Bio
You may recognise Ally Pinnock as 'The Bunny Boiler' off The Comedy Channel's 'Balls Of Steel Australia', or you may just recognise her from the good old days in down town Wagga Wagga!
Ally Pinnock was born and raised in country NSW - the state's largest inland city, known around the country as the 'city of good sports' OR "Wagga Wagga, so good they named it twice!"
Growing up in Wagga, Ally dreamed of being 'Like Alison Brahe' on a kids TV show, and with a lot of hard work and obsessive determination, she got there.
Starting out at 'Noise TV' in Melbourne (yes she left Wagga), Ally learned the never-ending ropes of the small screen by getting her hands dirty with editing, producing, shooting and her favourite, hosting and particularly interviewing for this underground cult-hit youth music show.
During this time Ally was scouted by 3 Mobile to host 'The Pitch' which was one of the first in-house produced mobile phone TV shows. This saw Ally co-hosting alongside Aussie cricket legend, Darren Lehman, interviewing the greats of Australian Test cricket, Australia-wide.
From sports elite to gamer geek, Ally then landed her dream job hosting Ch 9's gadgets and gaming show, 'Cyber Shack'. A self confessed tech-head, having gained a BA in Graphic Design, Ally really shone in this role, developing her sharp wit and comic timing with her passion for interviews and technology.
True to her roots, Ally transitioned from Cyber Shack to a role as a freelance music reporter, indulging in her love of the interview with bands touring for Roadrunner Records and In The Mix TV, such as Lamb Of God, Amanda Palmer, Fatboy Slim, Sam Sparrow, Chromeo, Q-Tip, Trivium, Ewan Pearson and many more.
After appearing as a celebrity guest on Beauty & The Geek's Speed Dating Challenge, where Ally managed to improvise passionate facts with the 'Geeks' about Star Trek, she was recruited by producers to put her improv' comedy skills to the test on the much hyped Comedy Channel skit show, 'Balls Of Steel Australia'.
Acting as 'The Bunny Boiler', Ally is thrust into a range of real-life situations where it's her job to inappropriately flirt with other women's boyfriends. The reactions are priceless. "It was really hard at first because I was just out there alone, mic'd up and with all these hidden cameras," she says. "I also had a bit of a crisis with my morals because the things I was doing I would never do in real life."
With the director's urgings, Ally managed to divorce her Bunny Boiler character from her real life personality and found the role "refreshing".
Ally is now pursuing acting with great gusto and really enjoys the different realities between TV Presenting as "My genuine self" and being "whatever self I create" when acting.