--- title: "Celia Pacquola - Gift Horse | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Celia wasn’t planning on doing a show in 2026, then her boyfriend gave her an inflatable kayak for her birthday... So here we are. A show about the people we love and the things they give us that we hate. Celia Pacquola is a multi award winning stand up comedian and one of Australia’s best-loved comics, back with a new hour of hilarious observations and incriminatingly honest stories that she will definitely regret sharing. 2026 WINNER – Most Outstanding Show Award – Melbourne Comedy Festival" "og:title": "Celia Pacquola - Gift Horse" "twitter:description": "Celia wasn’t planning on doing a show in 2026, then her boyfriend gave her an inflatable kayak for her birthday... So here we are. A show about the people we love and the things they give us that we hate. Celia Pacquola is a multi award winning stand up comedian and one of Australia’s best-loved comics, back with a new hour of hilarious observations and incriminatingly honest stories that she will definitely regret sharing. 2026 WINNER – Most Outstanding Show Award – Melbourne Comedy Festival" "twitter:title": "Celia Pacquola - Gift Horse" description: "Celia wasn’t planning on doing a show in 2026, then her boyfriend gave her an inflatable kayak for her birthday... So here we are. A show about the people we love and the things they give us that we hate. Celia Pacquola is a multi award winning stand up comedian and one of Australia’s best-loved comics, back with a new hour of hilarious observations and incriminatingly honest stories that she will definitely regret sharing. 2026 WINNER – Most Outstanding Show Award – Melbourne Comedy Festival" --- # Celia Pacquola - Gift Horse [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Celia Pacquola - Gift Horse](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2Ff0397e27-7fed-45c0-9778-96a45f43b88a?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Celia Pacquola - Gift Horse Celia wasn’t planning on doing a show in 2026, then her boyfriend gave her an inflatable kayak for her birthday... So here we are. A show about the people we love and the things they give us that we hate. Celia Pacquola is a multi award winning stand up comedian and one of Australia’s best-loved comics, back with a new hour of hilarious observations and incriminatingly honest stories that she will definitely regret sharing. 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