With his accessible humour and free flowing style, Dave’s success as a comic has quickly broadened into a range of performance credits on TV, radio and stage.
Dave has been a guest on Network Ten’s Talkin’ ‘bout Your Generation a regular guest on Good News Week and he was seen on your screens in 2010 as a weekly panel member in the first season of Channel 7’s The White Room. His stand-up has been televised on Good Morning Australia (Network Ten), the Melbourne Cup special of Stand-up Australia (The Comedy Channel), and Rove (Network Ten).
He hosted the first 3 seasons of Channel 31’s Studio A in Victoria seeing the show through to win ‘Best Live Show’ and ‘Most Outstanding Program of The Year’ at the 2009 Channel 31 Antenna Awards. More recently, you would have seen him covering various stories and as a regular panel member on The Project, which has seen him interview the likes of Anne Hathaway, Owen Wilson, Jake Gyllenhall and Andy Murray.
His solo debut performance in at the 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival garnered a nomination for ‘Best Newcomer’ for his show Euromission and he has returned to the Comedy Festival each year since, with Info, Never Sweat, A Different Type of Normal and in 2011 with I Wanna Be Bruce Lee.
Following the success of these seasons, 2009 also saw his debut performance at the Edinburgh Fringe with Allow Me To Introduce Myself..Dave’s success and sell-out shows also saw him invited to the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal in 2010, before heading over for his second season at the Edinburgh Fringe with A Different Type of Normal and wrapping up his international touring for the year at the Nando’s Cape Town Comedy Festival in South Africa where he again performed in 2011.
If he hasn’t been busy enough, his 2010 solo show, A Different Type of Normal has also been released on DVD through Madman Entertainment.
Dave is a Sagittarian who enjoys long walks in the park and getting caught in the rain.
“He’s razor sharp and very funny”. Inpress
“A quick and self deprecating wit…an engaging comic with a truly Australian take on life” The Age
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Live Shows
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2012 |
“The Some Of All The Parts”
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival |
2011 |
“I Wanna be Bruce Lee”
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2010 |
“A Different Type Of Normal”
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival |
2009 |
“Allow Me To Introduce Myself”
Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
2009 |
“Never Sweat”
Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2008 |
“Info”
Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2007 |
“Euromission”
Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2006 |
“What… Me Worry?”
Solo Show
Melbourne Fringe Festival |
2006 |
“Eyecandy”
Four-man show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2005 |
“The No Underpants Show”
Two-Man Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
Television
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2012 |
Network TEN |
OXFAM Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala |
2011-12 |
Network TEN |
The Project (Regular Guest and Guest Co-Host) |
2010-11 |
Network TEN |
The 7PM Project (Regular Guest and Guest Co-Host) |
2010-11 |
Network TEN |
Good News Week (Guest) |
2011-12 |
Network TEN |
The Circle (Guest Co- Host) |
2011 |
ABC TV |
Spicks and Specks(Guest) |
2011 |
The Comedy Channel |
You Have Been Watching (Guest) |
2011 |
ABC TV |
Agony Uncles (Guest) |
2011 |
ABC TV |
The Trophy Room (Guest) |
2010 |
Channel Seven |
The White Room (Regular Panelist) |
2010 |
Network TEN |
The Circle (Guest) |
2009 |
Network TEN |
Talkin’ ‘bout Your Generation
(Guest) |
2008 - 09 |
Channel 31 |
Studio A
(Host) |
2009 |
SBS |
ADbc (Guest) |
2008 |
Network TEN |
Rove
(Stand Up Spot) |
2008 |
Network TEN |
Good News Week
(Guest) |
2007 |
Comedy Channel |
Stand Up Australia
(Stand Up Spot) |
2006 |
Network TEN |
Good Morning Australia |
Radio
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2011 |
Fox FM Melbourne |
Breakfast Show (Regular fill in co-host) |
2009 - 10 |
NOVA 96.9 Brisbane |
Breakfast Show (Fill in co-host) |
2010 |
NOVA - National |
Saturday Morning Show (Solo Host) |
2009 |
NOVA – National |
Summer Breakfast Show (Co-Host with Dylan Lewis and Sophie Monk) |
2009 |
NOVA 100 Melbourne |
Sunday Night Show (Host) |
2008 |
NOVA 100 |
Breakfast Show (Guest) |
2007-08 |
RRR |
The Pinch
(Declan Fay & Chris Kennett) |
Recordings
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2011 |
A Different Type of Normal
Madman Entertainment
(stand-up DVD) |
Television (Acting)
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2008 |
ABC |
Bed of Roses- Ep 1&3
Shannon Atherton |
2007 |
Crackerjack Prod’s
/Channel 9 |
Comedy Inc - Series V |
Awards
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2009 |
Studio A, “Program Of The Year”, Host - Winner |
2007 |
“Best New Comer” MICF - Nominee |
2006 |
“Campus Comedian of the Year” - Winner
(TREV Awards) |
2005 |
“Angling For a Laugh” - Winner |
2005 |
“Search For Funny Bone” - Winner |
2005 |
“Green Faces” - Second Place |
Voice Over
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Dave is a sought after voice over talent having voiced commercials for organisations such as Holden, The Defence Force, Delfin, Nandos, Hungry Jacks, Noodle Box, AMP and many more, including live show advertisements for Danny Bhoy, Josh Thomas and Wil Anderson. |
Corporate
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Australia Post, Cancer Council Australia, Hawthorn Football Club, Mazda Australia, Melbourne University, Telstra Communications, WAFM & Spirit FM Western Australia, Win TV, VCFL, Vesta Wind Systems and many more. |
Other Notable Work
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Just For Laughs Festival, Montreal
Cape Town Comedy Festival, South Africa, 2010 & 2011
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala, Comedy Spot, 2010 & 2011
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow, 2009, 2010 & 2011
Audience Warm Up - Various television shows for Channel 7 and Network Ten. |
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Exclusively represented by Token Artists
Contact Erin Zamagni on 03 9417 4700 for further details.
Last updated: January 2012
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