She watched The Big Gig from far too young an age and her first stand up spot for a school concert saw her demoralise the tuckshop ladies. She started a radio station at her high school and was often encouraged to take her English essay and debate topics more seriously. Frankly, if Terri Psiakis hadn’t gone on to pursue a career in comedy writing, broadcasting and performance, psychologists probably would have had something to say about her obsessive behaviour.
Terri started out as a stand up performer and has appeared on Rove, The Glass House, Spicks & Specks, and ABC TV’s Stand Up! Her natural, conversational style also came in handy on The Comedy Channel when she hosted backstage interviews for their homegrown show Stand Up! Australia.
Terri’s first full-length solo stand up show Terri Psiakis is Available debuted in 2005 and played a sold-out season as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to universally rave reviews. It then went on to play in the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2006. Terri followed this up with another solo show in 2007, aptly titled Terri Psiakis is Unavailable which saw her exploring the ups and downs of shacking up with a bloke in the suburbs. The trilogy was then completed in 2008 with Terri Psiakis has Pending Nuptials which was quite self explanatory!
Terri will also be familiar to listeners of national youth broadcaster triple j, where she was a regular presenter for over 5 years. She began with a weekly spot on Wil Anderson & Adam Spencer’s Breakfast Show, co-hosted Summer Lunchtimes with Ross Noble for two years, filled various summer shifts as “The T & A Show” with Amy Blackmur and presented her own weekly segments, “The Psiakis Files” and “Finishing School”, on Robbie Buck’s Drive Show. Mind you, this was all during daylight hours – she also spent four years broadcasting a weekly mid-dawn shift. That’s a lot of talking to interstate truck drivers.
Terri’s flair for broadcasting continued after she left Triple J, hosting the East Coast Weekend Breakfast Show on Triple M: Toast, with Justin Hamilton and Charlie Pickering, up until 2009.
Terri is also an accomplished writer, both for television and in print. A ‘work experience’ writing job offered to her by Rove turned into a permanent gig for over eight years until Rove wrapped up in 2009, she then reprised her role writing for Rove when he returned to the screen in 2011 with Rove LA on Foxtel.
Her freelance writing work is also extensive and includes pieces commissioned by The Sunday Age, The Herald Sun, FHM, Wine Selector Magazine and ABC Unleashed. Terri now writes a column for Melbourne City Weekly and her first book, Tying The Knot Without Doing Your Block, was released by Random House Australia in 2009.
Yes, we are very proud.
‘…Psiakis genuinely engages with the room….she offers a lucid and spotless hour of wit and lopsided wisdom' Helen Razer, The Age
‘…one of the best going around….a truly class act.'
Shaun Topp, Beat Magazine
‘…a fun and candid show…warm and relaxed…' Mary Papadakis, Sunday Herald Sun |
Radio
|
| 2011 |
Afternoons with Glenn Ridge
(Guest Co-Host x2) |
MTR |
| 2010 |
Steve Vizard Show,
Regular Guest |
MTR |
| 2007 - 2009 |
Weekend Breakfast Show Toast
(with Charlie Pickering & Justin Hamilton)
|
Triple M |
| 2008 |
2 weeks Drive Show fill in, Toast
(with Justin Hamilton & Charlie Pickering) |
Triple M |
| 2007 |
“The Psiakis Files” with Robbie Buck
(Weekly Guest Spot) |
Triple J |
| 2006/2007 |
“The T & A Show” Summer Evening Host |
Triple J |
| 2006 |
“Finishing School” with Robbie Buck
(Weekly Guest Spot) |
Triple J |
| 2006 |
The Pinch
(Guest Spots) |
Triple R |
| 2005/2006 |
Summer Daytime Host
(with Ross Noble) |
Triple J |
| 2005 |
Pete’s Show
(Guest Co-Host with Peter Helliar) |
Today Network |
| 2005 |
Drive Host
(1 Week)
|
Triple J |
| 2004/2005 |
Summer Daytime Host
(with Ross Noble) |
Triple J |
| 2004 - 2005 |
Various Mid-Dawn &
Weekend Shifts |
Triple J |
| 2003/2004 |
Summer Breakfast Co-Host
(with Justin Hamilton) |
Triple J |
| 2003 |
Breakfast Co-Host
(2 Week Guest Role) |
Triple J |
| 2001 – 2004 |
Breakfast
(Weekly Comedy Spot) |
Triple J |
| 2001 |
Triple J Weekends
(Weekly Guest Spot) |
Triple J |
| 2001 & 2002 |
Various programs
(Various Guest Spots) |
Triple R |
Writing
|
| 2010-12 |
City Weekly – Weekly Columnist |
Metropolis Media |
| 2011 |
Rove LA (Contributing Writer) |
Fox 8 |
| 2010 |
Breakfast Show Writer |
Triple M Melbourne |
| 2010 |
City Weekly – Weekly Columnist |
Metropolis Media |
| 2009 |
Book: Tying The Knot Without
Doing Your Block (Author) |
Random House Australia |
| 2009 |
City Weekly – Weekly Columnist |
Metropolis Media |
| 2009 |
Guest Columnist |
ABC: Unleashed |
| 2009 |
Guest Columnist |
FHM |
| 2007 – 09 |
Rove (Contributing Writer) |
Network Ten |
| 2008 & 09 |
Guest Columnist |
Selector Magazine |
| 2007 & 08 |
Regular Guest Columnist |
Saturday Herald Sun |
| 2007 |
Guest Columnist |
Sunday Age |
| 2007 |
rovedaily.com (Contributing Writer) |
Roving Enterprises |
| 2006 |
Guest Columnist |
Fernwood Magazine |
| 2006 |
Guest Columnist |
Ha! Magazine |
| 2005 |
Forget the Rules (Writer) |
Channel V/3 Mobile |
| 2005 |
The Mass Debate (Column Contributor) |
FHM Magazine |
| 2004 |
Comedy Inc 3 (Contributing Writer) |
Nine Network |
| 2003 & 04 |
skitHOUSE (Contributing Writer) |
Network Ten |
| 2002-04 |
ARIA Awards (Contributing Writer) |
Network Ten |
You can also find a link to Terri’s blog at the top of this page.
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Live Shows
|
| 2008 |
Terri Psiakis has Pending Nuptials – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2007 |
Terri Psiakis is Unavailable - Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
|
| 2006 |
Terri Psiakis is Available – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival |
| 2005 |
Terri Psiakis is Available – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| 2005 |
Terri Psiakis – Solo Show
Adelaide Comedy Festival |
| 2003 |
Equal Third - With Charlie Pickering & Michael Chamberlin.
Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 2002 |
Bang Up For It - Solo show
Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 2001/06 |
Upfront - Stand up show
Showcasing the best female comedians, Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
2001
|
The Comedy Zone - Stand up showShowcasing up-and-coming young comedians, Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
| 2000/01 |
Elbow Grease - Stand up showShowcasing emerging comedy talent, Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
Television
|
| 2010 |
The Ultimate Countdown (Guest) |
Seven Network |
| 2010 |
Australia Versus (Guest) |
Seven Network |
| 2007 |
Stand Up! Australia
Backstage Interviews (Host)
|
Comedy Channel |
| 2007 |
Stand Up! Australia
(Stand Up Appearance) |
Comedy Channel |
| 2007 |
Spicks & Specks (Guest Panellist) |
ABC TV |
| 2006 |
Stand Up! Australia
(Stand Up Appearance) |
Comedy Channel |
2006 |
Insight (Guest Appearance)
|
SBS |
2002/06 |
The Glass House
(Guest Panellist x 5) |
ABC TV |
2001-05 |
Rove Live
(Stand Up Appearances x 4) |
Network TEN |
| 2005 |
Rove Live (Guest – My Charader) |
Network TEN |
2002-05 |
The Glass House
(Guest Panellist x 3) |
ABC TV |
2005 |
Spicks & Specks
(Guest Panellist x 3) |
ABC TV |
2004 |
Stand Up!
(Stand Up Appearance) |
ABC TV |
2004 |
Comedy Kitchen
(Guest Presenter/Writer) |
ABC Broadband |
2001/02 |
Upfront
(Stand up comedy
appearances x 2) |
ABC TV |
2001 |
Headliners
(Stand up comedy appearance) |
Comedy Channel |
2001 |
Raucous
(Stand up comedy appearance) |
Channel 31 (Melb) |
2001 |
Aussie Jokers
(Feature story) |
SBS |
2000/01 |
Champagne Comedy
(Numerous stand up
comedy appearances) |
Channel 31 (Melb) |
| 1999 |
Standing Up
(Stand up comedy
appearance) |
ABC TV |
Other Notable Live Work
|
Australia Day Eve Debate, Dept of Premier and Cabinet – 2007, 2008 & 2012.
Essendon Football Club Ladies Debate 2007
Comedy Channel – Station Voiceover Artist
Rove McManus Stands Up (Support) - Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne 2005
Laugh Out Loud Comedy Festival as part of the Benalla Festival 2005
Stand Up for The Smith Family – Gala Benefit 2005
Stagetime Christmas Show (supporting Flight of the Conchords) Dec 2004
Armidale Women’s Comedy Festival 2004
Class Clowns Workshop Presenter – Melbourne Comedy Festival 2004
Show Us Your Roots – Canberra Multicultural Festival 2004
The Hump – Get Over It (with Justin Hamilton & Adam Richard) Oct 2003
Stand Up For Your Rights – Amnesty International Gala Benefit 2003 & 2004
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow 2002, 2003 & 2004
Apollo Bay Music Festival 2002
Falls Festival 2001
** Terri has also made numerous stand up appearances on campus and in pubs & clubs across Australia. |
Corporate and Other Voiceovers
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Various clients including The Comedy Channel, Mount Gambier Tennis Club, Newcastle Young Achievers Luncheon, Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, DDB Needham, Knox City Council, Mitre Ten, Amnesty International Tasmania, Australian Services Union, Risky Business – Comedy Quest (Mentoring), Village Green, Melbourne University – Union Arts, Melbourne Girls College, Australian College of Midwives, Express Media, Australian Health Services Financial Management Association, East Burwood Football Club, Westbourne Grammar, Lindisfarne Foundation, Victorian Association of Girls State Schools & Dig Marketing.
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Awards
|
| 2004 |
Nominated for Best Comedian TREV Campus Activities Awards |
| 2001 |
Winner of thecomedychannel's 'Search For A Stand-Up' |
| 1995/96 |
Winner of the Campus Activities Victoria Comedy Competition: Best Female |
Exclusively represented by Token Artists.
Contact Erin Zamagni on 03 9417 4700 for further details.
Last Updated: January 2012 |