Concetta Caristo

Australian radio presenter and comedian
  • Radio presenter
  • comedian
Years active2019–presentNotable worktriple j Breakfast

Concetta Caristo (/kənˈtʃɛtə/ kun-CHET-uh) is an Australian radio presenter and comedian. She is of Italian parentage [1] and has co-hosted the triple j radio show Breakfast with Bryce Mills since December 2022.[1]

Career

Caristo began performing comedy in 2019.[1] The same year, she co-wrote (with Hannah Pembroke) and starred in the one-woman play Loose, an autobiographical "blend of stand-up, storytelling and theatre" about Caristo's family escaping from her abusive father and moving to Perth.[2][3] The show was her debut at the Sydney Fringe Comedy Festival.[4] Other shows Caristo has performed in include Big Natural Talents and Funny As Sin.

She has been co-host of the morning radio show triple j Breakfast since December 2022.[5]

On television, Caristo has appeared on Celebrity Letters and Numbers, The Cheap Seats, and Question Everything.[5] She is set as part of the season two cast of Taskmaster Australia.

Caristo received a Moosehead Award in 2023.

References

  1. ^ a b Cunningham, Katie (13 January 2023). "Three things with Triple J's Concetta Caristo: 'This question is so triggering for me'". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Elphick, Nicole (September 28, 2019). "What's on in Sydney: September 29 to October 5". Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ Hamer, Naomi (27 September 2019). "Review: Loose by Concetta Caristo at The Factory Theatre". Theatre Travels.
  4. ^ "Something funny going on about true story of escape". Local News Plus. 11 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Presenter changes: here's what triple j looks like in 2023". triple j. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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