068: Dave O’Neil – Producing ‘Dave’ for Pilot Week

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Dave O’Neil has been performing stand-up comedy for an incredible 29 years. It was only fitting that a TV show about his life should be made, and in this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast Dave and I talk about producing ‘Dave‘ – the show about ‘Dave’. We discuss the politics of the TV world, casting stand-up comedians as actor, …

014: Dane Simpson – Yarns by the fire bucket to being ‘Deadly Funny’

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Some people seek greatness, other’s have greatness thrust upon them…on a stage in Narrabri, New South Wales. This is the yarn of Dane Simpson – one moment a DJ, the next a supporting act for veteran comedian Kevin Kropinyeri, and a short time later the ‘Deadly Funny’ NSW winner. Dane’s success on the comedy circuit has been swift, which highlights …