Sunbury resident, doctor and comedian Chido Mwat tells Zoe Moffatt about her connection to Sunbury and latest work as a comedian.
Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do?
I’m a comedian, film and content maker, and I also work around regional Australia as a doctor. I grew up in Zimbabwe and came to Australia when I was 19 and have been living in Victoria ever since.
What’s your connection to Sunbury?
I live with my partner who grew up in this area. When we decided to move back to Melbourne from country Victoria we decided this would be a great place as it’s close to family, has great access to the country and is commutable to the city.
What do you like about where you live?
I really like that we are close to family, as it makes catching up so much easier. I also like that Sunbury feels small enough for me not to get overwhelmed and it’s easy to navigate. Our home has a lot of natural light which is essential to me because I believe I’m powered by the sun.
What, if anything, would you change about where you live?
A bullet train to the city.
Where is your favourite local place to spend time?
Recently I’ve been trying to improve my physical fitness and well-being. I’ve started going to the Advance Fitness gym and surprisingly I enjoy it. People are friendly, it’s for all fitness levels and going to group fitness classes makes me feel motivated.
Tell us something people would be surprised to know about you?
I came third in the world for GCSE O’level Food and Nutrition (cooking) in high school. I think it’s funny because although I love eating food I really do not enjoy cooking anymore. I cook for sustenance.
You just launched your nine-part mock reality show for TikTok and Instagram, tell us a bit about it?
‘Adult-erers’ is a comedy mock reality show about two camp-ish “professional” adults who insert themselves into the lives of young adults to help them solve common problems of adulting with an unconventional twist.
I decided to make it because on entering adulting I wished someone could come into my life and help solve my problems like on shows like in Queer Eye. I love connecting people through laughter so I thought what better way to do this than make this show blending satire and my quirky blend of comedy.
I was fortunate enough to receive funding from Creative Victoria and the Hume council to bring it to life. At the moment I’m working on growing our audience and applying for further funding to make more episodes because the problems of adulting are endless.
