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Your chance to join Joel Creasey on tour in 2023
Are you an up and coming LGBTQIA+ comedian? Joel Creasey is looking for you! The popular Australian comedian is hosting an open mic night to find the newest queer comedians in Australia. And you can have your chance to compete for a spot, tonight! Join Joel Creasey on stage In 2023 Joel Creasey will be …
Joel Creasey: ‘Queer performers are struggling right now’
Joel Creasey has called on the general public to show “some rainbow love” to the queer community, particularly struggling entertainers, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The comedian told his Facebook followers he’s “currently locked down in Melbourne and still in bed at 11am”. In a Facebook thread, Joel called on everyone to throw their support behind …
Joel Creasey stand-up show cancelled over safety concerns
Comedian Joel Creasey has cancelled an upcoming show in Bendigo in regional Victoria, with organisers citing threats and safety concerns. The comic and TV presenter was to take to the stage at the Golden Vine Hotel next Thursday (November 14). But the show’s promoter, Golden Vine Comedy, posted on Facebook that the planned show had been …
Joel Creasey’s ideas for Eurovision drinking games
The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is officially underway, with the first 10 countries going through to the grand final this morning. Host Joel Creasey is joining Myf Warhurst in host country Portugal for their second year of Eurovision commentary, and he suggests punters back home line up “food, a wind machine, and a Eurovision bingo …
Joel Creasey: ‘Time is right for a gay AFL player to come out’
Comedian Joel Creasey has said he believes “the time is right” for a gay AFL player to come out. In a column for the Herald Sun newspaper, Joel explains that he met and slept with an AFL player. “We met at a party, we went home. I didn’t even realise he was an AFL player …
Joel Creasey: ‘Gay body shaming is out of control’
Comedian Joel Creasey has spoken out about body shaming and unrealistic standards of beauty in the gay community. In a lengthy Facebook post, Creasey expressed his “disappointment” at seeing social media users obsessing over their bodies ahead of Mardi Gras season. “I’ve seen over the past few months on Instagram and social media gay men …
Joel Creasey: ‘I’ve been a major target during same-sex marriage survey’
Comedian Joel Creasey doesn’t think 27 years old is too young to be writing a memoir. In new book Thirsty: Confessions of a Fame Whore, Joel offers up everything from celebrity anecdotes to stories about growing up gay in Perth to travelling the country on the stand-up circuit aged just 15. Joel says he’s been …
Celebrity-Backed Campaign For ‘Safe Schools Alternative’ Withdrawn
One of the organisers behind a controversial letter calling for an alternative to the Safe Schools program has withdrawn the campaign and apologised to the LGBTI community. The letter and accompanying petition, unveiled on Tuesday and apparently signed by local celebrities including Troye Sivan, Joel Creasey, Missy Higgins and Guy Pearce, called on the federal …
Joel Creasey wants more gay people on Australian TV
Comedian Joel Creasey wants more diversity on Australian TV and is troubled by the fact he can’t name any other gay or lesbian hosts currently on air. “It is shocking to me that I’m pretty much the only out gay man on commercial television in Australia that I know of,” the 25-year-old told News Corp. “We shouldn’t …
