh ...
'' and a regular segment on ''The Sideshow''. She was a member of the negating team with Stephen K. Amos and Greg Fleet in the 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Great Debate which aired on Network Ten. In 2008, she was cast to replace
Julie McCrossin Julie Elizabeth McCrossin (born 2 October 1954) is an Australian radio broadcaster, journalist, comedian, political commentator and activist for women's and gay rights. She is best known for her role as a team captain on the news-based comedy q ...
as a regular team captain on ''
Good News Week ''Good News Week'' is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten ...
''. She also appeared as the guest detective in episode three of dark comedy miniseries ''
Sleuth 101 ''Sleuth 101'' was an Australian comedy "improvisatory whodunit game show" television series, broadcast on ABC1 in 2010. The series revolves around a murder-mystery that must be solved by a celebrity guest detective. Each episode features a gu ...
''. In July 2015, Hooper and Mel Buttle were announced as the hosts of the second season of '' The Great Australian Bake Off'', which began airing on LifeStyle Food in October 2015. The series returned for a third season in October 2016, and a fourth season in January 2018.


References


External links


Official SiteCV and Biography on Managing Agent's website
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