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Susie Youssef is an Australian writer, actor and comedian who works in television, on radio and stage. She is best known for her appearances in the television series The Project, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia, and Rosehaven, and has performed stand-up comedy at various Australian and international festivals.
Youssef began comedy writing in high school, where she wrote her own plays. She began studying education, to become a teacher. A friend took her to an improvisational comedy show at the Enmore Theatre in Newtown in Sydney, which sparked a more serious interest in comedy.
She quit college and attended iO Theater, in the United States, where she studied improvisational performance and comedy.
She started performing improvisational comedy live, and later became a member of the Improv Theatre Sydney ensemble. Improv Theatre Sydney
Youssef made her solo debut in her sketch comedy show Sketchual Chocolate at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals. In 2015, she returned to the comedy festival circuit with her comedy show Owl Eyes On You and in 2016 made her debut in London and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her stand-up show Check Youssef Before You Wreck Youssef. She has also performed at the Australian musical festival Homebake.
In 2017, Youssef toured with her comedy show Behave Youssef. In the same year, she hosted season two of the comedy TV series Stand and Deliver on ABC ME, which featured comedic acts from Australia and overseas.
In September–October 2018, she performed with the Sydney Theatre Company at the Sydney Opera House in Dario Fo's political comedy Accidental Death of an Anarchist. Later that year, she co-wrote and performed The Smallest Hour with writer and comedian Phil Spencer at the Griffin in Sydney, a "comedy about broken dreams, second chances and velcro pants". in a sold-out season.
In February 2025 Youssef played MP Ruth Mandour in the State Theatre Company South Australia political satire Housework, written by Emily Steel and directed by Shannon Rush, with Emily Taheny playing her chief-of-staff. The play was well-reviewed, with Catherine Campbell, writing in The Conversation, calling it "a future Australian classic – a Housework is a future Australian classic – a Don's Party for our time".
She has also been a guest on The Project, All Star Family Feud, Celebrity Name Game, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.
In August 2024, the second 10-episode series of Julia Zemiro's Great Australian Walks launched, co-hosted by Youssef and Gina Chick owing to other commitments by Zemiro. Youssef covers walks in Victoria and South Australia.
Youssef will appear in the Australian adaptation of The Office, which is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 18 October 2024.
In 2020, Youssef was selected as one of ten Australian comedians to compete for $100,000 on the experimental reality television series Last One Laughing Australia hosted by Rebel Wilson and screening on Amazon Prime in June.
TV appearances
In 2015, she appeared in other television series, including Community Kitchen, About Tonight, The Checkout and Game Night. She had recurring roles in the television comedy series How Not to Behave, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia, No Activity and Rosehaven, and a guest role in Here Come the Habibs in 2016.
Recognition
In 2014, Youssef won the Best on Stage award at the FBi SMAC Awards, for her role as Sarah in The Boat People.
Stand-up comedy tours
+ Tours 2014 Sketchual Chocolate Debut solo stand-up show at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals and Sydney Fringe Festival Writer/performer 2015 Owl Eyes on You Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival Writer/performer 2016 Check Youssef Before You Wreck Youssef Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and Brisbane Comedy Festival Writer/performer 2017 Behave Youssef Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival Writer/performer
Filmography
+ Film 2011 Clicked Lina Actor 2014 Kevin Needs to Make New Friends: Because Everyone Hates Him for Some Reason Jane Actor 2016 Scare BNB Ksenia Actor 2018 The Call Back Sam Actor
Television appearances
2006 The Ronnie Johns Half Hour Writer 4 episodes 2015 Game Night Player Number 3 1 episode 2015 We Live to Science Another Day Susie 1 episode 2016 Here Come the Habibs Marie 1 episode 2016 Miles Holbeck: The Member Sophie 1 episode 2016 No Activity Anousha 3 episodes 2016–2021 Rosehaven Gez 10 episodes 2017 Get Krack!n Egg Woman 1 episode 2018 Squinters Simoni 6 episodes 2021 Making It Australia Host 2023 Deadloch Aleyna Rahme 8 episodes 2024 The Office Georgia 1 episode
Television self appearances
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!Notes 2020 Last One Laughing Herself 6 episodes 2019–present The Project Herself 2018–2019 Hughesy, We Have a Problem Herself 5 episodes 2019 Celebrity Name Game Herself 5 episodes 2017 Screen Time Herself 1 episode All Star Family Feud Herself 1 episode 2017–2019 Have You Been Paying Attention? Herself 11 episodes 2016–2017 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia Herself 5 episodes Comedy Up Late Herself 11 episodes 2015 How Not to Behave Herself 15 episodes The Chaser's Media Circus Herself 1 episode Community Kitchen Herself 2 episodes About Tonight Herself 2 episodes The Checkout Herself 1 episode
Theatre
+ Theatre 2014 The Boat People Sarah Hayloft Project (Best on Stage, FBi SMAC Awards) 2020 Home, I'm Darling Fran Southbank Theatre, Melbourne
Footnotes
External links
Categories: Official, Australian Women Comedians, Comedians From Sydney, Australian Stand-up Comedians, Living People, Year Of Birth Missing, Australian People Of Lebanese Descent, Actresses From Sydney, 21st-century Australian Actresses, 21st-century Australian Comedians, Australian Stage Actresses, Australian Television Actresses
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