First the first time, Effie is on her way to Wagga bringing her hilarious honesty and larger-than-life hair-do along for the ride.
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"I know I'm going to love it, I never shy away from a smaller audience," Mary Coustas, the woman behind the character, said.
Effie in Love Me Tinder is the latest skit to come from the comedian who said it was about "Fidelity, love, marriage and mother-in-laws".
"My last three shows focused on Effie looking for love, she was picky, no one was ever good enough, she was scared of being betrayed, so she made herself so unavailable," she said.
"Then after that she found love, she got married, and I actually had to have her become immaculately pregnant because I got pregnant and didn't want to ruin the story of her purity before marriage.
"So now, this show is all about what it's like after the big day and after her honeymoon where this beast inside her has been awakened and she's battling with temptation of other men, not looking to buy but definitely browsing."
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When getting into character, Coustas said it was a little like travelling back in time.
"It's like going back to when I was a little girl in Melbourne where I was surrounded by multiculturalism and working class people, and being different was normal," she said.
"If I hadn't have been thrust out of that life at nine years old where suddenly I was different and no one looked or talked like me, then I would still be Effie, it wouldn't be an act."
Added inspiration for the big personality came from a stranger she came across.
"I saw these girls in Lygon Street in Melbourne which is the real Wog cultured street and they had the strong accents and the big hair, so I wanted to embody that myself," she said.
"It's like putting on a pair of Ugg Boots, it's this warm and fuzzy place that's very easy for me, and that actually makes it more enjoyable for my audience too."
The audience plays a huge role in Effie's shows, according to Coustas.
"Half of my shows are on the spot, the audience star just as much as me, it's very much a conversation," she said.
The smaller stage of Wagga compared to some of the larger venues Coustas has performed at is somewhat of a treat for her.
"For me there is no difference, part of me prefers a smaller crowd, it becomes an intimate conversation and I'm a big fan of talking to people that aren't being spoken to enough, whether that's ethnically like Wogs or geographically like Wagga who are out of the city," she said.
"They're often my most powerful and illuminating performances, and the audience really appreciate how up close and personal they can get."
The show will hit Wagga Civic Theatre on November 16.