Deborah Frances-White
- Australian
- Actor, writer, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Deborah Frances-White on tracking down her family tree
Comedian Deborah Frances-White turned internet detective to track down her birth mother and then turned her quest into a compelling one-woman show.
Celine Bijleveld, The Guardian, 20th September 2013A defence of rape jokes
Rape jokes are funny - it's just not always clear why the audience are laughing, what kind of power they're wielding or how they might change the world.
Deborah Frances-White, The Huffington Post, 24th October 2012Festival blogs: Deborah Frances-White
During the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe I had a show in the Pleasance Courtyard. Standing in the performers' bar after my gig, I was chatting to a comic who glanced at a Scotsman headline about medals in Beijing. He looked at me, a little confused, and said: "Is it the Olympics?"
Deborah Frances-White, The Scotsman, 17th August 2012Extra Shows: A little bit of magic
Deborah Frances-White hopes to "tap into" a concentration of talent with her unusual improv show Voices In Your Head.
Anna Lowman, British Comedy Guide, 31st July 2012Deborah Frances-White interview
We tried our damnedest to ask Deborah Frances-White some questions about her new chat show, but Deborah had her own priorities that she wanted to address...
Such Small Portions, 22nd February 2012Ricky Gervais and adventures in Twitterland
Last week @rickygervais replied to the tweeted question "What is a mong?" with the definition - "A div, a dozy spud-headed twonk. I would never use it to mean Down's Syndrome". In case you haven't heard, @rickygervais has been using the word "mong" in a jocular way since he recently revived his Twitter presence.
Deborah Frances-White, The Huffington Post, 26th October 2011Deborah Frances-White interview
From flirting at the Fringe to making a movie... it's all go for Deborah Frances-White this summer.
Lucy Wood, British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2011