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Demi Lardner started out at just 15 and has been an unstoppable force on the live comedy scene ever since. Their unpredictable and high-energy live performances along with numerous podcast collaborations has seen this Australian based comic spend the past few years blazing around Australia and beyond sharing their unique style of surreal comedy. Demi has picked up a solid and healthy slew of fans along the way, not to mention a seriously impressive swag of awards.  

In 2013 Demi became the national winner of Australia’s RAW Comedy which earned them a place in Edinburgh’s ‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ which by no surprise, Demi took out joint first place. The same year Demi won the Best Emerging Award at the 2013 Adelaide Fringe as co-writer and director of Wolf Creek, The Musical. Demi was already making waves across the country and was invited to perform at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2014.  

Demi’s mastermind creativity has won her a myriad of awards all over the world. In 2016 Demi toured Australia with a 1 hour show ‘Life Mechanic’ claiming the Sydney Comedy Festival Best Newcomer Award, and receiving a nomination for Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne Int. Comedy Festival.  

In 2017 they took home the Director’s Choice Award at Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Underbelly Award at Adelaide Fringe Festival for their show ‘Look What You Made Me Do’.  The awards continued with the Pinder prize in Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2018 for Demi’s ‘I Love Skeleton‘ show. 2019 was a massive year for Demi where ‘Ditch Witch 800′ received The Best International Show award at New Zealand Comedy Festival, the Directors Choice Award at Sydney Comedy Festival and a nomination for Best Show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In the same year, Demi’s collaborations with Tom Walker earned the pair Directors Choice award at 2019 Sydney Comedy Festival for ‘We Mustn’t‘.   

Demi’s creative projects don’t just stop with live comedy. They starred alongside Sarah Snook, Hugh Jackman, and Jemaine Clement as the voice of teenage daughter Alison in Superhero animated sitcom Koala Man. The series premiered in January 2023 on Hulu and Disney+

Additionally, alongside their collaborator, co-host, and husband Tom Walker, Demi has maintained a hardcore following of rabid fans with the Bigsofttitty.PNG podcast, which has served to showcase their unique blend of improvisatory mastery and comedic madness. They are also a cast member of Dungeons & Dragons podcast troop Dragon Friends, whose live performances, regular series, and spin offs have accumulated a loyal following over the last 10 years. 

More recently Demi has turned to Twitch to reach new fans and find alternate ways to turn her chaotic ideas into comedic gold. Collaborating with other streamers all over the world and bringing experimental formats to the medium, this newest venture has seen Demi create some of their wildest projects yet. All the while, amassing nearly 10k followers. 

Awards

  • WINNER Directors Choice, Sydney Comedy Festival 2019
  • NOMINEE Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019
  • WINNER Best Internation Show, New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2019
  • WINNER Pinder Prize, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018
  • WINNER Directors Choice, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017
  • WINNER Underbelly Edinburgh Award, Adelaide Fringe 2017 
  • WINNER Best Newcomer, Sydney Comedy Festival 2016
  • NOMINEE Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016
  • WINNER Best Emerging, Adelaide Fringe 2013
  • WINNER RAW National Final, 2013
  • WINNER So You Think You’re Funny? Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013

Quotes

“It’s odd and unpredictable; refreshing, endearing and hilarious” ★★★★ The Age

“This wild, intense hurtle through the whizz-bang mind of Demi Lardner gives ‘zany’ a good name.” Chortle

“Lardner is an endlessly captivating performer…crowning achievement thus far in an already illustrious career, and it’s poised her for even greater things”★★★★★ The Brag

“Tiny human Demi Lardner’s brand of adorably androgynous humour instantly wins over her audience” ★★★★★ Adelaide  Advertiser

“Her hype has been well-earned… succinct moments of startling genius” ★★★★ Fest, Edinburgh Festival Guide

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