OK here is a brief rundown of why I do comedy and how it all came to be.

Basically me and this comedy thing started off from the suggestion of a good friend from high school. He said I should try it, I contemplated it for about two years and eventually got the guts to have a go. Things kind of snowballed from there and it is now 3.5years later. It is probably the most exciting thing I've ever done with my life. There is nothing better for me than making people laugh - I never thought I'd be able live off it.

And that's pretty much the whole story - short and sweet and it all happened by accident. I never wanted to be a Comedian, it was nothing that I'd ever even thought about until my mate suggested it to me. To start with it was just me being 22 and not knowing what I was doing with my life, I just thought "yeah ill have a crack at that. Maybe. One day."

Now I'm 26 and it is my full time job. I left my other job six months ago to pursue this. I am based in Sydney Australia.

Anyway, enough of that boring story. Below is a list of things I've done since starting out in this industry. It is by no means everything just some of the more memorable ones.

2006

Adelaide Fringe Festival
*And that (solo show)
*The Late Laugh (comedy / variety show)

Cracker Comedy Festival Sydney
*Support act for Tony Woods and Ahmed Ahmed

Melbourne International Comedy Festival
*And that (solo show)
*Support act for Arj Barker

Support Act For...

*Dave Hughes (4 Nights In Melbourne )
*Orny Adams (USA)
*Arj Barker (USA) - tour through regional NSW

2005

Melbourne International Comedy Festival
*A Night Of Interpretive Dance (with Nick Sun)
*Mic In Transit (various performers)

Support Act For...

*Akmal Saleh - Melbourne International Comedy Festival
*Wil Anderson, Kill Wil Tour - Sydney (Enmore Theatre) and QLD (Venues in Lismore, Gold Coast and Townsville)
*Tripod, Rod Quantock, Frank Woodley (Lano and Woodley), Kitty Flanagan, Arj Barker ( USA ), Tony Woods ( USA )

2004

Adelaide Fringe Festival
*Shock Of The New (various performers)

Big Laugh Festival Sydney
*Shock Of The New vs The Bedroom Philosopher - Parramatta Riverside Theatres

TV Credits

2006

*FHM magazine search for Australia 's funniest man competition (channel 10 and comedy channel)
*The Footy show (NRL) - 18.05.06 (stand up comedy appearance)
*Australia Stands Up (Comedy channel - stand up comedy appearance)

2005

*The Footy Show (NRL) 18.08.05 (stand up comedy appearance)
*Best Of The Footy Show Comedians 2005 (after grand final - stand up comedy)

2004

*The Big Arvo Channel 7 (stand up comedy appearance)
*3 Mobile Byte Size Comedy (Comedy Channel & 3 Mobile Network - stand up comedy appearance)
*Stand Up - ABC Television (stand up comedy appearance)

Other

* FHM Magazine Search for Australia 's funniest man competition winner

* One of ten Australian comedians chosen to audition for the Late show with David Letterman with Comedian / Talent booker Eddie Brill (USA) at the Sydney Comedy Store (Aug 2005).

www.iancognito.net

After 17 years in the business we call show, Ian Cognito knows one thing: you need two things to make it big - hype and bullshit.  Ian Cognito has neither.  He has become one of the most respected comedians in the world by simply consistently doing great performances.

That he is so remarkably unfamous can be put down to one thing: Ian Cognito has never been on television in any shape or form.  If Spiderman was bitten by a radioactive spider and became, like, a spider, then Ian Cognito was bitten by a radioactive cunt.

“The trouble with a moustache is that you can taste what you've been eating. I got fed up of mine tasting of TV producers arseholes.” Ian Cognito

Possibly one of the most influential comedians of modern times Ian Cognito has been responsible for the shape of the careers of many comedians.  Some of which he is pleased about.

“Changed the face of this circuit single handedly. He was rallying against political correctness before it even had a name. I also love it when he pisses in my mouth .” Brendan Burns

“He's the reason I am in this business.” Boothby Graffoe

Some not so pleased.

Ian Cognito has headlined some of the best line ups in British comedy putting many established performers in the shade. However, the longer you spend in the comedy arena, the more people you will upset, particularly if you take the risks that Ian takes. 

Consequently Ian Cognito appears to be banned from more comedy clubs than any other British comedian.  Ian Cognito is not proud of this. The comedy business should be ashamed.

So, funny, challenging, honest and he gets it right 98.5per cent of the time (and of course he's got his awards).  Ian Cognito.  He's the real thing.

“It's not a widely known fact that I sign my name Ian D.Cognito, it's an anagram of gin and tonic , and the D stands for Danger.”

(AKA Tom Binns)

Tom cut his teeth in comedy at the Comedy Café in London and on the BBC Radio Comedy Network. His first television appearances were in 'Knowing Me Knowing Yule with Alan Partridge', 'Friday Night Armistice' and 'Fist of Fun'.

In 1999 the readers of Melody Maker voted 'Tom Binns Breakfast' on London 's XFM as one of their Top Ten Radio shows of the year.

One of the sketches Tom wrote for 'Trigger Happy TV' made it into both the BBC and Channel 4 polls for best comedy moment and TV moment of 2001.

In 2002 while Tom was presenting 'Ri:se' the live breakfast show on Channel 4, readers of More magazine voted him the 25th sexiest man in the world, leaving George Clooney trailing behind at number 33.

Joan Rivers recently worked with Tom when he hosted a very expensive pilot episode of 'Celebrity Squares' for So TV and Five.

Tom is currently writing a sitcom, DJing on BRMB radio, developing TV shows, performing stand-up and sailing catamarans

IVAN

Ivan Brackenbury is Hospital Radios Flagship Presenter. He presents his "Disease Hour" every week on Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Hospital Radio. He's also been heard on "Lee and Herring Fist of Fun" on BBC Radio 1.

Then BBC GLR [now London ], XFM and Talksport. Ivan Brackenbury also did a stint as a continuity man on Channel 4's 4Music.

"Comedy Genius " - Chris Evans

"The funniest thing I've seen in my life .” - Simon Bates

"The precision of the comedy timing was unbelievable it was amazing .” Capital Radio

Stand-up comedian, writer and actor Jeff Innocent is widely regarded as one of the finest acts on the British comedy scene. He headlines and comperes at every major stand-up comedy venue and is a regular performer on national TV and radio. He also appears at universities, music festivals such as Glastonbury , Phoenix and Reading ; and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Jeff is also an experienced corporate entertainer.

On stage his distinctly confident and larger-than-life image soon reveals a charming intellect. This unique contrast is a product of a colourful life growing up in London 's East End together with an academic background.

MOVIES

It Was An Accident
Mean Machine

TELEVISION

The Comedy Store Presents (Five)
Edinburgh Comedy (STV)
Edinburgh Nights (BBC1)
Gas (Channel 4)
I Love 1999 (BBC1)
Later With Jools Holland (BBC2)
The National Lottery Show (BBC1)
Red Nose Day (BBC1)
Stand Up Holland (Dutch TV)
Stand Up Show (RTE Ireland)
The Stand Up Show (twice for BBC1)
Take the Mike (ITV)
Time Gentlemen Please (Sky)
Real Eastenders (Channel 4)
Stand Up For The World (CHannel 4)
Brief Histories (BBC3)

RADIO

The New Vaudeville (Play for BBC Radio 3)
Stand Up ll (BBC Radio2)
The Treatment (BBC Radio 5 Live)
The Phill Jupitus Show (GLR)
Roland Rivron Show (Radio London)
Sandi Toksvig Show (LBC)

Quotes

"It should be made law that every British citizen must go and see Jeff Innocent. He's that funny."
- Hot Tickets

"Jeff presents an act that's part history lesson part sociology lecture but all funny. "
- The Independent

"Jeff Innocent is like Alan Bennett writing an episode of 'Minder' ." - The Standard

"Jeff Innocent is 'The Guv'nor'."- The Mirror

Systems analyst turned entertainer, Keith Fields, combines his incredible talent for magic with the success of a stand up routine that wins audiences over the broadest of locations. He is a regular headliner and compere at all the top UK comedy venues and in 2003 had a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Festival with his all new solo show M@GIC.COMEDY ("A true entertainer" CHORTLE), as well as a daytime family show called NOT ANOTHER KIDS SHOW? (" Fields brings gales of laughter ****" EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS).

Keith presents an entertaining blend of stand-up and magic, which is equally at home with a blue chip corporate function, a children's party or in the live arena of a comedy club. His highly acclaimed act has won him TIME OUT ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD, MAGIC CIRCLE CLOSE-UP CHAMPION and SOUTHERN CLUB ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

He has entertained H.R.H. Prince Andrew at Windsor Castle for the VARIETY CLUB and for YELLOW PAGES Keith was an intrinsic asset through their sales training weeks. As a regular favourite Keith has been booked and rebooked for several computer companies, launching products for the likes of MITSUBISHI, GUPTA, BANYAN AND ASLAN computer companies. He is often booked for exhibitions, hosting the stands for the likes of Jongleurs Promotions at CONFEX and TOMORROW'S WORLD. Keith is also a favourite among the top-end cruise bookers because his amazing ability to adapt to any audience.

As one of the TV industry's top "warm-up" men - one of the hardest jobs in television - Keith has worked on such shows as DOG EAT DOG, HARRY ENFIELD, CLIVE JAMES, READY STEADY COOK, MEN FOR SALE , DAVID FROST AND ALEXI SAYLE.

Despite his hectic schedule, Keith has written two books on the art of magic and he wrote the first British Magic Tutorial on CD ROM. Keith is also the tutor and figurehead of the highly popular JONGLEURS SCHOOL OF COMEDY aimed at the corporate training market.

"See him for the way he handles an audience - he's fast (and) he's sharp - always entertaining" MALCOLM HAY, TIME OUT

"There are tough audiences out there but Fields, because of his very strong material, handles them with aplomb" THE STAGE

"An avant-garde performer… different, dramatic and very funny" THE MAGIC CIRCLE

“Awesome stand up” - BBC

Best Stand Up on the North West Comedy Circuit 2006 Nominee

Tune in every Saturday & Sunday between 10 - 2pm to hear Mick`s radio show "The Weekend Shambles" on The North West`s Revolution 92.6.

Manchester based Mick Ferry is renowned as a fine purveyor of lugubrious surrealism and has quickly established himself as one of the most sought after comics on the British and International comedy circuit. One of the finest comperes around, at ease bantering with a crowd but with no shortage of first class dark and sinister material, Mick performs regularly at The Comedy Store in London and Manchester as well as headlining at comedy venues nationwide. Internationally he has recently appeared in Ireland , Dubai , Singapore , and Shanghai where he has showcased his ability to pluck outstanding material from thin air in an apparently effortless manner.

Mick began his assault on the stand-up circuit in 1998 and quickly made it to the finals of Channel 4's esteemed ‘So You Think You're Funny' competition. His stand up career has gone from strength to strength and he is now widely recognised as one of the most talented and promising stand-ups to have emerged from the North. Testament to this fact, he has been invited to perform alongside stand-up luminaries Johnny Vegas, Sean Lock, Peter Kay, Al Murray and Steve Coogan – having the honour of joining each of them as a special guest on live shows.

Back in the early days of his career Mick formed one third of the bizarre comedy trio Dr Strangehair. Performing zany sketches and offbeat humour littered with pop culture references the trio were soon spotted by ‘Mercury Prize Winner' Badly Drawn Boy and invited to accompany him on a sell out nationwide tour. It was a short lived venture; the world of rock-and-roll soon took its toll on the trio and they split soon after to focus on their individual comedy careers.

For Mick there was no looking back. He has gone on to develop a cult following in his native North West and performed his debut one man show ‘Mick Ferry's Won F*&K All!' to a sell out audience and great critical acclaim at the Manchester Comedy Festival in 2004. In the same year, he also appeared at the Edinburgh Festival as part of the highly regarded ‘Big Value Comedy Show'.

A supremely talented and versatile performer, Mick was also a founder member of The Comedy Store's weekly topical team show ‘M.E.N At Work'. In the furiously paced show based on the week's news, Mick continued to hone his talent for off-the-cuff, satirical and topical comedy, generating new and original material every single week and wowing audiences with his spontaneous acerbic outbursts and razor sharp wit.

Recognising his talent as a prolific comedy writer and emerging talent, Mick was one of only a handful of Artistes to be awarded a writers bursary by the BBC in 2004. He then went on to write and perform a pilot for Radio 4; a sketch show entitled 'Turn Left at the Pier' based in the glitzy showbiz world of Blackpool . Also on the airwaves, Mick's quick witted banter can be heard regularly on BBC Radio GMR where he's a regular guest contributor. Other radio credits include BBC7's ‘Brand Spanking New' Comedy Show.

TV credits include a live stand-up performance on Paramount 's ‘The Comedy Store' , BBC 2's ‘Running Late' , Comedy Central/Paramount Comedy's ‘The World Stands up' and Paramount 's ‘Comedy Blue'. Mick recently made his acting debut in ‘Fire Salad' – a play written by Tony Burgess and performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester .

Recently Mick joined the North West`s Revolution 92.6 radio station to present his own show “The Weekend Shambles" and to top off a great year for Mick he has been nominated for the Best Stand Up on the North West Comedy Circuit 2006 at the North West Comedy Awards.

Things look like they are only going to get better for Derker's most famous son…

Quotes

“As good as it gets…highly original and hilarious” - Metro Big Issue

“One of the best comperes in the country” - Manchester Evening News

“A master at working an audience” - Yorkshire Evening Post

“Simply Sublime” - Manchester City Life Magazine

“Performs with style and conviction, highly enjoyable” - Chortle

Miles Jupp was nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe 2003, for his show ‘Gentlemen Prefer Brogues'. He has been described as " A clever, dead pan, dead funny upper-class bloke, physically reminiscent of Martin Clunes but funnier… his musings are classic " [The Scotsman]. Other awards include winner of Channel 4's – So You Think You're Funny 2001 and winner of the Leicester Festival Comedian of The Year Award 2001.

On television Miles appeared as a regular on the (BAFTA nominated) LIVE FLOOR SHOW (BBC Scotland – 2 series) and guested on DOES DOUG KNOW ? (CH4). Other TV includes the hit children's series BALAMORY (BBC 253 episodes), T in THE PARK (BBC Scotland), CALEDONIAN MACBRAINS (BBC Scotland), YOU MUST BE JOKING (Channel 4), REVOLVER (BBC Choice), WEIRDSVILLE - MILES JUPP INVESTIGATES (BBC Choice Scotland) and BBC NEW COMEDY AWARDS (BBC Choice).

On radio Miles's credits include ROBIN & WENDY'S WET WEEKEND (BBC Radio 4), FRINGE CUTS (BBC Radio 4), THE MOTION SHOW (BBC Radio 4), SPANKING NEW (BBC Radio 7), FAMOUS FOR FIVE MINUTES (BBC Scotland), VELVET CABARET (BBC Radio Scotland) and HENS (BBC Radio 4). He also regularly appeared in his own slot JUPP'S EYE on the FRED MACAULEY SHOW (BBC Radio Scotland ) and most recently wrote and appeared in Miles Jupp's Real World, a comedy series for BBC Radio 4. TV includes, THE LIVE FLOOR SHOW (BBC 2), WIFE FOR WILLIAM for Channel 4 and most recently seen on Paramount Comedy's THE WORLD STANDS UP.

Other recent work includes a successful run with The Lost and Lonely Rebels, a UK tour of BALAMORY LIVE, playing Simple Simon in the HMT Theatre (Aberdeen) Pantomime JACK AND THE BEANSTALK and was recently seen on BBC 2 in FEEL THE FORCE. Miles most recently appeared in The Barbicans pantomime DICK WHITTINGTON. Later this year he can be seen in WEDDING BELLES (FIVE) and in the films HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX and DEATH DEFYING ACTS.

Quotes:

“His set rolls out like warm custard over Spotted Dick ” - The Scotsman

“ * * * * ” - The Independent

“A corking show” - The List

“Jupp is likeable, absurd and joyfully irreverent” - Three Weeks

“Miles Jupp's gloriously offensive posh-boy persona makes for an hour's great entertainment.” - The Independent

“Landed Gentry to the comedy cognoscenti” - Evening News

“Laugh? I nearly dropped my Debretts” - Evening Standard 2003

Madness, mime, magic & mirth

Otiz Cannelloni combines the illusion of magic and the logic of stand-up to produce a hybrid comic creation. With a mind more suited to testing crash helmets his performance fluctuates between sheer genius and downright stupidity.

Just when you suspect he doesn't have a clue, he removes all doubt. When Cannelloni is on stage the dressing room empties, as the rest of the comics rush to watch and learn from his mistakes. It's taken years of practice to make something so simple look so difficult.

Despite various television appearances, The Stand Up Show BBC1, Stuff the White Rabbit, BBC 2, producers are prepared to forgive and forget, mostly forget. Still there are always the cruise liners.

Otiz is a popular choice for the corporate market. His laid back brand of mirth has proved a hit at a variety of occasions.

Television:
The Happening (BSB)
Saturday Live (LWT)
Friday Night Live (LWT)
The Stand Up Show (BBC1)
Stuff The White Rabbit (BBC2)

A genial combination of jokes, songs and poetry ( “His act is a treasure chest packed to bursting with little gems”) , self styled 'Rock & Roll Poet and comedian.

Stand-Up Comedy:

Paul appears at clubs and festivals around the UK and most recently abroad has completed a short tour in Singapore . Recent corporate clients include Round Table, Rotary Club, Siemens, Hertfordshire Constabulary and British Telecom. Paul is resident host at Mansfield , Hitchin and Comedy Clubs as well as being a regular at the Jongleurs Comedy Clubs across the UK , and hosts for major UK music festivals including headliner act at Reading and compere for V Festival Leeds.

TV & Radio / Presenting work:

2005-2006 - ‘Punk & Disorderly' award winning weekly evening radio show on Radio Mansfield 103fm.

2005 - 2006 - Radio Mansfield 103fm - a live Sunday lunchtime show

2006 - PUNKY! Weekly Podcast currently being syndicated to US sites and soon to be on the launch pad of major new pod site PodcastUK. PUNKY! was the only UK show to be in the finals of the 2006 Podcast Peer Awards.

He has also appeared on:

BBC Southern Counties FM
Dorset FM
The Big Breakfast (C4)
A Current Affair (C9 Australia)
LIVE TV
GRINS comedy (US cable)
Olympic Comedy (HTV)
BBC R1
Granada Talk TV
Fives Company (C5)
SIXTV Oxford Eye
5 LIVE
Virgin Radio
GLR
London Talk Radio
Liberty Radio
Chiltern Radio

Press:

"a magnificent gig " - BBC online (Feb 05)

“you try sitting there with your pint in your hand and not laughing. In his time he's penned some comedy club cult classics…” - Manchester online

“A guitar-wielding gag merchant whose almost insane sense of humour delighted the eager audience” - BBC Lincolnshire

“Pretty damn funny” - Scottish Daily Mail

"The crowd was begging for an encore" - Bedfordshire on Sunday

“A very naughty boy - he deserves a smack on his bottom” - Lorraine Kelly (GMTV)

Originating from Douglas, Isle of Man, this left-handed, qualified Chemical Physicist, trained Systems Analyst, former Taxi Driver and International Table Tennis player certainly has an interesting enough background to make him one of the hottest young comics performing on the UK comedy circuit today.

Rob's style has been described as charming, likeable, nice, boy-next-door and inoffensive, but beware, because beneath it all lurks a mischievous streak desperate to expose itself.

A versatile comic, Rob has held compereing residencies all over the country, including: Guildford Electric The atre, Marlowe The atre (Canterbury), Bracknell Comedy Cellar, Hampstead Clinic, Ealing Broadway Comedy Club, Brighton's Komedia, Liverpool's University and Rawhide where the audience love him and frequently take him home as a souvenir.

In 2002 Rob completed his first run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of the sell-out Midnight and Big Value Comedy Shows. He also hosted the BBC Stand Up Show Live.

An in demand writer, Rob has recently finished a commission for BBC Radio as part of the writing team for Radio Two's, The Day The Music Died.

Rob spent 2004 as part of Reading 's 2-Ten FM Morning Crew, and now writes for the Jamie The akston breakfast show on HeartFM.... and if you listen closely, you can hear him too!

Rob is fast becoming a rising star of the comedy scene, and regularly performs at the country's top stand up venues, including The Comedy Store, Jongleurs and The Glee club.

Quotes:

“This eminently likeable Manxman will liven up any bill...a definite must see.” - Steve Bennett

“The saviour of the show...Our tip for the top in ‘99” - Danny Wallace, BBC Comedy

“The island's no.1 export (apart from Kippers)” - Isle of Man Examiner

“The Comedy equivalent of a 147 break...impossible to beat, but unknown to Willie Thorne” - The Big Issue

“Charming comic with excellent material” - City Life

Yearning for a career where men want to be you and women want to have sex with you, Steve Hughes spent his formative years in Australia as heavy metal drummer. After ten years of recording and touring Steve gave up his job as a drummer and decided to start talking to the audience.

Heavy Rock bands Slaughter Lord, Mortal Sin, Nazxul, and Primordial's losses are the comedy world's gain.

Steve is now widely regarded one of the most esteemed and exciting stand up comedians working on the UK and International circuit. With a laconic and deceptively laid back style, Steve's musings on life and the universe are far reaching. A chain smoking, beer swilling, plain talking Australian, Steve's comfortable operating in the realms of such familiar subjects as drugs, sex, and pornos but his real passion is the topical, political and intellectual – delivered in a frequently provocative manner. Operating on many levels Steve's eloquently argued points are always passionate and delivered with blistering conviction.

His eclectic mix of quirky anecdotes and witty one-liners has earned him legions of fans across the U.K., as well as recent performances on BBC2's “ The Live Floor Show,” Paramount's “ The Comedy Store” and Comedy Central's “ The World Stands Up!”. He has appeared all over Australia, won the first ever Green Faces Comedy Competition 1997, appeared on Channel 9's footy show, Won Australian Comedian of the year 1998, hosted MTV in Australia, appeared at almost every international comedy festival in the world and even supported Mr Methane on tour.

Chatting with the casual confidence of a comic at home in front of a crowd Steve Hughes' acute observations on British life are packed with conviction and passion about stuff that really matters to him.

Steve's philosophy - The idea of multiculturalism is meaningless, when there is in reality only one culture: ‘People'

Festival Shows

Edinburgh

2002 Performed at the Café Royal as part of the ‘Big Value Comedy' show

2004 Debut solo show ‘At War With Satan' in the Pleasance Courtyard

2005 Following the success of his debut show, Steve returned to Edinburgh with his second solo show ‘Wake Up', performing at the Underbelly in the Baby Belly

2006 Steve performed his most politically astute show ‘Storm' at the Pleasance Courtyard to huge controversy and critical acclaim.

Montreal

2005 Steve accepted an invitation to appear at the prestigious “Just For Laughs” Comedy Festival performing in ‘Late Nite Down Under'; a show spotlighting the best of the Aussies & Kiwis performers from around the globe.

Winnepeg

2006 The CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival invited Steve to perform his unique brand of political humour on their Televised Gala show and he also stormed their late night dirty show ‘All Foul, No Harm'.

Kilkenny

2006 Steve made his festival debut, at the World Famous Cat Laughs Festival performing with many of the Worlds Best Stand Up comedians to sell out audiences.

Television

‘The Live Floor Show' – BBC 2

‘The Comedy Store' Series 6 – Channel 5 & Paramount

‘The World Stands-Up' – Paramount Comedy & Comedy Central

‘Comedy Cuts' - ITV 1 & 2 (Broadcast 2007)

‘The Comedy Store' Series 7 – Paramount Comedy (Broadcast 2007)

‘Mike Wilmot's Comedy Blue' – Paramount Comedy (Broadcast 2007)

Press

“One of the best hours of stand up at the fringe…acutely observed and cutting bone-deep. Steve delves into gutsier territory – racism, terrorism, homophobia – with an honesty and openness rarely seen among comics. His insights are spot-on, his opinions are intelligent and his jokes are top class .” – The Guardian

“Mark Thomas and Rob Newman have proven how effective comedy can be as a mouthpiece for such issues. Hughes knocks them into a cocked hat. In summary: Hughes is gold .” – Metro

“After an ingenious segment in which he proves with absolutely faultless logic that gay men are straighter than straight men, he chuckles as some bemused looks in the audience and says: “just getting your minds nice and wet for later on – this is going to get wacked.” And wacked it gets. Hughes launches into an absolutely withering demolition of the thinking behind the War on Terror. He's not the first comedian to tackle this subject by any means, but I've never heard it chewed over with such devastating rigour .” – The Scotsman

“Invigorating…his bullshit-free take on the world is compelling and pungent ”. – Edinburgh Guide

“This is exactly what political comedy should be intelligent, provocative, profound, and topped off with good, solid gags. See him while it's still legal .” – Chortle

“You get the feeling Steve Hughes is on the cusp of greatness. The re is also the feeling that, if said greatness was achieved, he would probably tell it to f**k off. You will not see a more hilarious and passionate act at any festival .” – Hairline.org.uk

“A laconic, and laid back performer, Hughes' quietly confident persona demonstrates a man at ease with his material. Think Boothby Graffoe…only Australian. Beneath the easy-going exterior, though, there's fine comic work being done, as Hughes tosses out elegant gags by the bucketload…a charming delivery ” – Chortle

“Steve Hughes will rock your world ” – Three Weeks

Trevor began his career at the Sydney Comedy Store in 1991, he received his first booking in just two months, his first television performance in six and capped off that first year by winning the Sydney Comic of the Year competition.

Within 18 months he was headlining regularly at the Comedy Store and touring with the likes of Jimeoin, Ben Elton and David Strassman. His television career also blossomed, performing on shows like The Midday Show, Tonight Live, and Hey Hey Saturday. After an acclaimed visit to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1996, Trevor began working extensively in England and Europe . He is the first Australian comic to have performed in the arctic circle, and has performed in France , Holland , Scandinavia, Hong Kong and China .

His UK TV Credits include Live at Jongleurs ( four series), the Stand Up Show (BBC1) and amongst his radio credits is Stand Up Two for BBC Radio 2.

What they say about Trevor:

"Was that you getting all those laughs" - Ben Elton

"My all time favourite funny man!, Superb totally unique" - Rick Wakeman

"Shines Like A Diamond" - Edinburgh Evening News

"One of those once in a lifetime finds" - London Evening Standard