BIOGRAPHY

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Since emerging on the scene almost a decade ago as one of Australia’s hottest comedy prospects, Daniel Townes has rapidly made his name as one of the country’s best live comedians and one of the most sought after acts on the private performance scene. 

With his laidback style of stand-up, Townes has won over audiences worldwide, having performed in Singapore, Germany, Spain, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Holland, and all over the UK. In Australia, he’s worked everywhere from Mildura to Broken Hill and Griffith to Wodonga. 

As well as being a regular at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival, he has also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the prestigious invite-only Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, the latter kudos aspired to by the whole industry.


Television

     
2010 Thursday Night Live One HD
     
2010 Australia VS Channel 7
     
2009 Good News Week Channel 10
     
2008 Comedy Train Humour TV, Netherlands
     
2008 Cracker Night Comedy Channel
     
2007 Cracker Night Comedy Channel
     
2007 Stand Up Australia Comedy Channel
     
2006 Stand Up Australia Comedy Channel
     
2006 FHM Search for Australia's Funniest... Channel 10
     
2006 NRL Footy Show Channel 9
     
2004 Stand Up ABC
     

Recordings

2007 Best of the Footy Show DVD, Compilation
     
2006 FHM Search for Australia's Funniest... DVD, Compilation
     
2005 Sydney Underground Comedy DVD, Compilation
     
2004 The Laugh Garage CD, Compilation
     

Live Shows

     
2011 This could go either way Solo show - Sydney Fringe Festival
     
2011 Murphy's Law Solo show - Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival.
     
2010 So far, so what Solo show - Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival
     
2009 And yeah, you know Solo show - Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival
     
2008 Yeah yeah yeah yeah Solo show - Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival
     
2008 Live at Toomler Double header - English Comedy Festival, Amsterdam
     
2007 Seriously Solo show - Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival
     
2006 And that... Solo show - Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Sydney.
     
2006 The Late Laugh Late Night Variety show, Adelaide Fringe Festival
     
2005 A Night of Interpretive Dance Double Header with Nick Sun, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
     
2005 Mic In Transit Group show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
     
2004 Shock of the New Group show, Adelaide Fringe Festival
     
2004 Shock of the New VS the Bedroom Philosopher Group Show, Big Laugh Festival, Sydney
     

Other Notable Live Work

     
2007 - 2011 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Australia wide
     
2007 - 2011 Cracker Night Sydney Comedy Festival Gala
     
2009 Worlds Funniest Island Comedy Festival
     
2009 Leeds Festival Music Festival, UK
     
2008 Support act for Dave Hughes Enmore Theatre
     
2008 Reading Festival Music Festival, UK
     
2007 Support act for Dave Hughes London, UK
     
2007 Support act for Arj Barker Sydney Opera House
     
     
2006 Support act for Arj Barker Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Regional NSW
     
2005 Support act for Wil Anderson Lismore, Townsville and Enmore Theatre
     
2005 Support act for Akmal Saleh Melbourne International Comedy Festival
     

Awards / Competitions

     
2011 Nominated for Sydney's Best Comedian Time Out Magazine Awards, Sydney
     
2011 Nominated for People's Choice Award Time Out Magazine Awards, Sydney Comedy Festival
     
2007 Yuk Yuks Great Australian Laugh Off National competition winner
     
2006 FHM Search for Australia's Funniest... National competition winner
     
2004 Green Faces comedy competition National Finalist