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WINNER - Best of the Fest - Wild West Comedy Festival 2011

Who is this John Robertson Fellow?

A comedian, journalist, clown and host - in the last eight years, John has performed everywhere from a rained- out bomb shelter in Hungary, to legendary comedy clubs in London and packed theatres in Sydney. He's had fans dress as him, been concussed by well- meaning punters and brought the riot- times wherever he's gone.

"Brilliant - you could do worse than see John's show, but you'll rarely do better." - Chortle AU

John is the official MC of the Supanova Pop Culture Expo, Wai- Con Anime Convention and Madman National Cosplay Competition. Wherever he goes, he brings the nerd love, manic slapstick and smart cynicism.

John's clothing sponsor is the tremendous Gallery Serpentine

2011 News:

October: John is touring around Western Australia, NSW and QLD.

October: John's acting agent points out that you can hear his voice on the telly at the moment, urging you to buy newspapers and real estate.

September: John is touring around the UK. Details on the Events page.

August: John completes 51 solo shows in 26 days at the Edinburgh Fringe, bringing to a close dual seasons of the club show "Dragon Punch!" and surreal monologue, "Blood & Charm."

August: Five star review for "Blood & Charm: Disturbing Stories for Disturbing Bedtimes" from The British Comedy Guide

August: Four star review for "Blood & Charm" from Chortle UK

August: Four star review for "Dragon Punch!" from ThreeWeeks UK

August: New hour monologue, "Blood & Charm" opens at Assembly Hall, Edinburgh - 4th - 20th August. 10.30pm

"Dragon Punch!" opens at The Hive, 57 Niddry St, Edinburgh. 4th - 29th August. 6.20pm

June: "Dragon Punch!" wins Best Of The Fest at the 2011 Wild West Comedy Festival. John opens for Steve- O from Jackass as part of his Australian tour.

June: John has another column published by CLEO Magazine Australia.

May: "Dragon Punch!" appears at the Sydney Comedy Festival. John opens for Rob Schneider, as part of his Australian tour.

March: "Dragon Punch!" debuts at the Glasgow Comedy Festival.

February: John has another column published by CLEO Magazine Australia.

January: The Wai- Con Cosplay Competition draws 3,000 attendees at the Perth Convention Centre, for the second year in a row.

OLDER NEWS:

In 2010, John toured his fourth solo show, A Nifty History of Evil to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for a sell- out season. Performing 44 shows in 22 days, he took home the Edinburgh DarkChat award for "Best Comedy Performance". The BBC called it, "A hidden gem… it's all very funny stuff and Robertson is a funny and engaging performer." "A Nifty History" was also performed by invitation at Sydney's The Comedy Store, as well as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Perth's Wild West Comedy Festival, where it took out the "Critic's Choice" and "Artist's Choice" awards. ZOO Magazine has named John one of its Top 10 Young Aussie Comics.

John first tried stand- up because a girl at university asked him to. He won the Laugh Resort Best New Comedian award in 2003 and auditioned for Australian Idol the same year, creating a moment of madness that has since become the stuff of modern legend. (Check it out on the media page.)

In 2005, John's first one- man show, Killing Hun in the Sun saw him play a 400 year- old war veteran who enjoys killing children. Quirky and gruesome, the play was nominated for the Equity Guild Award for Best New Script and toured to the Melbourne Fringe and Artrage Festivals in 2006.

In 2008, after spending two years as a children's puppeteer and science communicator - an experience that nurtured his dislike of children and science, John turned to full- time stand- up. He came third in the Green Faces National Championships and immediately began a worldwide tour that hasn't ended yet.

Capable of just about anything, John has MCed and performed at events as diverse as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Supanova Pop Culture Expo, Wai-Con - The Western Australian Anime Convention, the Under The Blue Moon Goth Festival. To the best of his knowledge, he is the only Australian comedian to have ever interviewed a Dalek.

He has performed with: Rob Schneider, Steve- O, Tom Rhodes, Wayne Brady (Whose Line Is It Anyway), Mark Watson (UK), Jim Jefferies, Jamie Kilstein (USA), Fiona O'Loughlin, Kitty Flanagan, Jeff Garcia (USA), John Moloney (UK), Jeff Green (UK), Tommy Dean, Tom Ballard, Wil Anderson, Austen Tayshus, Shihad, Drapht, Daryl Braithwaite, Muscles, Justin Hamilton, Dave Callan, Dave Grant, Karl Urban, a giant robot, a sunken submarine and 300 dancing teenagers dressed as anime characters.