The many talents of this actor, joker and midnight toker.
020: George Kapiniaris – From Stereotypes to Stage Shows and Changing Aussie Culture
Few Aussies have challenged the stereotypes of our age, and made us laugh at the same time.
019: Greg Fleet – The Accidental Comedian
Comedian Greg Fleet is Australia’s bad boy of comedy. On stage and off, ‘Fleety’ has made a name for himself for pushing the boundaries and living life to its fullest. TV, movies, theatre, breakfast radio, and twenty-nine Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows later, it’s hard to imagine how Greg had time for his now infamous drug addiction. But he did, …
018: Steve Hughes – The Arduous Journey of Stand-up Comedy
Comedy in the raw. The good, bad, and exhaustion associated with this career.
017: Mayumi Nobetsu – From Monty Python to the MICF
Language, geography, gender and culture couldn’t stop Mayumi Nobetsu reach her comedy dream.
016: Dave O’Neil – From Captain Cocoa to Captaining Aussie Comedy
Chances are you’ve laughed at an Australian comedian Dave O’Neil jokes. This is because not only is he a seasoned stand-up comedian, but dave’s been writing for Australian TV comedy shows since 1994 – television shows such as Jimeoin, The Eric Bana Show Live, Full Frontal, Totally Full Frontal, The Mick Molloy Show, The Micallef Program, and most recently Open …
015: Urzila Carlson – Getting robbed at gunpoint can lead to a comedy career
Looking for direction? Sometimes life skips the subtle cues and sticks an AK47 in your face.
014: Dane Simpson – Yarns by the fire bucket to being ‘Deadly Funny’
This is the yarn of Australian comedian Dane Simpson. Some people seek greatness, other’s have greatness thrust upon them – on a stage in Narrabri, New South Wales. One moment Dane was a DJ. The next, a supporting act for veteran comedian Kevin Kropinyeri, and a short time later the ‘Deadly Funny’ NSW winner. Dane’s success on the comedy circuit …
013: The Nelson Twins – Double trouble from Walbundrie to China
You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. Well, that’s a bit unfair. They might look alike, but as you’ll hear in this Hard Knock Knocks podcast episode, Australian comedians, The Nelson Twins, as they’re known on the comedy circuit and Australia’s Got Talent, have quite differing personalities, and tastes in women! Starting out in the little town of Walbundrie, New …