Emo Majok
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Birth name | Emmanuel Gureec Majok |
Born | Ethiopia | 6 August 1988
Medium | Stand-up |
Nationality | South Sudanese Australian |
Years active | 2018–present |
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Website | https://www.emomajok.com/ |
Emo Majok, born Emmanuel Gureec Majok[1] (6 August 1988) is a South Sudanese Australian Stand up comedian. He was a winner at the Western Australia Raw Comedy and a finalist at the 10th edition of Australia's Got Talent.
Early life
[edit]Emo was born on 6 August 1988 in Itang refugee camp, Gambela Region, Ethiopia to Sudanese parents,[2] who having fled the Second Sudanese Civil War which claimed over 2 million lives,[3] settled in a Itang refugee camp in Ethiopia.[4][5] When he was 3 years old, the Ethiopian Civil War forced his family and thousands of other displaced refugees to walk for weeks until they reached Kakuma Refugee Camp, in northern Kenya.[1][6]
In 1996, when Emo was 8 years old, the family was sponsored to relocate to Australia where they settled in Girrawheen, Western Australia[3] in the northern suburbs of Perth,.[4][7]
In the mid 90's while in school, Emo used to love entertaining his friends[8]
Comedy
[edit]2018–Present
In 2018 Emo, and his childhood friend, Joe White performed a number of shows titled White vs. Black at the Perth Fringe World Festival.[6][7][8] in the same year, he won the Western Australia Raw Comedy finals[4] as the Funniest Amateur Comedian in Western Australia which earned him a ticket to compete at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival[7][9][10]
In January 2019, Emo performed at the Fringe World Festival with his show Not Quite Grown Yet[7][11]
Emo produced and headlined the show Can We Laugh Again[4] at the Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth in October 2020.
In April 2021, he performed at the Fad Gallery, Melbourne in a show titled Black Santa[12][13]
In 2022, Emo received the golden buzzer[14][15] to make it to the semi-finals of Australia's Got Talent (season 10)[4][16] where he later made it to the finals. In August 2022, he performed for the first time at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the Bistro Square in a show dubbed African Aussie.[4][5][17] In October, Emo was a participant in the ABC Radio Comedy Debate[5][8] and also in the same month, was part of the Perth Comedy Festival Showcase Tour.[18] In November, he hosted the Western Australia Comedy Week – All Stars at Northbridge,Perth.[19][20] In December he performed a live show at Fitzroy, Melbourne.[21]
In March 2023, Emo performed at the Joondalup Festival at Hilary's Boat Harbour, Perth[22] and at the Perth International Comedy Festival.[23] In April, he shared the stage with Basketmouth and Aliya Kanani at Emperors Palace, in the Johannesburg International Comedy Festival[24][25][26] and later that month he performed at the Comics Lounge, Melbourne[27] and at in June, together with Learnmore Jonasi and Aliya Kamani, he performed at the Strictly International Comedy Show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[28] In July, he performed African Aussie at the Toronto Fringe Festival.[29][30] In August, he was one of the performers in the Comedy Gold Tour in Western Australia[8][31][32]
Personal life
[edit]Emo has three children from a previous relationship[4][7]
Specials
[edit]- White vs. Black - 2018
- Just Your Typical Aussie - 2020
- Black Santa – 2020
- Black Santa Returns – 2022
- African Aussie – 2022
Awards
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | WA Raw Comedy | Funniest New Comedian | Nominees | Won | [4] |
2018 | Raw Comedy National Finals | Funniest New Comedian | Nominees | Finalist | |
2021 | Comedy Lounge | Comedian of The Year | Nominees | Won | |
2022 | Comics Lounge | Best Interstate Act | Nominees | Won | |
2022 | Australias Got Talent | Category | Nominees | Finalist | [4] |
2023 | Toronto Fringe | Patrons' Pick | Nominees | Won | [33] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Clark, Lisa (7 March 2022). "Highlights and previous reviews for The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022". Squirrel Comedy. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Walker, Martin (2022). "Highlights and previous reviews for The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022 Emo Majok". On The Mic. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b Mellet, Gabrielle Becerra (2 June 2023). "190 years of The West Australian: Reunion — Emo's story". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Perrin, Mick. "Emo Majok". Mick Perrin Worldwide. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Richardson, Jay (10 August 2022). "Emo Majok: African Aussie". Chortle. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b Nelson, Lin (14 October 2022). "Majok, first S. Sudanese comedian to compete at AGT heads to semi-final". Eye Radio. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Emo". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d Thomas, Steevi-lee (August 2023). "Comedy Gold Show - Hyden". Shire of Kondinin. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "2018 RAW COMEDY NATIONAL GRAND FINAL". Raw Comedy. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "The RAW Comedy finalists have been announced". Beat. 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Chow, Weng (2 February 2019). "Not Quite Grown Yet". Fringe World. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Bugeja, Nick (11 April 2021). "Emo: Black Santa". Squirrel Comedy. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ First, Alex (2021). "Black Santa (Fad Gallery) – stand-up comedy review". The Blurb. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Mendozza, Jessie (13 October 2022). "Emo Majok Australia's Got Talent 2022 Golden Buzzer Audition, Season 10". Startattle. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Allan &, Carly (25 October 2022). "Australia's Got Talent Emo Made Us Laugh HARD|Are You A Non-Instagrammer?!|Cruise Ship Karaoke". Omny Fm. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Christmas, Pip (20 November 2022). "The winner of AGT for 2022 is revealed". 7News. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "2022 EDINBURGH FRINGE". British Comedy Guide. August 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Perth Comedy Festival Presents Perth Comedy Festival Showcase Tour". Manpac News. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "WA COMEDY WEEK - ALLSTARS". The Rechabite. November 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "WA Comedy Week - Allstars". Megatix. November 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "EMO MAJOK LIVE DEC 30th". Hunt Halloween. December 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Around the world in 60 minutes". Joondalup Festival. March 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Perth Comedy Festival 2023 Programme". Scenestr. April 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "JOHANNESBURG INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL". The Emperors Palace. April 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Johannesburg International Comedy Festival (JICF) returns". Biz Community. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Johannesburg International Comedy Festival0". Whats On In Joburg. March 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Emo Majok". The Comics Lounge. April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Strictly International Comedy Show". Arcade Comedy Theatre. June 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Emo Majok African Aussie". Toronto Fringe. July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Davidson, Sonya (27 June 2023). "What's on our radar at this year's Toronto Fringe Festival?". Toronto Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Comedy Gold Tour 2023". Shire of Katanning. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Hyden Comedy Gold". Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre. August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Patrons' Pick". Toronto Fringe. July 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.