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Corinne Grant

Wadge is not a dirty word

About Me

I'm an Australian comedian living in Melbourne. I try to read all of the comments and messages that are sent to me but I am unable to reply to them all. This is partly due to the volume I receive, but also due to Myspace crashing constantly whenever I use the inbox. So yes, I'll read it, but I can't guarantee a reply. And I know you'll understand, because you're ace, aren't you? a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cid=360287970189930953& cy=ms&tt=11&at=1&map=1"

My Interests

Reading. Comedy. Hanging out with my ace, ace friends. Graphic novels...that's very tentative though. I'm afraid if I read too many I'll develop a desire to grow a beard and wear a great-coat. (For god's sake, i've already called them 'graphic novels', what's happened to me?) Looking at my garden and thinking I should do something about the vines that have grown into the overhead powerlines before everything catches on fire.

I'd like to meet:

Bruce Springsteen. Janette Howard...would love to know whether she is insane, evil or lobotomised. A friend pointed out the other day I have a penchant for shambolic men, so probably add in Nick Nolte, Mel Gibson and Hugh Grant. Jeez. None of that sounds good. Let's stick to Springsteen. And Viggo Mortensen, but only if he wears all that armour he wore as Aragon in Lord Of The Rings. Oh my...I need a moment to myself now...

Music:

At the moment, Sufjan Stevens: Come On Feel The Illinoise. Can't take it off the stereo.

Movies:

Go see Kenny. It's bloody hilarious. At last an Australian comedy film that doesn't patronise working class people. Trust me on this one. You'll love it.

Television:

The Glasshouse. Der.

Books:

There's a million. Nick Hornby's latest book "Long Way Down". His best by far and I loved it. "The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" Michael Chabon, Donna Tartt's "The Secret History" and "The Little Friend". Zadie Smith's "On Beauty". (It's much better than White Teeth I think.) Anything by Robert Dessaix and almost anything by Peter Carey except "Illywhacker". (Don't do it to yourself. I've taken that bullet for you.) "Platform" by Michel Houllebecq. "Ignorance" by Milan Kundera. Neal Stephenson's "The Baroque Cycle"--it's three books and they're all the size of bricks but if you love historical fiction, you'll wet your pants. Twice. Elliot Perlman's "Three Dollars". He's ace. And "The Tales of Desperaux" by Kate DiCamillo. It's the sweetest children's book in the world. And a million more, but i'll add them some other time.

My Blog

more of my stuff on sale on ebay!

Yep, it's time to sell more crap! This week it's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle juice box...from 1991. It's empty. Der. What kind of a freak would hold on to a full juice box for 16 years? It stil...
Posted by Corinne Grant on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:02:00 PST

new crap thing on sale!

Well of course I knew you were all waiting with baited breath to see what crappo thing I would be flogging this week on e-bay. Here it is!It is a handmade novelty mobile phone pouch...on a string...t...
Posted by Corinne Grant on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:09:00 PST

First week in Adelaide

Well, here I am in Adelaide and I'm having a ball. The first week of my show "Have My Stuff" has been an absolute hoot. As I'm sure you know (because I've been banging on about it a bit now), I'm gi...
Posted by Corinne Grant on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:56:00 PST

Buy my stuff on E-bay!

Ever wanted to own something completely useless? Well now's your chance! As part of my new show, "Have My Stuff" (details on my main page) I'm selling something of mine on E-bay each week that the s...
Posted by Corinne Grant on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:18:00 PST

Have My Stuff!

Hi everyone! Sorry it's been so long since my last blog. I've been a bit busy getting ready for my new show. Here's all the details:"HAVE MY STUFF!You know you've got a hoarding problem when you've...
Posted by Corinne Grant on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:22:00 PST

The final word

Hi everyone,Thanks heaps for all your support and messages about The Glasshouse.  I'd like to move on now and concentrate on making the last few shows a real blast.  Below is an article I wr...
Posted by Corinne Grant on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:43:00 PST

Whatever happened to Wa Wa?

Those of you living in Australia will be familiar with the current affairs presenter/Melbourne Cup favourite, Naomi Robson. You may also be aware of my..er..rather strong and somewhat immature disl...
Posted by Corinne Grant on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:01:00 PST

We're off to a rocky start

This is my first blog entry. This is my first time in Myspace. Clearly, a very quick look around my page will show you I have absolutely no idea how to operate this thing. All I know is, I've signe...
Posted by Corinne Grant on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:10:00 PST