Kushi Venkatesh

Kushi Venkatesh is a comedian, reporter, and content creator. In 2025, she was a finalist for the Young Australian of the Year Awards and in 2023 won the Edstart Achievement Award for Performing and Visual Arts. She has performed to sold-out crowds at both the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Kushis a reporter on ABC’s kids’ news channel Behind the News and a content creator whose videos have gained over 50 million views online. This year, Kushi was the youngest comic at just 19-years-old to debut her solo show ‘Happy’ at the Adelaide Fringe — selling out her entire season.