Carly Electric

As a stand-up comedian, podcaster, multi award-winning high-end escort and the only sex worker in the Australian horse racing industry, Carly Electric is one of Australia’s most infamous, and hilarious, “ladies of the mid-arvo”.

With over 250,000 Instagram followers, the top 1% on Only Fans worldwide and a loyal client base, Carly is refreshingly open about the reality of selling sex for a living.

An advocate for the sex work and disability communities as well as women in the traditionally male-dominated horse racing industry, in 2025 Carly made her comedy debut with her first solo show, In My Box. Unpacking her inbox to reveal the bizarre and often hilarious requests she receives, Carly disclosed unfiltered, often uncomfortable truths about the sex industry. This stellar debut was well received by audiences at Adelaide Fringe from a broad demographic—selling out sessions and adding a fifth, Auslan-interpreted show to meet demand before going on to add tour dates, a Melbourne Fringe season and in 2026 an encore Adelaide Fringe season and sell-out Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut.

After cutting her podcasting teeth creating and hosting Girlfriend For Hire in 2024, in July 2025 Carly joined the Acast network to launch her new podcast project In My Box – in which she once again dives deep to reveal the gritty, glamorous, and often hilarious reality of sex work.

Carly has made international headlines for everything from the polarising effect she has on the horseracing industry –

“People are either all for it, or they think that people like me shouldn’t be able to own horses which is a bit wild to me. I pay my (training) bills, I go to the races, I am an advocate for women in the horse racing industry.”

Carly Electric (source: Herald Sun)

– to her experience surviving a lightning strike in December 2023.

The strike left Carly hospitalised, unable to move her limbs… and with a completely different eye colour when her irises instantly changed from green to dark brown after the strike.

Ever funny, never apologetic – Carly is unhesitant when it comes to pulling back the curtains to offer a glimpse into a world most people only dream about… or try not to think about at all. Never shying from shining a light like on the good, the bad and sometimes ugly reality of her chosen “day job” as a girlfriend for hire, the comedian holds no bars when it comes to opening up about selling sex for a living. And as a current, touring courtesan there is no end to the shocking stories, juicy secrets and the truth behind exactly what’s involved to give Carly the lifestyle she’s always craved.

Carly, who was already using the name Electric prior to her lightning phenomenon, not only considers herself lucky to be alive after this literally electrifying experience, but believes it has brought her luck – and with her careers as a top-tier escort, stand-up comedian, podcaster and Group 1 racehorse owner skyrocketing, this multiple-threat could be onto something.

2025:
🏆 BEST FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR (Winner)
🏆 BEST FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR (Director’s Choice)
🏆 HALL OF FAME (Nominee)
🏆 BEST PODCAST (Nominee)
🏆 BEST SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT (Nominee)
🏆 BEST TOURING ESCORT (Nominee)
🏆 BEST FEMALE ESCORT (Nominee)

2024:
🏆 BEST TOURING GIRLFRIEND (Winner)
🏆 BEST FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR (Winner)
🏆 ALPHA INDUSTRY LEADER (Winner)
🏆 BEST SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT (Nominee)
🏆 BEST FEMALE ESCORT (Nominee)
🏆 BEST DINNER DATE COMPANION (Nominee)