Celeste Barber: Backup Dancer

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm UTC-07:00

Newmark Theatre | Portland

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Celeste Barber: Backup Dancer
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Celeste is an actress, writer, comedian and internet sensation.
Hailed as the “Australian Queen of Comedy”, Celeste's original celebrity parody Instagram account has attracted over 9.6 million followers including Reese Witherspoon, Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, Cindy Crawford and Tom Ford, whom she collaborated with in 2018 on his Boys and Girls beauty campaign. Celeste won the ‘Funniest Lady on Instagram’ Award 2017 on WhoHaha.com; a digital platform co-founded by actor, director, producer, Elizabeth Banks which showcases women in comedy around the world. In 2019 she was included in Variety Magazine’s prestigious ‘Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch’ Awards.
An MICF Raw Comedy state finalist for her sold out Sydney Comedy and Fringe Festivals shows in 2015, Celeste’s one woman show; Celeste Barber Challenge Accepted! premiered in Sydney in June 2017 and has gone on to three sell out seasons in the US. In 2019 Celeste Barber Challenge Accepted! performed at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Her New York show at The Grammercy was recorded for her first Showtime special before continuing with a sell-out debut season in the UK and Europe. Her show then returned to Australia and New Zealand in September 2019. Celeste toured Australia, New Zealand, the US and Europe in 2022 and 2023 with her stand- up show Celeste Barber: Fine, Thanks. Celeste finished her tour with special filmed performances at the iconic Sydney Opera House that was released on Netflix in 2023.
Celeste embarked on her Celeste Barber: BackUp Dancer tour in 2024 touring to sellout shows in North America, Australia and New Zealand.
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