JEAN KITTSON
A multi‐talented performer and writer, Jean Kittson is one of Australia’s best known and most popular comedians, amusing audiences in theatre, film, print, on radio and television. Jean made her comedy debut at Melbourne’s legendary comedy venue Le Joke in a series of solo performances, and then in the stage version of Let the Blood Run Free. Jean’s theatre highlights include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Night of the Missing Bridegroom and Behind the Mask. She earned national fame through ABC TV’s The Big Gig and since then has appeared in many feature films, among them Bill Bennett’s The Nugget and Hating Alison Ashley, starring opposite Delta Goodrem. In 1998 she published a collection of humorous observations titled Tongue Lashing which became a Penguin best‐seller.