Felicity Ward

Felicity Ward
Felicity Ward at the Any Questions for Ben? Premiere In Sydney, Australia, January 2012
Born	Felicity Ward 1980 (age 36–37) Killcare, New South Wales, Australia
Residence	London, United Kingdom
Notable work	Spicks and Specks, Thank God You're Here, Good News Week, The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, Any Questions For Ben?

Felicity Ward (born 1980) is an Australian comedian, best known for her TV appearances on Spicks and Specks, Thank God You're Here, Good News Week and as a writer/performer in the Channel 10 Network television programme The Ronnie Johns Half Hour. She is a part of The 3rd Degree, who made and starred in the The Ronnie Johns Half Hour.

Ward grew up in Killcare, a small coastal town on the Central Coast of New South Wales.

She first came to public attention in the Logie nominated sketch show The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, especially her character work as 6yr old Poppy, German nihilist Gretchen and lawn bowls instructor Heidi.

Ward made several appearances on the ABC's Spicks and Specks during its six-year run until 2011. She also hosted The Comedy Hour on 774 ABC Melbourne.

From 2006-2009, Ward has performed alongside fellow 3rd Degree member Heath Franklin (as Chopper) in the highly popular comedy festival show "Chopper's Fuckin Bingo". Ward played Chopper's ball girl and drug addict niece, Jenny. It has been performed in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney, including Chopper's Fuckin Christmas Bingo in 2007.

At the 2008 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Ward performed her debut full-length solo stand up show, "Felicity Ward's Ugly as A Child Variety Show" to popular and critical acclaim, culminating in her winning the Melbourne Airport Award for Best Newcomer.

In 2009, Ward brought her award-winning "Ugly As A Child Variety Show" to the Adelaide Fringe (Feb 20- March 21), the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (April 1–26), the Sydney Comedy Festival (May 12–17) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Aug 7-31). Produced by Laughing Stock Productions, the show was a commercial and critical hit, selling out shows in all cities. Ward was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2009 MICF and won Mervyn Stutter's Spirit of the Fringe Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.