Brendon Burns
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For two decades now the adopted Australian has been Britain's most outspoken and number one cult comic. Since taking away the long-awaited Oscar of live stand-up comedy: the if.comedy award for best live comedy show in 2007, Burns has been one of the most prolific and busiest men in showbusiness both here and across the pond.
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Hasn't Heard of You Either
This is not your everyday comic. Older, wiser, calmer (and after being fitted with a hearing aid, infinitely quieter) Brendon's energy is still enticing. His turn of phrase is coarse yet oddly eloquent, whilst remaining fully accessible and intensely loveable. Never pompous and ever self-deprecating he just somehow seems to get away with murder. Not so much an "edgy truth-sayer" but a traditionally harmless and inclusive warm-hearted court jester. His influence is ubiquitous throughout the stand up world. Often replicated but never matched, his shows aren't just extended sets, Burns specialises in creating experiences: forever experimenting with the form and throwing himself new challenges. Ask around and you'll find every comic on the international scene has a funny Brendon Burns story. A, "They were there the night he..." tale. Sure he's critically acclaimed, a comic's comic and something of a cult figure. But, above all, he's...well... interesting. Downstairs
