1. Claire Hooper was born on 5 September 1976 and is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter and writer.
11 Facts About Claire Hooper
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Claire Hooper appeared as a team captain on the 2008 revival of Good News Week on Network Ten and was a regular on The Sideshow, appearing with Paul McDermott.
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Claire Hooper attended Curtin University and graduated with a degree in Theatre Studies.
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Claire Hooper has written, directed and costumed professionally for many youth theatre productions.
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In 2004, Claire Hooper won the Western Australian finals of Triple J's Raw Comedy.
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Claire Hooper discovered she had a goitre that required surgery, which led her to wonder what she would do if she ever lost her voice.
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In 2006, Claire 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.
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Claire Hooper's 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.
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Claire Hooper 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.
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Claire Hooper appeared as the guest detective in episode three of dark comedy mini-series Sleuth 101.
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In 2024, Claire Hooper was awarded The Piece of Wood Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.