When Colin from Accounts became an international hit,the couple were faced with sudden celebrity – and the challenge of writing season two.
Writer Michael Idato catches up with the flamboyant social media star,Celeste Barber,who talks frankly about her “overnight success” which took 23 years.
To make it even weirder,some of the people she ridiculed in the past have become good friends.
Here’s the comedian and social media star’s blunt reply.
Taking out his phone,Mick Fanning looked at the group video message from friend Joel Parkinson in the middle of the rising floods. It was bad. Real bad.
If the post had a different caption,I probably wouldn’t have thought twice. But that caption smacks of internalised misogyny and slut-shaming,bordering on victim-blaming.
The overhaul follows an inquiry into the misuse of funds within RSL NSW and the high-profile case of comedian Celeste Barber,who raised a staggering $51 million in her Black Summer bushfire fundraiser but was limited in where the money could go.
The party may have been cancelled in 2020,but the phone did not stop ringing.
The pandemic dominated our Google search terms this year but we also sought guidance on bushfires,bog-roll,Biden and Black Lives Matter.
Tina Arena,Sam Neill,Jimmy and Jane Barnes:the artists shared humour,nostalgia and emotional resonance in tough times. Plus,Celeste Barber and Nat.
In this week's episode of Good Weekend Talks,Amanda Hooton,senior writer with Good Weekend,and Andrew Hornery,PS columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald,join Good Weekend editor Katrina Strickland for a discussion on the changing nature of social media – and its authentic new stars.