Dane Simpson: Always Was, Always Will Be...Funny
Dane comes from a long line of funny buggers. A wisecracking Dad, a cleverly cutting Mum, hilarious grandparents and generations of jokers, pranksters and yarnspinners. As seen on Thank God You're Here, Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition, Have You Been Paying Attention, and The Hundred with Andy Lee. For 60,000 years of laughs, book now.
WINNER Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award 2022
WINNER FRINGE WORLD Weekly Award 2023
★★★★ Mervyn Stutter's Pick Of The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe 2023
★★★★1/2 "More presence in his pinky finger than most of us could ever dream of" Sunday Mail
★★★★★ "Side-splitting down-to-earth humour" Glamadelaide
★★★★ "Simpson is hilarious" The Advertiser
"A masterful storyteller and infectiously upbeat presence" Chortle.co.uk
Presented by: Aborigi-LOL
Comedian Dane Simpson and producer Janet A McLeod have been working together since 2016, most frequently on standup show Aborigi-LOL.
Dane got his foot in the comedy door as a Deadly Funny finalist in 2015 and has since gone on to tour Australia with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow, Aboriginal Comedy Allstars and the Great Danes tour of regional WA. He produces the monthly Riverina Comedy Club and programs the Wagga Comedy Festival.
Janet is a long time producer/programmer of Local Laughs – Melbourne’s longest running weekly comedy room – and has produced countless shows at Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, and FRINGEWORLD.
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