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Dates & Times
Wednesday 15 March
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Comedian, radio host and official Australian ambassador for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama – Meshel Laurie is a much-loved, familiar figure in the media, but many people don’t know that she’s also a dedicated Buddhist.
Meditation is something she’s passionate about sharing – and an integral part of her own, otherwise hectic, daily routine (one she describes as her own ‘key to contentment’).
Buddhist philosophy has also helped Meshel through dark periods of her life, including the break-up of her own marriage. Her new book, Buddhism for Break-ups, details the personal growth that occurred during this painful process and takes the form of a handy how-to guide, including plenty of practical advice and its author’s trademark humour.
In conversation with Susan Carland, Meshel will discuss her new book and the daily intersection of philosophy, family and career.
Featuring
Meshel Laurie
Meshel Laurie is a stand-up comedian of some 20 years’ experience, a radio and television broadcaster and writer.
She is currently co-host of Matt & Meshel in the Morning on KIIS 101.1FM, and a regular panelist on TEN’s The Project.
In 2013, Meshel released her first book — a memoir titled The Fence-Painting Fortnight of Destiny — and she continues to blog at MeshelLaurie.com. The site is also dedicated to connecting charitable people with charitable organisations, and fighting racism. She is also a regular contributor to Sunday Life magazine.
Meshel is proudly an official ambassador for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Australia, and for Reconciliation Australia.
Other television credits include Spicks and Specks, Can of Worms, Rove, The Circle, ADBC, Adam Hills: In Gordon Street Tonight and This Week Live, to name but a few. Meshel returned to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2015 after a break of from performing live, with a series of interview shows (Meshel Talks Funny) in which she spoke with the most inspiring and influential members of the Australian comedy scene.
Susan Carland
Dr Susan Carland is a sociologist of religion in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. A DECRA fellow & Churchill fellow, she researches the intersection between gender, Islamophobia, sexism, and social cohesion ...