Frida DeGuise: boxing, donuts & stand up comedy
Nine To Noon
English - February 25, 2021 21:06 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Stand up comedy is a scene that boasts that anyone is welcome, but that isn't always the case and people have to fight to get in. Frida DeGuise is Australia's only Muslim, hijab wearing comedian, as far as she's aware. Her parents immigrated from Lebanon and she grew up in the Melbourne suburbs. She's been a fashion designer, run a fashion label, and worked as a chef. She's also now running a donut shop! Frida has been on the Australian comedy scene for a few years now and is both trying to break down stereotypes, and just tell some seriously funny jokes.