Magda Szubanski
Magda Szubanski opens up about ‘toughest year’ ever
Magda Szubanski has discussed what she described as the “toughest year of her life” in a wide-ranging chat on Andrew Denton’s Interview. In the interview aired on Tuesday night, Szubanski broke down in tears talking about losing her mother just weeks before the announcement that Australia had voted in favour of same-sex marriage. The comedian …
Watch The Mardi Gras Parade Live In Brisbane At The Sportsman Hotel
Can’t make it to Sydney for Mardi Gras? Brisbane’s Sportsman Hotel are inviting everyone to come together to watch the parade live on the big screen in the venue’s Lounge Bar this Saturday night. The venue are throwing a Mardi Gras party that evening, with shows by drag performer Miss Synthetique and special guests at …
Sam Smith Met Magda Szubanski, And It Was Beautiful
Sam Smith has said he was “honoured” to meet Australian comedian and marriage equality campaigner Magda Szubanski late last week. The British singer, who was in Australia for two concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, met Szubanski before a concert at Melbourne Town Hall on Friday night. Sam shared a photo of the meeting on Instagram, …
Magda Szubanski Blasts ‘Gloating’ Malcolm Turnbull
Magda Szubanski has slammed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for his speech on same-sex marriage earlier this week, urging him to tone down his “gloating”. The actor and comedian said on Tuesday that she thought the prime minister’s speech the day before was inappropriate following the negative experience many LGBTI people had during the same-sex marriage …
Magda Szubanski: ‘Some Of Us Did Not Survive This Process’
Australia may never know the human cost of the same-sex marriage postal survey, Magda Szubanski has said. In a wide-ranging speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday, the actor and high profile “yes” campaigner criticised the survey and said the divisive campaign had damaged relationships and likely cost lives. “The LGBTIQ community were used …
‘I Believe Magda Szubanski Should Be Australian Of The Year’
Beloved comedian and one of the most high-profile “yes” campaigners, Magda Szubanski, has spoken of her joy at the “overwhelming” result in favour of marriage equality on Wednesday. “We know I’m the crybaby of the campaign,” she joked to Channel Ten’s The Project on Wednesday evening. “It’s been joyous, and really just a moment of …
REVIEW: Magda Szubanski Heads Aussie Cast In ‘Three Summers’
Given his rather impressive history of delivering biting comedy, it’s a shame that Ben Elton’s latest foray into the genre comes up so short. Set over the course of three consecutive instalments of “Westival”, a folk-heavy music festival rife with kooky characters that tick all the stereotypical boxes you’d expect, ‘Three Summers’ is a mostly-miss-only-sporadically-hit …
Magda Szubanski gets fired up over marriage plebiscite on Q&A
Comedian Magda Szubanski engaged in a passionate debate with Deputy Nationals leader Fiona Nash over the government’s planned marriage equality plebiscite on Monday night’s episode of ABC’s Q&A. Senator Nash argued the plebiscite gave “every single Australian the right to have say” on marriage equality, but Szubanski said the poll’s $160 million cost would be …