STAND-up comedian Elena Gabrielle reS calls being "the loudest (and, probably, the most annoying) kid, who was in the front row during most school performances". In love with the stage since she was 5, the Australian-born, Berlin-based artist has over the years-lived many lives under the spotlight, seamlessly jumping from one stage to the other. Her journey began with musical theatre at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, which later led her to a Guinness World Record for 24 hours of nonstop burlesque. Eventually, she took to committing herself to stand-up comedy.
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