Magda Szubanski
Sharon Strzelecki had a big night with Peaches at WorldPride
Kath & Kim‘s Sharon Strzelecki has made an appearance during Sydney WorldPride’s final weekend, partying alongside a queer music icon. The festival’s Ultra Violet party was a special LGBTQIA+ women’s event, with DJs and performers taking over Sydney Town Hall. Canadian electroclash star Peaches was the big queer party’s big international headliner on Friday night. …
Magda Szubanski: not this little fat duck. She got teeth
Magda Szubanski has declared her intention to fight back against fat-shamers. The outspoken comedian announced on Twitter that she would not allow people to dump their self-loathing on her. “Not this little fat duck.” “It’s pretty clear from the response to my tweet that some people hate fat people because their own hearts are so …
Magda Szubanski shares Bible verses in her take on NRL pride boycott
Magda Szubanski has urged the NRL stars boycotting tonight’s match over a rainbow-striped pride jersey to show the tolerance their religion teaches. The seven NRL players have sparked a week of discussion and debate after they boycotted tonight’s game in refusal at wearing the one-off rainbow jersey for religious and cultural reasons. In a series …
Kath and Kim set to return to TV this year
Crack open the Tia Maria and put on the footy franks. Kath and Kim could be back on our screens later this year. Reports are swirling that the creative team behind the hit show are working on a project together. We hear it’s going to be something nice, different, unusual. A Kath and Kim Special? Many …
‘The Office’ Australia: Is Magda Szubanski replacing David Brent?
We could be set for more Magda Szubanski on our screens as the Australian spin-off of The Office allegedly goes into production. Rumours are swirling that the Kath & Kim star has been approached to feature. And the role she’s being asked to fill is not what you’d expect. Are we getting an Aussie version …
Magda Szubanski talks to QNews: Weakest Link and Snatch Game
The magnificent Magda Szubanski debuts on Nine’s Weakest Link next Tuesday night. QNews chatted to Magda this morning about her new show and, of course, asked about Snatch Game. Weakest Link sees contestants enter a studio as total strangers and then work together to accumulate prizemoney. Later, at the end of each round, contestants vote …
COVID deniers and other trolls attack Magda Szubanski ad
The Victorian Government’s star-studded campaign urging Victorians to abide by lockdown rules features a Magda Szubanski ad in which she appears as her character Sharon Strzelecki from Kath and Kim. Sadly, COVID deniers, QAnon trolls and other morons quickly emerged from under their rocks to attack Magda over the ads. “It’s not the lockdown that’s …
Magda Szubanski’s new children’s book is semi-autobiographical
Magda Szubanski has shared one of the ways she’s passing the time in isolation – writing her new series of children’s books. The Aussie comedian recently released the first in the series called Timmy the Ticked-Off Pony. “It’s called Timmy the Ticked-Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement – who hasn’t done one of those?” …
Elton John makes massive donation to bushfire relief efforts
Sir Elton John has pledged to donate $1 million to the Australian bushfire relief efforts. The British music icon announced the donation at his concert at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Tuesday. Elton John praised the efforts of Australia’s firefighters, battling catastrophic blazes across the country. “You should all be in awe of the work …
Folau comes to defence of Magda Szubanski
Israel Folau (he who we avoided naming for days now) made headlines for who knows how many days running today. However, today’s headlines come in response to his defence of prominent gay rights activist Magda Szubanski. The former footballer came to her defence in response to a plea from Julia Baird on Twitter. After Julia’s …
