Australian Comedy Review

With over 10 years in the business Dave has established himself as one of Australia's most sought after headline acts. Dave is a veteran of fringe and comedy festivals both here and abroad, having stared in one man shows as well as ensemble shows. With a solid background in acting, Dave uses strong characters and has a tendency to improvise lending his show a distinctly theatrical flavour, and his ability to adapt his performance from pubs and clubs to theatre and television ensures Dave will continue to work alongside Australia's best known comedians David has played the Melbourne International Comedy Festival ever year since 1999 with a new show each year - a testament to his writing ability. He was chosen to perform in The MICF Montreal Show Case and the Australian MICF Road show which tours all around, In 2000 David performed his one man show at The Adelaide Fringe Festival achieving full houses and rave reviews. Awards and Achievements 2002 Nomination - Maurie Awards Comedian of The Year 2001 Nomination - Best Comedy Act Award on Campus - Victorian University's 1999 Runner Up - National Green Faces Competition - Canberra 1996 Winner - Triple J "Make me Laugh" - National Awards 1996 Finalist - "So you think you're funny?" - Awards Edinburgh Festival 1996 Advanced Diploma - Acting graduate of the Centre for Performing Arts TV Credits Rove Live Score - Comedychannel Special Headliners (comedy channel) 2001 Hey Hey It's Saturday (Channel Nine) Today Tonight (Seven Network) TV 1 (Galaxy, 7 minute Feature spots) Live TV (London - 3 guest spots) "Best of the Fest" (Channel Ten) O'Loghlin On Saturday Night (ABC TV) Radio Credits Guest Co-host Girls Behaving Badly Fox FM Triple J (Guest spots, interview & air play) SA - FM (Guest spots, Co - Host, Interviews, regular air play) 5UV (Guest spots and interviews) MMM - Written & performed for MMM & Radiowise Festivals Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1999, 2000 2001 2002, 2003, 2004. Edinburgh 1996 1997 Adelaide Fringe Festival 2000, 2002, 2004