Jordan Raskopoulos is an Australian comedian, sketch and stand-up artist, actress, singer, improviser and voice-over artist. Jordan is also an acomplished events host and professional advertising creative and has contributed writing, ideas, voices and characters to high profile advertising and promotional campaigns for clients including Nestle, Carlton United Breweries, KFC and Amaysim.
Jordan is best known as the co-creator and frontwoman of internet famous comedy rock legends The Axis Of Awesome, whose “4 Chords Song“ is one of the highest rated comedy videos ever. The Axis of Awesome’s social media outlets reach hundreds of millions of hits and hundreds of thousands of subscribers internationally.
Jordan is an Australian National Theatresports champion and sometimes goes on television programs and panel shows like Channel Ten’s Good News Week, ABC’s QandA and Channel 7’s Thank God You’re Here. She was a permanent cast member on the SBS sports panel show The Squiz, and ABC's #7dayslater. Jordan’s also had some acting success, most notably playing Trax in
Underground: The Julian Assange Story, which debuted at the Toronto Film Festival to critical acclaim.
Jordan got her start as one of the creators of Australian Network Ten’s 2005-6 sketch comedy program The Ronnie Johns Good Times Campfire Jamboree Half Hour Show Now On Television (The Ronnie Johns Half Hour). The show was nominated for two Logie awards, including “most outstanding comedy series” and was a cult comedy hit in Australia and internationally.
TELEVISION APPEARANCES
2005
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour: season 1 – Principal cast member
2006
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour: season 2 – Principal cast member
RADIO
2005
Fats & Rasko (FBI)
2007
“The Axis of Awesome” 15 minute song challenge extraordinary.
WRITER
2001
The Princess Bride – Stage Adaptation
2002
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better – comedy revue
2005
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour: season 1 – Third highest writing credit
2006
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour: season 2 – Second highest writing credit
The Half Arts Revue (sketch comedy revue) – Footbridge Theatre
2002
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better (sketch comedy revue) – Footbridge Theatre
2004
Anon (sketch comedy revue) – Footbridge Theatre
2005
Eskimos with Polaroids (best of University comedy) – Big Laugh and Melbourne Comedy Festivals
2006
Chopper’s Bingo - Big Laugh and Melbourne Comedy Festivals
2007
Cracker Comedy Gala – Enmore Theatre
The Adventures of the Man With The Dominant Claw – Cracker, Adelaide Fringe, Big Laugh and Melbourne comedy festivals
Laughapalooza – Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne comedy Festivals
NOTABLE IMPROVISATION APPEARANCES
2003
Royal Rumble –Belvoir St Theatre
Cranston Cup – Belvoir St Theatre
2004
A Regular One Night Stand – Belvoir St Theatre
The Schools Carnival – Belvoir St Theatre
Cranston Cup – Belvoir St Theatre
Cranston Cup Grand Final – Enmore Theatre
2005
A Regular One Night Stand - Singapore
Mixed Doubles - Belvoir St Theatre
Parliamentary Theatresports - Belvoir St Theatre
Cranston Cup – Belvoir St Theatre
Cranston Cup Grand Final – Enmore Theatre
2006
Scrabble Unscripted – Cracker and Melbourne Comedy Festivals
Theatresports World Cup – Newtown Theatre
Cranston Cup – Belvoir St Theatre, Seymour Centre
Cranston Cup Grand Final– Enmore Theatre
2007
Scrabble Unscripted – Cracker and Melbourne Comedy Festivals
