Alice Fraser
{{short description|Australian comedian and writer}}
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Alice Fraser is an Australian comedian, writer, podcaster, and actor.
Early life and education
Fraser studied law at the University of Sydney before going on to earn a master's degree in English literature (Rhetoric) in Cambridge, England. Fraser returned to Australia and in 2013, she was nominated as best newcomer at the Sydney Comedy Festival.{{cite web|title=Sydney Comedy|url=http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/news-blog/winners-of-the-2013-sydney-comedy-festival-awards.html|publisher=Sydney Comedy Fest|date=13 May 2013|accessdate=2 May 2017|archive-date=15 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315185023/http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/news-blog/winners-of-the-2013-sydney-comedy-festival-awards.html|url-status=dead}}
Career
Fraser made her film debut in the movie Never Hesitate as Emily in 2014.{{imdb name|6744958}} Also in 2014, Fraser spoke at a TEDx event at Macquarie University.{{cite AV media |title=What are we doing? {{!}} Alice Fraser {{!}} TEDxMacquarieUniversity|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4MlaRGcFHI|accessdate=2 May 2017|date=17 November 2014}}
=Trilogy=
In 2015 Fraser began touring Savage, the first part of what she describes as an "unorthodox art-comedy/morality tale trilogy"{{cite web|title=Time Out Profiles|url=http://www.timeout.com/profile/Uzjcx1KF6YwdGqaE7dnuz6A==/?locale=en-AU&site=au-sydney|date=21 May 2017|accessdate=12 May 2017|archive-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008182100/https://www.timeout.com/profile/Uzjcx1KF6YwdGqaE7dnuz6A==?locale=en-AU&site=au-sydney|url-status=dead}} which focuses on her upbringing and its impact on her life. The trilogy was completed by The Resistance in 2016 and Empire in 2017.
Each installment of the trilogy was toured nationally and performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and The Edinburgh Fringe. Reviewing Empire, The Herald Sun called it a "beautifully word-rich performance" and said that Fraser's "interesting conversation makes her the perfect dinner guest – and comedian".{{cite web|title=Comedy Festival 2017: Alice Fraser's interesting conversation makes her the perfect dinner guest — and comedian|newspaper=The Herald Sun|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/comedy-festival/comfest-reviews/comedy-festival-2017-alice-frasers-interesting-conversation-makes-her-the-perfect-dinner-guest-and-comedian/news-story/03b6cbfc27fac9d3028f6e05d1a14f76|date=5 April 2017|accessdate=12 May 2017}} Empire was also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe.{{Cite web|title = Comedy review: Alice Fraser: Empire |newspaper= The Scotsman | url = http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/edinburgh-festivals/comedy-review-alice-fraser-empire-1-4535645 |date=18 August 2017 |accessdate = 6 October 2017}} The Alice Fraser Trilogy was commissioned as a six part podcast series on ABC Radio Podcasts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/alice-fraser-trilogy/|title=Alice Fraser Trilogy|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en|access-date=2018-08-15}}
= Podcasting =
In January 2017, Fraser received a Tomorrow Maker grant for her podcast, Tea with Alice.{{cite web|date=19 January 2017|title=ALICE FRASER Awarded AMP Tomorrow Maker Grant + KHALED KHALAFALLA named Film's Face To Watch In 2017!|url=http://mushroompromotions.com/press-releases/alice-fraser-awarded-amp-tomorrow-maker-grant-khaled-khalafalla-named-films-face-watch-2017/|publisher=Mushroom Promotions|access-date=2 May 2017|archive-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903212423/http://mushroompromotions.com/press-releases/alice-fraser-awarded-amp-tomorrow-maker-grant-khaled-khalafalla-named-films-face-watch-2017/|url-status=dead}} Previous guests on the podcast have included Wil Anderson, Neil Gaiman and Richard Herring. The Tea With Alice podcast is funded by Fraser's Patreon.{{Cite news|title=Alice Rebekah Fraser is creating Comedy, Podcasts, Broadcasts, Poetry {{!}} Patreon|language=en|work=Patreon|url=https://www.patreon.com/AliceFraser|access-date=2018-08-15}}
In 2017, Fraser became a semi-regular co-host on the long running British podcast The Bugle, hosted by Andy Zaltzman. In January 2020, she launched The Bugle Presents... The Last Post, a daily 15-minute podcast of news from an alternate dimension, which The Guardian described as addressing topical issues "with impressive zeal and a clever script".{{cite web|date=26 January 2020|title=The week in podcasts and radio|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/26/drilled-critical-frequency-discovery-ecological-grief-podcast-review|access-date=6 February 2020|work=The Guardian}} In February 2021, Fraser began hosting The Gargle,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/HelloGarglers/status/1364140172019916807|title=The Gargle on Twitter|website=Twitter|date=23 February 2021|accessdate=9 April 2021}}{{cite web|title=The Gargle on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts|accessdate=9 April 2021|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-gargle/id1552687312?at=1000ltXT}} a weekly podcast discussing non-political news stories, describing itself as the "audio glossy magazine" to The Bugle's audio newspaper.
in 2019 and 2020, Fraser worked with neuroscientist Ash Ranpura on a number of documentaries produced by Somethin' Else for Audible, including the bestselling In The Habit: Introduction to Habit Change. Fraser also created and cohosted a show for BBC Radio with astrophysicist and science educator Jen Gupta, called Stranger Than Sci Fi.
Fraser is a regular writer and guest on the BBC Radio panel show The News Quiz.
= Video games =
Fraser appeared in voiceover in the 2020 game Watch Dogs: Legion, as co-host with Andy Zaltzman of fictional radio station The Bug, in the style of her work with Zaltzman on The Bugle.
= Book =
Her first book, A Passion for Passion: A Delirious Love Letter to Romance, was published in 2025.{{cite web |title=A Passion for Passion: A Delirious Love Letter to Romance by Alice Fraser — Unbound |url=https://unbound.com/books/the-dancey-laguarde-reader |website=unbound.com |access-date=7 December 2024}}
Personal life
Fraser's paternal grandfather was a naturalised Briton, born Adolf Friedenberg, later changing his name to Andrew Peter Fraser.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 JUNE, 1947|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37988/supplement/2738/data.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Bugle - Dog Climbs Mountain 4101|url=https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-bugle/dog-climbs-mountain-bugle-4101/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}} Her father is a Jewish-turned-Buddhist professor of law named Michael Fraser.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Michael Fraser - Buddhism and ReligionCast|url=https://podtail.com/en/podcast/tea-with-alice/michael-fraser-buddhism-and-religioncast/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215080752/https://podtail.com/en/podcast/tea-with-alice/michael-fraser-buddhism-and-religioncast/|archive-date=15 February 2020|access-date=2020-02-15|website=}} She has two children.
Works
=Comedy shows=
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| Title
!Years |
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| Everyone's A Winner
| 2014 |
| Savage
| 2015 |
| The Resistance
| 2016 |
| Empire
| 2017 |
| ETHOS
| 2018 |
| MYTHOS
| 2019 |
| GENERATION
| 2021 |
| Chronos
| 2022 |
| Twist
| 2023 |
=Podcasts=
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| Title
!Years !Role |
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| The Bugle
|2017-present |Regular co-host |
| Tea With Alice
|2018-present |Host |
| Troll Play
|2018 |Co-host |
| Calm World Introduction to Meditation
|2018 |Co-host |
| In The Habit Introduction to Changing Our Behaviour
|2018 |Co-host |
| All Being Well Introduction to The World of Wellness
|2019 |Co-host |
| The Last Post
|2020 |Host |
| Make Life Work
|2020 |Co-host |
| The Gargle
|2021-present |Host |
| Realms Unknown
|2025-present |Host |
References
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Category:Actresses from Sydney
Category:Australian film actresses
Category:Australian stand-up comedians
Category:University of Sydney alumni
Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Category:Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
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