Kittson launching the 11th Hour Campaign for the 2010 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month campaign
Birth name
Jean Kittson
Born
1955 (age 68–69) Lilydale, Victoria, Australia
Medium
Comedian, television
Nationality
Australian
Years active
1989–present
Spouse
Patrick Cook
Jean KittsonAM (born 1955)[1] is an Australian performer, writer and comedian in theatre and print, on radio and television. She made her comedy debut at Melbourne's comedy venue Le Joke in a series of solo performances, and then in the stage version of Let The Blood Run Free.[2]
She came to national attention on The Big Gig. This was followed by Let the Blood Run Free, Kittson Fahey,[3][4] the Great Debate series[5] as well as Good News Week, The Glasshouse and The Einstein Factor.[2] She is also well known for her lively comedy debates for the ABC, Channel 9 and Channel Ten and was a regular guest on Channel 7's the Morning Show, Channel 9's KAK Show and 20 to One. She has also been a judge on Strictly Speaking and a guest on Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation.
Kittson is a regular guest on TGIF, ABC radio 702, Sydney and has been a regular columnist with New Weekly, Sunday Telegraph, the SMH Sydney Magazine, Inspire Magazine, and the Reader's Digest Health Smart magazine.
She is the author of Tongue Lashing, published by Penguin. She also authored a book on menopause, You're Still Hot To Me in 2014.[6]
She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2023 Australia Day Honours.[7]
^"Inside story: Jean Kittson". Herald Sun. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
^ abSimons, Polly (9 February 2010). "Laughter is the best Medicine". North Shore Times. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^McDiarmid, Johanna (14 August 2015). "Jean Kittson: Tackling life's confronting issues with humour". ABC News. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^Leedham, Nicole (11 October 1999). "Sister Act". The Canberra Times. p. 1. Retrieved 12 September 2018 – via Trove.
^"World Series Debating". Thaurunka. 11 October 1994. p. 34. Retrieved 12 September 2018 – via Trove.
^Cumming, Gillian (6 May 2014). "Jean Kittson wants to shed light on the biggest change that will happen in a woman's life ... Menopause". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"Australia Day 2023 Honours: Full list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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