Gillian Cosgriff
Who Gillian Cosgriff is
Gillian Cosgriff is a comedian, singer, songwriter and actor based in Melbourne, whose stand-up the Daily Review called as sharp and acerbic as her lyrics. Her 2023 solo show, Actually, Good, won both Most Outstanding Show and the Golden Gibbo at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and her shows have played the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe and Leicester Square Theatre in London.
She has won Green Room Awards for original songs, cabaret and new Australian opera, co-wrote the opera Lorelei for Victorian Opera and directed Michelle Brasier's Average Bear. On television she has appeared on Aunty Donna's Coffee Café, Comedy Up Late, Tonightly, Get Krack!n and Back in Very Small Business, and acted in Offspring and House Husbands.
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At a glance
- Based in
- Melbourne, Australia
- Podcasts
- Lorelei
- On screen
- Aunty Donna's Coffee Café, Comedy Up Late, Upfront Gala and 7 more
- Official site
- gilliancosgriff.com ↗
On stage
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Aunty Donna's Coffee Café
- Comedy Up Late
- Upfront Gala
- Tonightly
- Get Krack!n
- Back in Very Small Business
- Offspring
- House Husbands
- Fat Tony & Co.
- Ricketts Lane
Podcasts
- Lorelei opera, co-writer, Victorian Opera, 2018
Comedians like Gillian Cosgriff
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Danielle Walker also in Comedy Up Late
- Adam Hess also in Comedy Up Late
- Anne Edmonds also in Get Krack!n
- Celia Pacquola also in Offspring
- Damien Power also in Tonightly
- James Nokise also in Comedy Up Late
- Tim Ferguson also in Ricketts Lane
Questions and answers
Where is Gillian Cosgriff performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: gilliancosgriff.com ↗.
What podcasts have they been on?
Lorelei.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Aunty Donna's Coffee Café, Comedy Up Late, Upfront Gala, Tonightly, Get Krack!n and Back in Very Small Business, among 10 credits.
Where are they based?
Melbourne, Australia, as their record gives it.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Danielle Walker (also in Comedy Up Late), Adam Hess (also in Comedy Up Late), Anne Edmonds (also in Get Krack!n), Celia Pacquola (also in Offspring) and Damien Power (also in Tonightly).
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Sources
- Official site (About) ↗ Actually, Good (2023): Most Outstanding Show and the Golden Gibbo at MICF; the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, MICF, the Edinburgh Fringe and Leicester Square Theatre; director of Michelle Brasier's Average Bear (2020); co-writer of the opera Lorelei (Victorian Opera, 2018); Green Room Awards (2013, 2018, 2019) and Best…
- Official site ↗ An actor, singer, writer, musician, composer and comedian living in Naarm (Melbourne); the Daily Review: 'Her stand-up is as sharp and acerbic as her brilliant lyrics' (as of 11 October 2026)
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival — Awards ↗ Most Outstanding Show 2023: Gillian Cosgriff, Actually, Good; Golden Gibbo 2023: Gillian Cosgriff, Actually, Good (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026