Anne Edmonds

Anne Elizabeth Gabrielle Edmonds (born 11 October 1979) is an Australian comedian and actress best known for her stand-up work and for creating and starring in the ABC comedy series The Edge of the Bush. Beginning her career in comedy at 29 after working in mental health in rural Australia, Edmonds uses her suburban background, singing/songwriting and storytelling to create a fearless, self-deprecating and often macabre stand up voice. Humiliation and despair are central themes to Edmonds' comedy, as are stories of teenage mischief, sex, failure, relationships and loneliness. She is currently based in Melbourne, Australia, with her partner, comedian Lloyd Langford. They had a daughter in October 2021.

Early life Raised Catholic in the Melbourne suburbs of Essendon and Strathmore, Edmonds studied at the University of Melbourne, completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Honours in Social Work.

Career Edmonds has performed extensively at Australian festivals including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival, and toured internationally multiple times, performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Soho Theatre, London. Edmonds' solo stand-up shows have received multiple nominations for the Barry Award, an annual prize presented for the most outstanding comedy show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The show tells of a callisthenics dynasty which has been torn apart by incest, as a family is forced back into reunion by confronting the truth of what really occurred at the edge of the bush.

As well as appearing solo, Edmonds is also a part of a satirical trio called True Australian Patriots with fellow comedians Greg Larsen and Damien Power. A mock-Australian patriots group on Facebook and YouTube, the characters Les, Steve and Gary are portrayed as inarticulate whilst spewing nonsense hate speech. Edmonds commented on the reception to the trio: "The real groups are ripe for parody... We get a lot of people who think it's real which is disturbing. Ours is a complete parody but we get people who go "You guys suck. Stop it", from both sides... Those groups are appalling and we're hoping to show the misinformation that they are spreading. I find that far-right voice in Australia really distressing".

Edmonds has made guest appearances on All Star Family Feud, Celebrity Name Game, Dirty Laundry Live, The Project, Show Me the Movie!, Have You Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem. Her solo standup show What's Wrong With You? debuted on Amazon Prime Video in 2020.

Edmonds supported Marc Maron on his 2015 Australian tour.

Edmonds appeared on Taskmaster Australia in 2024 alongside her partner Lloyd Langford. She will be the host of the revived 2025 edition of the Talkin' 'Bout Your Gen game show on Network 10.

On 22 September 2025, it was announced that Edmonds would work alongside Kitty Flanagan for ABC series Bad Company.

Music Edmonds is a singer-songwriter and incorporates this into her comedy work. Most notable is her song "Flying Home", which was featured in ABC's The Edge of the Bush and is available on iTunes.

Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result 2015 You Know What I'm Like Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comics' Choice Award 2015 True Australian Patriots Melbourne International Comedy Festival Director's Choice Award 2015 That's Eddotainment! Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Show 2017 Fancy Boy episode: "Three Wishes" AWGIE Awards Best Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment (co-written with Declan Fay, John Campbell, Stuart Daulman, Greg Larsen, Jonathan Schuster and Henry Stone) 2017 No Offence, None Taken Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Show 2018 Helen Bidou: Enter the Spinnaker Lounge Sydney Comedy Festival Best Show 2018 Helen Bidou: Enter the Spinnaker Lounge Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Show 2018 Anne Edmonds Helpmann Awards Best Comedy Performer 2019 What's Wrong With You? Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Show 2019 Anne Edmonds Helpmann Awards Best Comedy Performer 2020 What's Wrong With You? ARIA Music Awards Best Comedy Release