Judy Horacek: Everyone on the bus fell down (not just me) | National Library of Australia (NLA)

Judy Horacek: Everyone on the bus fell down (not just me)

Judy Horacek brings her comedy cartoon slide show to the National Library – a show about public transport, climate catastrophe, a certain green sheep and getting older (for real).

This fun-filled 50 minutes of cartoons features Judy Horacek's feisty pointy nosed characters and stories about her life as a cartoonist and children's book creator, bumping through the world as best she can. Feminism, social justice and a deep dive into green concerns with our worries and fears about the way we are destroying the planet – all prime material for humour! Plus, lots about the other type of green that’s been important in her life, one that is ovine rather than environmental, from the children’s classic she created with Mem Fox, Where is the Green Sheep?'

Judy has been trying to solve the problems of the world for decades. She acknowledges that it hasn’t worked. Come along to laugh at the crises of the world – it's better than staying at home crying.

A cartoon of a pointy-nosed orange character wearing a yellow dress with red spots, placed upside down on a bright blue background

Judy can be funny about almost anything

John Clarke

One of Australia’s best cartoonists and should be a worldwide phenomenon. She brightens the day with wit and intelligence.

The Sunday Age

About Judy Horacek

A smiling woman with short dark hair wears red-framed glasses, a grey top and red vest and is pictured against a bright blue background

Judy Horacek is a cartoonist, writer, artist and illustrator. Her characteristic pointy nosed figures have been trying to make the world a better place for decades now. She has been published in newspapers and magazines all over the world, and has produced 10 collections of cartoons.

She also creates children’s books, both on her own and with Mem Fox - their first book together was the iconic Where is the Green Sheep? (which features in the National Library Treasures Gallery). 

Earlier this year she decided to try standup comedy, debuting at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April. It was a great success and a lot of fun, so now, as they say in the classics, she’s taking the show on the road!

Event details
10 Nov 2026
6:00pm – 7:00pm
$25 concession | $30 general admission
Theatre
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