Marie Claire Australia - 01.05.2018

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Ahead of her Sydney Comedy

Festival show cute funny smart

sexy beautiful, we sat down

with Becky Lucas – and haven’t

stopped laughing since

My comedy show is called cute funny

smart sexy beautiful. I would describe

myself as... Someone who really hates

describing myself.

The audience at my Sydney Comedy

Festival gig should be prepared to...

Fight to the death. Just kidding, I hope

they come after a few wines, ready to not

take anything too seriously and have fun.

Before I walk on stage, I always...

Tell myself, “you can always go back

to university.”

Being a comedian is a lot like...

Being unemployed.

If I weren’t a performer/writer/fervent

tweeter, I would be... Emotionally

stable? Just kidding, I’d probably work

at a dog pound and wear a little bumbag

with treats and own 27 dogs.

My favourite comedian is...

Chelsea Peretti.

To people who think women aren’t

funny, I say... Eat shit and die.

The last thing I read was...

An email from a man who saw

me on TV and asked me if I

wanted to stay on his farm with him ...

Hmm a big property with guns, no

reception and no-one around to hear

me scream? How could I resist?

When I woke up today, my first

thought was... I’m still tired.

I don’t leave the house without...

My KeepCup and water bottle.

I’ve become really obsessed with

minimising my day-to-day waste

and I’ll tell anyone who’ll listen to me.

My Instagram consists of... Photos

of Dolly Parton, miniature donkeys and

Simpsons memes.

I’m most passionate about... Trying

to get as many likes as possible.

Before I go to bed, I always... Make

a list of my enemies and prepare for

my revenge. Oh and floss, brush,

wash my face, et cetera.

My biggest regret is... A fringe I

got seven years ago.

The Sydney Comedy Festival runs

from April 23 to May 20.

BECKY

LUCAS

DID YOU

KNOW

Last year, Becky

Lucas saw a man on

crutches trying to

walk a dog and she

spent a year trying

to write a show

funnier than that.

WANDA AND MEL

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

This sassy mother-daughter duo

ofers up truth bombs,

parenting tips and giggle fits.

RHYS NICHOLSON

Sydney Comedy Festival

Modestly called Seminal,

Nicholson’s new show is

as smart as his bow tie.

DILRUK JAYASINHA

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Jayasinha’s show Bundle of Joy is

a solid mix of self-deprecation,

brutal honesty and loser humour.

COMEDY CENTR AL

It’s getting cold out there.

Warm up with a laugh or three

5 MINUTES WITH

@PLAY