Emma Krause is a stand-up comedian, speaker and former teacher. She is an Australia’s Got Talent finalist and an award-winning performer, having received Fringe World Best Comedy and Broadway Perth – Best Solo Performer honours. She is widely known and recognised for playing Sue Finley, in the Oz Lotto Ads. Emma tours her comedy shows nationally and is known for her ability to make people laugh while quietly shifting the way they see themselves and their possibilities.
Emma Krause is an award winning stand-up comedian, speaker and former teacher.
Emma the AWARD WINNING Comedian:
Emma is an Australia’s Got Talent finalist and an award-winning performer, having received Fringe World Best Comedy and Broadway Perth – Best Solo Performer honours. She is widely known and recognised for playing Sue Finley, in the Oz Lotto Ads. She tours her comedy shows nationally and is known for her ability to make people laugh while quietly shifting the way they see themselves and their possibilities.
In her first 2 months of her stand up comedy career, Emma won her way to the RAW Comedy State grand final and she repeated this feat the following year. Her unique comedy voice and clean style had her shortlisted to audition for Channel Seven’s Australia’s Got Talent in 2019. She won her way to the stage audition in Sydney, and was handpicked as one of the final 30 contestants, making her way to the Semi Finals.
Emma formed her own comedy group called “The Motherhood” in 2017 with two other Comedian Mums. This award winning group is now a Western Australian sensation, renown for selling out shows on a regular basis.
Emma the Public Speaker:
Emma’s work centres on confidence, resilience and the courage to follow your inner voice — (especially when it challenges “the script” you were taught to follow.) For most of her life, Emma did what many people do: she followed the path she believed she should. She built a career, raised a family and ticked the responsible boxes — all while quietly ignoring a persistent inner whisper telling her to try comedy. At age 40, she finally listened to her inner voice. That decision marked the beginning of a profound personal reinvention.
Stepping onto the stage later in life required Emma to develop deep resilience, self-belief and emotional courage — lessons she now brings powerfully into her speaking and performance work. Stand up comedy soon became more than just an interest; it became her greatest teacher. Through it, Emma learned how to trust herself, handle fear, recover from setbacks, and keep going even when outcomes were highly uncertain.
Before comedy, Emma worked as a teacher across rural and remote Western Australia, including the Pilbara and Kimberley. Based in Port Hedland, she worked with the School of the Air as an itinerant (travelling) teacher, supporting families and communities separated by vast distances. That experience gave her a grounded understanding of pressure, isolation, adaptability and the quiet strength required to show up consistently in challenging environments.
Emma’s work is driven by a belief that our goals are not only about what we achieve — but about who we become in pursuit of them. She speaks passionately about confidence, resilience, nurturing self-trust, and learning to recognise and follow inner desires, especially after years of conditioning, responsibility or self-doubt.
Blending humour, storytelling and reflection, Emma creates keynote experiences that are engaging, deeply relatable and emotionally resonant. Audiences leave feeling lighter, braver and more connected to themselves — often recognising parts of their own story in hers.
