Elousie Eftos has embarked on a different journey to others in her young comedy career, going against the grain by putting a focus on confidence instead of self-deprecation in a move that has taken her to great heights which she hopes is just the tip of the iceberg.
The Perth-born Greek Australian has made waves in the comedy world in recent years, notably through her hit show that debuted last year titled ‘Australia’s First Attractive Comedian’.
“I do say with a wink that this show is about how hard it is to be hot in comedy,” Eftos told Neos Kosmos.
“It really is about how contradictory feminism can be, how prejudice people are to attractive and confident people (especially women) and how important it is to own yourself in a world that tells you to hate yourself to be funny.”
The comedian with roots from Northern Greece revealed that the ideas for the show came from when she first began performing in the industry.
“I noticed how much love or backlash I would get for being this high-status confident woman on stage that did not use self-deprecating humour and for calling myself ‘Australia’s First Attractive Comedian’,” she said.
“I do play a persona that is a much more confident heightened version of myself and I noticed that she’d either rub people the wrong way or she made women and queer men in the crowd feel empowered.”
Eftos is touring the country over the coming months with further performances of the show which she described as an interactive experience that is a mix of stand up, song, dance and characters.
The show has seen Eftos win the Director’s Choice award at the 2024 Sydney Comedy Festival and the Comedy Weekly Award Winner at the 2025 Perth Fringe World Festival, an impressive result for the Greek Australian eight years on from her first ever open mic.
“I actually laughed and thought that the Director of the Sydney Comedy Festival was joking when he told me I won!” she said.
“I was a little shocked but also extremely grateful and proud. I’ve worked really hard on this show and for it to now have won two awards and gotten such positive reviews is very special and feels as though a lot of the hard work has paid off.”
The comedian stated that she is particularly pleased with the positive reception from women in the audience who have told her how empowered they feel after watching the show.
“It makes me emotional that the message in my comedy is reaching people and not only making them laugh but also think and feel a certain way.”
Eftos will travel across Australia with performances of her show at the Adelaide Fringe Festival (3-9 March), the Canberra Comedy Festival (22 March), Melbourne International Comedy Festival (10-13 April), Brisbane Comedy Festival (8-11 May) and then finally the Sydney Comedy Festival (16-17 May).
The comic has not gone unnoticed by the Hellenic community, having been invited to participate in the upcoming Greek Youth Comedy Gala organised by the Greek Festival of Sydney on 15 March.
“It is very exciting to be on the line-up with so many amazing up and coming Greek Australian comedians,” she said.
“I really hope that I can find new audience members who have not heard of me before…I hope this little snippet of my comedy gets them excited to see more and hopefully they come along to my hour show.”
