Live Q&As · Celebrity Interviews · In-Conversation Events
A live Q&A only works when the person on stage forgets the audience is there. Jo Casamento has interviewed the stars for two decades as an entertainment journalist — and turned that craft into in-conversation events for Jamie Oliver, Drew Barrymore, Denise Richards and a national touring series for News Corp.
Anyone can read questions off cards. A journalist listens — catches the half-finished story, follows it, and knows which thread the audience is leaning forward for. Twenty years of interviewing names everyone knows means Jo’s guests trust her fast, and trust is what makes a live conversation actually go somewhere.
In-conversation theatre shows, bookshop and publisher tours, brand-hosted fireside chats, conference headline interviews, panel-style Q&As and audience-driven sessions. If your event has a name on the marquee and a room full of their fans — corporate or public — this is the format Jo does best. Tell her who’s coming.
Two decades on Australian screens, radio and mastheads — the credibility walks into the room before she does.
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“Sample quote — what the client said about the room, the timing, or how Jo handled a moment that could have gone wrong.”
“Sample quote — ideally names a specific save: the speaker who ran late, the AV that failed, the segment that needed care.”
“Sample quote — the strongest kind names a repeat booking, e.g. ‘back for the fourth year running’.”
“Sample quote — from a charity or gala client, on how the fundraising moment was handled.”
“Sample quote — from a brand or launch client, on tone and how well she represented the brand.”
“Sample quote — from a conference organiser, on preparation and how little they had to manage on the day.”
Repeat bookings carry the most weight — “back for the fourth year” outperforms any adjective.
The fee is never just the hours on stage — that’s the part everyone sees. Every booking includes:
No weddings. Corporate, media, brand and charity events are all Jo does — which means every hour of preparation goes into rooms like yours.
Jamie Oliver's national Q&A tour for Dymocks (the Five Minute Meals cookbooks), Denise Richards' HayU launch, Drew Barrymore's Flower make-up launch at Icebergs, and a News Corp regional touring series with Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Michelle Payne, Richard Reid, Gina Liano, Alex Perry and INXS's Kirk Pengilly.
Like the journalist she is: full research on the guest, their current project and what they've already been asked everywhere else, a question arc agreed with your team where needed, and pronunciations and sensitivities checked before anyone steps on stage.
Yes — audience Q&A segments are part of most of her live events. Jo keeps them warm and on track, so the microphone never gets stuck and no guest gets ambushed.
Yes — the Jamie Oliver Dymocks tour and the News Corp series were both multi-city. Sydney-based, happy on the road, travel built into the quote.
Each event is quoted on its own shape: a single evening in-conversation is a different job to a five-city tour. Run time, preparation, rehearsals and travel set the quote — send the details for a fast, straight answer.
A few details is all it takes — you’ll hear back promptly, usually within a business day.