Andrea Gibbs
Andrea Gibbs is an improvisor, actor and one of Perth’s most outstanding comedians. She is co-creator of Australia’s Barefaced Stories, a monthly live storytelling show.
Andrea’s standup comedy career began in 2005 when she won the Western Australian finals of Triple J’s Raw Comedy. In 2006, she was selected to perform in The Comedy Zone, Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s best new acts line-up. In 2007 she joined the 96fm breakfast crew, and in 2008, she returned to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Adelaide Fringe Festival with her first solo show, Starkers. She continues to work in radio on RTRfm and is a regular guest on Burning Down The House – a show made solely by women.
Andrea began improvising in 2002, with The Big HOO HAA!, has played in the Australian National Theatresports Championships and in 2008 travelled to Canada where she trained with Keith Johnstone and performed with The Loose Moose Theatre Company.
As an actor, Gibbs has performed with Perth Theatre Company, REAL TV, Black Swan State Theatre Company and Barking Gecko. Her film/TV credits include Very Small Business (ABCTV), The Stepmonster (Nickelodeon) and My Year Without Sex (2009).
