Gabby
Millgate

Speaker Profile

Not everyone's first foray into film earns them a line that becomes a cultural phenomenon. 'You're terrible Muriel' has stamped Gabby Millgate into the national consciousness. In the years between filming and release of Muriel's Wedding, Gabby graduated from Charles Sturt University with a communications degree. She then starred in and wrote sketch comedy on Full Frontal and was invited to be the only comedian on Celebrity Big Brother.

Her other regular TV appearances include Good News Week, McFeast Live, The Bob Downe Show and the Logies coverage where she goosed Kerri-Anne Kennerly, Ray Martin and John Saffran.

Gabby has performed live in stand-up, cabaret and musicals. At the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Gabby played to over 10,000 people with Bob Downe in iBob.

Radio offered Gabby daily 4am starts, talking to everyone from truck drivers to the Prime Minister. Awards and nominations followed. Then Gabby's sense of adventure took her to outback Western Australia, presenting Breakfast for ABC NW WA whilst living in an aboriginal community outside Karratha.

With 20 years improvising under her belt with Sydney Theatresports, Gabby relishes the unexpected and spontaneous. Gabby has taught improvisation and creativity workshops at Australia's premier institutions including NIDA, NSW Education Department, the University of Sydney, Charles Sturt University, Sydney Talent Company and PACT Youth Theatre.

She has just completed a commissioned musical for Karratha Youth Theatre and a feature film script titled Brooke and Prudy.

Currently Gabby is the 'UnReal Prime Minister of Australia' and has made appearances on Sunrise, A Current Affair, ABC24, 2UE, 2GB, MTR, 2DAY, MMM, FOX and the ABC.

Travels from New South Wales