The Gorskys
Australian comedy team
The Gorskys are an Australian comedy team. They have performed on stage, radio, television and the internet. They are also the creators of GORSKYS.COMedy, one of the world's longest-running comedy websites (started in 1995).
Lineup
Originally known as the Toasted Marshmallows (from 1992–1997), the Gorskys began performing after the founding members met at Monash University (Clayton) whilst performing in the Monash Players annual comedy review "Slimy Crappy People".
The original members were Liam Cody, Chris Tomkins, Jo Stanley and Samantha Stone.
Stone left in 1994 and was replaced by Barbara Joseph. Joseph left a year later.
Jo Stanley stopped performing with the Gorskys in 1999 when she began on Melbourne radio network, Fox FM.
Liam Cody died after a long battle with cancer on 28 August 2007.
Chris Tomkins continued publishing the GORSKYS.COMedy website until 2015.
Radio
The Gorskys wrote and performed sketches for independent radio, Melbourne's PBS-FM from 1993–95.
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