About the Author

Terri Psiakis has top-shelf credentials. A successful stand-up comic, writer and broadcaster since 2000, she has appeared on Rove, The Glass House, Spicks and Specks, ABC TV's Stand Up! and The Comedy Channel's Stand Up Australia. She has written and performed six shows for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and has toured the nation with the Comedy Festival Roadshow. She will also be familiar to listeners of national youth broadcaster Triple J, where she was a regular presenter for 6 years. Terri now co-hosts her own Triple M weekend breakfast show, 'Toast,' with Justin Hamilton and Charlie Pickering. Tying the Knot Without Doing Your Block is her first book and is based on her hilarious 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, Terri Psiakis has Pending Nuptials. Typically, Terri likes taking long walks on the beach. She also enjoys hiding out in her little house in the suburbs with her giant beagle and her beloved Bloke.