Angela Webber | |
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Born |
Sydney |
2 December 1954
Died | 10 March 2007 Coogee, Sydney |
(aged 52)
Cause of death | Lung Cancer |
Nationality | Australian |
Education |
Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney University of Sydney |
Occupation | Author, TV writer, TV producer, radio comedian |
Employer | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Known for | Author, TV writer, comedian |
Spouse(s) | Stuart Matchett |
Children | 2 daughters |
Angela Webber (2 December 1954 – 10 March 2007) was an Australian author, TV writer, producer and comedian.
Webber was born in 1954 to Bruce Webber, the head of light entertainment for ABC radio, and Nan, a journalist. She grew up in West Ryde, and was educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney in Croydon (together with schoolmate Johanna Pigott), where she was elected School Captain and was a winner of a prestigious PLC Gold Medallion in 1972. After finishing school, Webber enrolled at the University of Sydney, where she studied architecture and discovered her passion for writing comedy.
In 1981, Webber joined the ABC's youth radio network Triple J, as a member of the comedy group The 'J-Team', which also included the late Lance Curtis. The J-Team were featured alongside co-hosts Jonathan Coleman and Ian Rogerson (a.k.a. "Jonno and Dano") in this freeweheeling Sunday afternoon satirical comedy program. The group then moved on to a popular stint as the stars of the Triple-J breakfast show, which was nominally hosted by DJ Rusty Nails.
It was here that Webber met her husband-to-be, Stuart Matchett, and became known for her comedic alter-ego, the anarchic punk pensioner 'Lillian Pascoe', who had a fondness for heavy metal music and who regularly proclaimed her slogan "Rage 'til ya puke!". She also made numerous guest appearances on radio and TV as Lillian and released a novelty single which parodied the hip hop classic "The Message".