Susie Youssef
Youssef is best known for her appearances in the television series "The Project", "Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia", "How Not to Behave", "No Activity" and "Rosehaven". She has twice used her family name in the title of her stand-up comedy shows. Career. Youssef began comedy writing in high school where she wrote her own plays. She began studying education, to become a teacher. A friend took her to an improvisational comedy show at Newtown's Enmore Theatre, which sparked a more serious interest in comedy. She quit college and Youssef attended iO Chicago where she studied  improvisational performance and comedy. Youssef began her comedy career as a writer for "The Ronnie Johns Half Hour" in 2006, and made her acting debut in the short film "Clicked" in the role of Lina in 2011. In 2014, she played Jane in the short film "Kevin Needs to Make New Friends: Because Everyone Hates Him for Some Reason" and then turned to television where she appeared in "The Chaser's Media Circus". In 2014, Youssef played the lead role of Sarah in the Hayloft Project’s stage play "The Boat People" which won the Best On Stage award at  the FBi SMAC Awards in 2014. Youssef started performing improvisational comedy live. She made her solo debut in her sketch comedy show "Sketchual Chocolate" at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals. In 2015, she returned to the comedy festival circuit with her comedy show "Owl Eyes On You" and in 2016 made her debut in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe with her stand-up show "Check Youssef Before You Wreck Youssef". She is part of the Improv Theatre Sydney ensemble. In 2015, Youssef appeared in other television series including "Community Kitchen", "About Tonight", "The Checkout" and "Game Night". Yousseff  had recurring roles in the television comedy series "How Not to Behave", "Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia", "No Activity" and "Rosehaven", and a guest role in "Here Come the Habibs" in 2016. In 2017, Youssef toured with her comedy show "Behave Youssef". She has also been a guest on "The Project", "All Star Family Feud", "Celebrity Name Game", "Have You Been Paying Attention?" and "Hughesy, We Have a Problem". In 2020, Youssef was confirmed as one of ten Australian comedians to compete for $100,000 on the experimental reality television series "Last One Laughing Australia" hosted by Rebel Wilson  and screening on Amazon Prime in June. Hosting. In 2017, Youssef hosted season two of the comedy TV series "Stand and Deliver" on digital TV channel ABC ME, which featured comedic acts from Australia and overseas. Personal life. Youssef is a descendant of Lebanese immigrants. She grew up with five sisters and she often uses her family for comedy inspiration.