Sydney, Australia

Frida
Deguise

Stand-up comedianChefPastry chefDonut bossMum of four

“I’ll give you a couple of seconds to stereotype me.”— how I open every set

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Frida in her L.A. Donuts apron holding two pink sprinkle Donuts

Founder, L.A. Donuts

My story

Never fit the mould,
so I made one.

Lebanese-Australian, mum of four, and the kind of person who gets up at 2am to make Donuts and goes on stage that night to talk about it.

My parents came here from Lebanon and taught me to work hard and feed people properly. I've been a fashion designer, ran my own label, trained as a chef — then burnt out and walked away from food altogether.

Comedy brought me back to life. Donuts brought me back to the kitchen. Now I do both, loudly, and I'm building my own range of food so you can cook like me at home.

FashionFashion designer with my own label

KitchenTrained chef and pastry chef

2016First solo stand-up show, Sydney Fringe

2019Living on a Prayer, Adelaide Fringe

L.A. DonutsFour Sydney stores and a factory

NowMy own sauces, dip mixes, meal kits and MALO caramel

★★★★

Time Outfor The Blonde and the Bombshell, with Sallie J Don

Stand-up

No-one expects
me to be funny.

Australia's first hijab-wearing stand-up comedian. Kids, EX-husbands, religion, racism, the suburbs — nothing is sacred and nothing is safe. My own community wasn't always thrilled. The pub crowds loved it.

Stage

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala
Sydney Comedy Festival
Adelaide Fringe — Living on a Prayer
A Very Woggy Xmas Gala (tour)

Screen

Housos
Fat Pizza: Back in Business
After the Verdict
ABC TV stand-up

Tour dates coming soon

Food

Feeding people
is the family business.

Chef, pastry chef and baker. I make the Donuts at L.A. Donuts, teach comedians to cook on Fully Cooked, and I'm putting the stuff I cook at home into packs you can buy.