Meshel Laurie Meshel Laurie i(6329441 works by) (a.k.a. Michelle Laurie)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Bad Buddhist : Speed Bumps and Detours on the Path to Enlightenment Meshel Laurie , Collingwood : Piccolo Nero , 2018 14449812 2018 single work autobiography

'Meshel Laurie is all too aware that she’s probably a very bad Buddhist, but every day she puts her energy into improving. She works in television and radio, creates podcasts, writes columns and books, and parents twins – so she also knows a thing or two about the mad juggle of modern life.

'In this collection of new and previously published writing, Meshel explores everything from the meaning of friendship to the travails of online dating, from mammograms to mid-life crises. With candid humour, she reveals her horror of family holidays after becoming stranded in Bali and reflects on what it was like to meet his one and only Holiness, the Dalai Lama. This is Meshel at her funniest and most relatable.'  (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon The Fence-Painting Fortnight of Destiny Meshel Laurie , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2013 6329590 2013 single work autobiography

'A memoir about growing up, growing wise and stepping into the world of Dogs in Space.

'As I look back over my life, I see great lessons learnt from revered spiritual teachers, but also from friends, strangers and even the odd junkie prostitute. I remember moments of enlightenment that arrived with a bang, and moments born of the self-reflection only true boredom can provide. I made a few decisions while painting a fence once. Those decisions turned out to be very noisy indeed.'

'Comedian and radio and TV personality Meshel Laurie was once Michelle Laurie, whose story begins in Queensland. Michelle survived her Catholic schooldays but by Year Nine had morphed into Meshel, who daydreamed of moving to Melbourne - home of Dogs in Space and the back room of the Espy.

'Meshel's insider's perspective on the 1990s comedy scene is intimate and more than a little surprising. She paints a picture of a close-knit environment and tells before-they-were-famous stories about up-and-comers who are today's household names, and about the kindness of comic superstars she encountered along the way: Dave Hughes, Julia Morris, Rove, Wil Anderson, Wendy Harmer and others. We find out about the workings of an inner-city brothel, what it's like to be 'the girl on Rove' and how fence-painting can help save a life.

'The Fence-Painting Fortnight of Destiny is an honest and heartfelt look at life in all its messiness and unpredictability. ' (Publisher's blurb)

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