Comedian Michael Shafar is a stand-up comic and writer for The Project on Network Ten. But this success hasn’t happened overnight. Like most stand-up comedians it started off with bombing at his first open mic, and then two years of performing at every opportunity that presented itself. His next step was hosting ‘The Leak’ on community television station, Channel 31, before …
011: Simon Taylor – From tweets to television. The winding road of comedy
Chance favours the prepared mind in a career of stand-up comedy.
010: Evan Hocking – The leap of faith in going full time
Jumping from a part-time to full-time stand-up comedian is terrifying!
008: Johnny Kats – Luck and persistence lead to comedy success
How do you go from Richmond’s Corner Hotel to performing alongside Dave Chappelle in New York? Listen and learn!
007: Dave Callan – Winning friends and influencing people in comedy
There’s something funny about the Irish accent, frizzy hair and beards. This man has all three.
006: Dilruk Jayasinha – Never let a good education get in the way of a dream
Comedy comes in all shapes, sizes and flavours, as you’ll hear in this interview.
005: Comedian Chris Franklin – How one bogan became a successful ‘bloke’
Chris Franklin is comedy’s most successful bogan, both in comedy and music with his song ‘Bloke’.
004: Brad Oakes – Stand-up to TV to radio. The many careers of a comedian
Brad is one versatile comedian. He’s notched up stand-up, TV and radio and today coaches top comedians.
003: Samuel See – Be inclusive when insulting your audience.
Performing comedy in Singapore requires keeping up with current affairs and not rocking the boat too much.