ABOUT ME

Hi there

I’m Emma Krause... comedian, Twin Mum, and yes… the lady from those Lotto ads.

For the past two years, I’ve toured my solo comedy show across the country. And along the way, I’ve heard the same thing from women everywhere:

“I feel like you just told my story.”

“I thought I was the only one.”

I think that behind the laughs, so many of us are exhausted from being everything to everyone.

Audiences at my shows see the comedy, the fun and the glittery chaos.

What they don’t always see is the story underneath — the part of me that knows exactly what it feels like to lose yourself in the endless juggle of keeping everyone else happy.

Not all that long ago, comedy wasn't even on my radar...

Life looked ‘fine’ from the outside — I had the job, the family, the house, and all the other boxes ticked…

ALL EXCEPT ONE...

 

I WASN'T HAPPY.

I poured everything i had into everyone else,

but there was nothing for me.

Inside, I was exhausted, burnt out, and quietly miserable.

One day I broke down in the middle of the shops — raw, messy, and impossible to hide. And for weeks after, the tears kept coming. I couldn’t explain it, I couldn’t control it… and I didn't really know what it was.... I started to believe I was going crazy.

That breakdown turned out to be a strange kind of freedom. It stopped me from caring so much about what other people thought. If they thought I was nuts... then really… who cares?

’d already fallen apart in public — the worst had happened, and I was still standing.  What followed was a whole series of events and realisations — little moments, big wake-up calls, and a few plot twists I never saw coming. Each one nudged me closer to rediscovering myself… and eventually led me to  finally do something I’d always wanted to try…

STAND UP COMEDY... 

(COZ IF I WAS CRAZY... I WAS GOING OUT SWINGING) 

I THOUGHT GETTING INTO COMEDY WAS JUST ABOUT "TELLING JOKES".

But comedy taught me so much more... about myself, about other people, about life.

Comedy became a huge part of

putting myself back together.

It let me process, reconnect, and rebuild resilience. And it showed me that when life feels heavy, laughter can be the crack of light that keeps you moving forward.  And in the process, I realised I wasn’t alone — so many other women were struggling too.

"THE CAVE YOU FEAR TO ENTER HOLDS THE TREASURE THAT YOU SEEK".

JOSEPH CAMPBELL

I THINK OUR DEEPEST DESIRES

AREN'T THERE

BECAUSE OF WHAT WE GET

WHEN WE ACHIEVE THEM...

BUT BECAUSE OF

WHO WE BECOME

IN PURSUIT OF THEM...

The thing that once scared me most ended up being exactly what I needed.

What I learned and overcame in comedy have been the things that have carried me through the hardest parts of my life.

I BELIEVE WE DON'T SEE THE FULL PRIZE OF CHASING OUR DESIRES WHEN WE FIRST FEEL THE URGE. BUT I KNOW THAT THE PULL — THE CALL — IS THERE FOR A REASON.

I’m so grateful to every woman who has come out to support me and my show. If I could give them anything in return, it would be the love, courage, and support to step into what’s calling them… and to go after it without apology.

© 2025 Emma Krause - YES! You can...