Kathryn Bendall

Testimonials

“I’ve worked with Kathryn Bendall on a number of occasions as a performer and she has assisted me in organising my workshops. I find the Comedy at the Rox one of the most professionally run venues in the country mainly through Kathryn’s sense of excellence and eye for detail. She organised my workshops in Sydney and I found the whole experience smooth and trouble free. Australian comedy needs more people like Kathryn in managerial positions.” -  Simon Palomares , Comedian, actor, writer, director

“Kathryn is funny . . .  which is very handy in her field.” – Emily O’Loughlin, comedian, actor

“Kathryn built Comedy on the Rox into one of the country’s finest and most successful standup comedy rooms.COTR was a commercial hit and a key development site for new talent. COTR was one of my key national partners working as Associate Director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Kathryn is also a very funny, very accomplished comedian and storyteller herself.” -  Toby Sullivan, Owner, Dirty Work Comedy

 “Kathryn is a talented and driven performer and entrepreneur with the ability to open exciting opportunities for those in the performing arts. Her methods are consistently innovative, fair and focused, and always accomplished for the benefit of both those who work for her, and for the audiences that she so greatly caters for. Working with Kathryn is an absolute pleasure, and any opportunity to do so should not be passed up!” – Matt Okine, comedian, writer/producer

“I saw Kathryn’s first solo show in Adelaide and was very impressed by her warmth as a performer, her excellent communication and the breadth of storytelling. She set an audience completey at ease, was fluent and funny and you wanted to have more of her time a the end, and there are few people that you can say that for.” – Julia Chamberlain, comedy booker and reviewer

“Kathryn has set up and runs a fine, viable, friendly, dependable comedy room – Comedy on the Rox at the Roxbury Hotel, Glebe – as a stand-up comic herself, fostering the talents of many up-and-coming comedians as well as providing work for established comics. Kathryn also established a great comedy competition for newcomers that has helped bring fresh talent to the fore. I have worked with Kathryn, judging Sydney heats and State finals of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Raw Comedy competition. Kathryn knows her stuff. She knows how to run a business. And she knows how to provide a wonderful, healthy, vibrant environment for both performers and their audiences. I always look forward to working with Kathryn, and to exchanging ideas and opinions with her.” – Dom Romeo, comedy judge

“Kathryn has done a marvellous job in building up Comedy on the Rox as an excellent venue in Sydney.” -  Oliver Phommavanh, stand up comedian, children’s author, teacher

“Kathryn is a true pleasure to work with. She has a wealth of experience in many different fields that are all practical to putting on a live event. Apart from her past business experience, she is an exceptionally funny comic performer with huge potential to work in the corporate sector of live entertainment.” – Lisa Rathbone, comedy promoter

“Apart from being a brilliantly funny performer and a very creative thinker, Kathryn is a great organizer. She gets things done on time and in budget. She has a real knack for handling people and sorting out people’s problems. You rarely find these two types of skills in the one person. Kathryn is a rarity.” -  Steve Townsend, Director, Recognition Public Relations

“Kathryn is an A-grade comedy natural. Her attitude and enthusiasm are second to none and she constantly wears a smile on her face. She works tirelessly both for her personal success and to help others succeed. She always puts all of her energy into delivering a fantastic show. Something that always amazes me is Kathryn’s effortless talent of juggling many projects at one time and her ability to organise and project manage events in a short time-frame. Energy, passion and amazing creativity pretty much sum her up.” -  Steven Ballard, NSW Facilities Co-ordinator, GE Capital

“Kathryn is highly creative with a great sense of humour; she fosters talent and takes great joy in encourageing others to exceed expectations and step way hgiher than the bar they raised for themselves.” – Noelene Kelly, life coach

“Kathryn is one of those rare people who channels entrepreneurial imagination, organisational skills, empathy and boundless energy into whatever she’s doing. Consider this: she left life of corporate and public-sector management at 54 to pursue a career in . . . stand-up comedy. And succeeded beyond her wildest dreams, first on stage, then behind the scenes. Comedy on the Rox was largely her idea and her venture, although she’s quick to share the blame. In just a few years under her stewardship it’s become a Sydney comedy institution – along, might I add, with the woman herself. She is way too busy thinking outside the square, and acting accordingly, to talk in hackneyed phrases like ‘thinking outside the square’. I would happily have ticked all seven of the above boxes if you’d let me.” – Jeremy Bass, journalist

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