Bec Charlwood
Biography
Bec Charlwood has been a fixture of the Sydney comedy scene since 2014, building a career that covers serious ground. A RAW Comedy State finalist, she's performed at the Sydney Comedy Store, the Sydney Opera House, and Splendour in the Grass, working across stand-up, acting, and MC work with equal ease. Her TV credits include writing jokes for Spicks & Specks, appearing in Rove McManus's The Popular Experiment, producing Games on FOX US's Name That Tune, and featuring in Stan's Lockdown Comedy Festival — plus a familiar slot on triple J. Along the way, she's supported Alan Carr, Joanne McNally, Josh Thomas, Wil Anderson, and Jay Pharaoh. Not bad at all. Her stand-up is candid and warm, drawing on her own life — including her bipolar diagnosis — with a confidence that never tips into shock value. "Dirty Girl" sold out across Perth Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and Sydney Comedy Festival, with extra shows added at each. From there came "Why Not?" in 2022 and "Toilet Seat Time Machine" at the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Her debut special "Bipolar Baby," filmed at Low 302 in Surry Hills, has clocked over 100,000 YouTube views and millions more across TikTok and Instagram. People found it. They kept watching.
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Self
Adam Hills, one of Australia's favourite comedians and winner of Edinburgh's Best of the Fest award, is joined by two team captains, comedian and actor Alan Brough and radio breakfast announcer Myf Warhurst, as well as brave personalities who enjoy having long forgotten embarrassing stories laughed about on national television. Two teams go head to head as they sing, shout and delve deep into the recesses of their collective minds to help earn their team an extremely inglorious victory.
Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Adam Hills, one of Australia's favourite comedians and winner of Edinburgh's Best of the Fest award, is joined by two team captains, comedian and actor Alan Brough and radio breakfast announcer Myf Warhurst, as well as brave personalities who enjoy having long forgotten embarrassing stories laughed about on national television. Two teams go head to head as they sing, shout and delve deep into the recesses of their collective minds to help earn their team an extremely inglorious victory.
Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Guest
Adam Hills, one of Australia's favourite comedians and winner of Edinburgh's Best of the Fest award, is joined by two team captains, comedian and actor Alan Brough and radio breakfast announcer Myf Warhurst, as well as brave personalities who enjoy having long forgotten embarrassing stories laughed about on national television. Two teams go head to head as they sing, shout and delve deep into the recesses of their collective minds to help earn their team an extremely inglorious victory.
Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Urzila is gleefully outrageous, capturing Carlson’s fearless, no-filter approach to comedy in full flight. Each episode mashes up razor‑sharp stand-up with cheeky, fast‑firing sketches, many of them plucked straight from the wildly funny stories she riffs on during her live shows. The whole thing crackles with mischief. It’s a TV series powered by two decades of stand-up comedy chaos: bold, boisterous, and unmistakably Urzila.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Herself - Generation Z
Some of Australia’s most quotable celebrities, comedians, musicians, actors, characters and ratbags – across all generations - take off the gloves and duke it out over which generation is the hottest, the toughest and, ultimately, the best of them all.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Self
A four-part Stan Original comedy series featuring over 20 of Australia’s favourite comedians including Dave Hughes, Cal Wilson, Nazeem Hussain, Wil Anderson, and more, performing stand-up comedy from their own homes. Dealing with the highs and lows of lockdown, over 20 of Australia’s biggest comedians are putting on performances from the comfort of their own homes. You’ll see them in their bathrooms, bathrobes, baths, bedrooms and kitchens but most importantly, they'll be streamed directly into our homes ready to make us laugh.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Self
Behind the Smile uncovers the lives and careers of comedians with disabilities and mental health challenges, celebrating how they use humour to challenge stereotypes, foster empathy, and share their unique perspectives with the world.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Bec Charlwood spent most of her 20's with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, she's now been diagnosed, medicated, gone to therapy, processed it all and has made it into a good and funny hour of jokes. It's also a bit about Dolly Doctor, bad grammar, Step Parents and the story of the worst manic episode she had where she got obsessed with one of the greatest bassists of all time. It's me, Bec Charlwood, writing this description by the way. All comedians write their own show descriptions, so I hope that makes reading show descriptions more fun in the future.