Clare Cavanagh
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Awards

2021

2020

2020

2020

2019

2019

2018

2017

Writer

Writer/Performer

Writer

Writer

Writer/Performer

Writer

Writer/Performer

Improviser

Shortlisted, Emerging Playwright Commission, CYT

Winner, Pitch Pleez, Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Shortlisted, ATYP Foundation Commission, ATYP

Finalist, Pitch iView, Melbourne Webfest

Finalist, Pitch Off, Queer Screen

Shortlisted, Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission, ATYP

Official Selection, FRESH, Sydney Comedy Festival

Runner Up, Cranston Cup, Impro Australia

TELEVISION

2022

2021

2021

2020

2018

ABC 90: Celebrate!

Australia’s Biggest Singalong

The Set

Prank You Very Much

Tonightly with Tom Ballard

Audience warm-up

Audience warm-up (live show)

Writer-Producer, audience warm-up

Distractor

Writer & various cast

ABC, EP: Cathie Scott & Gavin Jarrett

SBS; EP: Cathie Scott & Celia Tait

ABC, EP: Gavin Jarrett

ABC ME, dir: Jack Yabsley, Sam De Alwis, Matt Gibb

ABC Comedy, EP: Dan Illic

WEB

2021

2019

2018

2016

How to Be Queer

House of Avocado

Gut Feeling

Facebook Friends

Naomi & Writer/Producer

Ryleah

Marge/Uta reader

Sandy

Big Yes Productions, dir: Monica Zanetti

Grumpy Sailor, dir: James Boyce

AFRTS/Hello Future, dir: Hattie Archibald

Kvetch Set Collective, dir: Alana Hicks

FILM

2022

Evicted! A Modern Romance

May

The Storymill, dir: Rowan Devereux

SHort film

2018

2016

Free Bleed

Turtle Soup

Uni student

Amber Bell

Grum Pictures, dir: Zoë Rae

Erindipity Films/Jackson Speed, dir: Nicholas Andrew Halls

Theatre

2020-22

2019

2019

2019

2019

2019

2018

2018

2018

2017

2017

2016

2015

ITS Ensemble

Literally

Come Live With Us!

ITS Sketchy at Best

Improv Theatre Syd

Confetti Gun

Literally

Thrilled You’re Here!

Del Close Marathon

Cranston Cup

Del Close Marathon

Sydney Uni Revue

Roaring Twenty Somethings: Not Another Show About Your Twenties

Improviser

Writer/Performer (solo show)

Writer/Performer

Various

Improviser (regular shows)

Improviser

Writer/Performer

Writer/Performer (solo show)

Improviser

Improviser

Improviser

Writer/Performer

Writer/Performer

Improv Theatre Sydney, regular shows

MICF, Syd Comedy Fest, Adl Fringe, dir: Bridie Connell

Syd Fringe Fest, dir: Juliet Timmerman & Clare Cavanagh

Improv Theatre Sydney/Giant Dwarf, dir: Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd

ITS/Giant Dwarf (ensemble member since 2017)

Various inc. Syd Comedy Fest (founding member 2016)

Syd Fringe, Melb Fringe, dir: Bridie Connell

Syd Comedy Fest, Adl Fringe, Syd Fringe

Upright Citizens Brigade, NYC

Impro Australia, dir: David Callan

Upright Citizens Brigade, NYC

Syd Comedy Fest, dir: Jack Ballhausen

Syd Fringe Fest, dir: Patrick Lenton



Training and education

2018-2022

2017, 2018

2015-2016

2015

2014

2015-2017

2012-2013

Screen Acting

Improv Masterclass

Improv levels 1-5

Improv 1-3, Sketch 1-3

Improv 101-201

Bachelor of Arts

Acting

Sydney Actors Collective

Upright Citizens Brigade, NYC

Improv Theatre Sydney

Second City, Chicago

Upright Citizens Brigade, NYC

University of Sydney

Canberra Youth Theatre

Chum Ehelepola, Eden Falk, Socratis Otto

Will Hines

Edan Lacey, Cale Bain

Various

Various

Karla Conway