Lynda Jane Wiseman "Gibbo" Gibson (21 March 1956 – 2 January 2004) was an Australian comedian and actress.
Early life and education Gibson was born on 21 March 1956.(4 January 2004) Cancer claims fearless comic, The Age. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
After being trained at the Nimrod in Sydney, Gibson relocated to Albury–Wodonga to join the Murray River Performing Group in 1981. Gibson relocated to Melbourne four years later and became active in local theatre, stand-up comedy, and cabaret.
Career Live performance In 1993, Gibson appeared alongside Sue Ingleton and Denise Scott in a stand-up comedy show called Women Stand Up!.Nugent, Ann (23 April 1993) Feminist or not, you will enjoy this show, The Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
In 2001, Gibson appeared in a one-woman show at the Melbourne Fringe Festival called Lynda, It's Not Nasty, centred around her battle with ovarian cancer, and in 2003 appeared alongside Judith Lucy and Denise Scott at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Comedy Is Still Not Pretty.
She was known as "Gibbo".
Television During the 1990s, Gibson appeared in a number of television programs. Most notably, she played Matron Conniving-Bitch in all 26 episodes of interactive spoof soap opera Let the Blood Run Free (1990–1994), which had been adapted from comedy collective The Blood Group's live stage version.Series: Let the Blood Run Free (1990 - 1992), Australian Screen, National Film and Sound Archive. Accessed 10 November 2018.Wallace, Mark (20 August 1990) Something different for Monday nights, The Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 November 2018.Warden, Ian (27 August 1990) It has all been done before , The Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
Other television shows Gibson appeared in include The Big Gig, Good News Week, Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers and Blue Heelers. Gibson also had a recurring role as Trish in the final series of Frontline. Gibson also appeared as Evonne—one of Darryl Kerrigan's neighbours in 1997 film The Castle.Movie: The Castle (1999); Full Cast , Rotten Tomatoes. Accessed 10 November 2018.
Death, posthumous recognition, and legacy Gibson died at the age of 47 on 2 January 2004 following a four-year battle with ovarian cancer.
Following her death, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival introduced the Golden Gibbo Award in Gibson's honour.Lallo, Michael (13 August 2014) Robin Williams and comic legends who died before their time, The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
In 2007, Gibson was posthumously added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.Victorian Honour Roll Booklet 2007 (PDF), Her Place Museum. Accessed 10 November 2018.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1987 Bachelor Girl Receptionist TV movie 1988 Georgia Policewoman 2 Feature film 1990 Jigsaw Monique Feature film 1994 Lucky Break Library Clerk Carol Feature film 1995 Gorgeous Additional characters (voice) Animated short film 1997 The Castle Evonne Feature film 1997 Skud Renee Short film 2000 Arctic Adventure Kardia (voice) Animated short film 2002 Guru Wayne TV Audience Woman Feature film
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1986 Trapp, Winkle and Box Rosie Winkle TV series, 6 episodes 1986 The Fast Lane Magda TV series, 1 episode 1989 The Great TV Game Show Impro Team TV series, 16 episodes 1989–91 The Big Gig Various roles TV series 1989 Grim Pickings Theresa Sullivan Miniseries, 2 episodes 1990–1993 Let the Blood Run Free Matron Conniving-Bitch TV series, 26 episodes 1990; 1995 Neighbours Marjory Beer / Dawn TV series, 2 episodes 1994 Wedlocked Deidre TV series, 1 episode 1995; 1997 Frontline Trish TV series, 8 episodes 1996–98 Good News Week Team Captain TV series, 6 episodes 1997–98 Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers Grace Jones (voice) Animated TV series, 26 episodes 1998 House Gang Julie TV series, 5 episodes 1999 Pig's Breakfast Di Bailey TV series 2000 One Size Fits All Self / various TV series, 13 episodes 2002 The Secret Life of Us Leonie TV series, 1 episode 1994; 2001; 2003 Blue Heelers Jan Parker / Peg Quinn / Kath Riordan TV series, 4 episodes 2003 Kath and Kim Health Spa Patient TV series, 1 episode
Stage YearTitleRoleVenue The Natural Normans Male sleazebag singer Cabaret show at Edinburgh Festival 1981 Cocktail Clowns Albury-Wodonga, South Albury with Murray River Performing Group 1981 School for Clowns Pimple Orange, Albury-Wodonga with Murray River Performing Group 1981 Crystal Dewdrops Natasha P. Navoshka Albury with Murray River Performing Group 1981 The Smith Family Albury-Wodonga with Murray River Performing Group 1986 Cake - An Acland St Comedy Theatre Works, Melbourne 1987 Royboys Gail Noble / Policewoman 2 Studio Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company 1988 The Natural Normans Anthill Theatre, Melbourne for Spoleto Fringe Festival (also writer) 1991; 1993 Let the Blood Run Free Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Panorama Mezzanine, Melbourne 1991 Love Me Tender La Mama, Melbourne 1992 Hymie / The Death of Minnie Theatre Works, Melbourne 1993 A Night of Infectious Laughter Comedian Melbourne Athenaeum 1993 Women Stand Up! Comedian Players Comedy Club at Canberra Theatre Centre for The Comedy Summit 1993; 1994 Toothless Conniving Bitches Comedian Le Joke, Collingwood, Warehouse Theatre, Adelaide for Adelaide Fringe Festival 1994 Close Shave Comedian Comedy Cafe, Collingwood for Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Watershed Theatre, Auckland (also writer) 1994 Comedy Festival Charity Gala Comedian Melbourne Athenaeum 1996 From Dragges to Riches Gerard Theatre for Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne Town Hall for Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1996 Easy to Say Liz La Mama, Melbourne 1996 A Night of Infectious Laughter Compere Melbourne Athenaeum 1997 Away Victorian regional tour with MTC 1997 Happy Birthday Jesus Comedian Trades Hall, Melbourne (also devisor) 1998 She'll Be Right Comedian (one-woman show) Melbourne Town Hall for Melbourne International Comedy Festival (also writer) 2000; 2003 Comedy is Not Pretty Comedian Synagogue Place for Adelaide Fringe Festival, Sydney Opera House with STC 2001 Lynda, It's Not Nasty Comedian (one-woman show) Arts House Meat Market for Melbourne Fringe Festival for Melbourne Fringe Festival (also playwright) 2001 This Way Up Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company 2003 Comedy is Still Not Pretty Comedian Melbourne Town Hall for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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