Corinne Grant is an Australian lawyer, comedian and television presenter.

Career

After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, Grant started her career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, she started doing stand-up comedy to overcome her stage fright. Her first major show was as a support act for Merrick Watts. She performed her first solo stand-up show in the bar of the Victoria Hotel in the early 1990s. From 1995 onwards, she appeared on the community television station Channel 31 as a regular on RMITV's Under Melbourne Tonight hosted by Stephen Hall.

In February 2013, Grant commenced graduate studies for the Juris Doctor degree at the Melbourne Law School (University of Melbourne). She was admitted to practice in April 2017, and commenced work with a law firm in Geelong.

Political involvement

In 2010, she joined the Labor Party, pitching to voters at the Victorian election in a YouTube series called "Labor TV". In 2018, Grant endorsed the Victorian Socialists for the 2018 Victorian state election.

Personal life

Grant is married to lawyer Christos Bouras, and has a daughter and step son.

Bibliography

Contributed chapter

  • "A letter to feminists from a man who knows better", pp. 198–205, in: Destroying the joint, edited by Jane Caro, Read How You Want (2015, ).

References

  • Official website