Winner: Best Local Act, Sydney Comedy Festival 2012 & 2011
Winner: Spirit of The Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009
Winner: Best Newcomer, Melbourne Fringe 2008
Nominee: Barry Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2012
Nominee: Best Comedy, Adelaide Fringe 2012
Nominee: Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2009
Multi-award winning Felicity Ward is one of Australia's most exciting comic performers. Since her stand up comedy debut in 2008, she has rapidly gained an international reputation as a remarkable live comic.
As a comedic actor, Ward recently appeared in Working Dog's feature film 'Any Questions for Ben?', and is a cast member in the new comedy gameshow on ABC, Randling. Felicity is also well known for her work on Network Ten’s The Ronnie Johns Half Hour and her regular guest appearances on ABC’s Spicks and Specks, 7’s Thank God You’re Here & Network Ten's Talkin' Bout Your Generation.
In 2011, she was the face of the Melbourne Comedy Festival's TVC campaign, and released her debut DVD, The Textbook Idiot, a best-of collection of her first three years of comedy
Ward is currently touring her best show to date, The Hedgehog Dilemma, receiving shining reviews and playing to sold out house across the country in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Perth. Her show has been nominated for Best Comedy at both the 2012 Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival.
A deft MC and a powerhouse headliner, Felicity has toured Australia NZ, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK, and is currently developing new projects for TV.
Reviews:
“Her brilliance shines. This is one of the funniest shows I've seen this year." The Scotsman (UK)
"This is a bravura performance. * * * *" The Age
“Felicity Ward's savage honesty, animated physicality and stories of personal bugbears evoke legendary comics such as Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball.” Sydney Morning Herald
“Warm, witty and brilliant” The Age
“She is an irresistible force of nature... She's brilliantly insane, and insanely brilliant.” chortle.co.uk
'Funny enough to bring tears to your eyes and leave you gasping for breath is proof of Ward’s incredible talent' ****1/2 Stars" Herald Sun
"'Wicked, heartfelt and wonderful, Ward's latest show is side-splittingly funny and so honest it hurts' ****1/2" The Age
"'Ward manages to pack a hell of a lot of comedy into one short hour' ****" Arts Hub