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One of the fastest-rising and
hardest-working acts on the circuit, Dan Willis is a
quick-thinking, fast-talking stand-up comedian who can be seen on
stage at many of the country's top stand-up venues and festivals.
Having quickly built a reputation as a top compere who can control a
room and keep a crowd laughing throughout the night, he is equally at
home performing extended sets. Dan is a regular MC at many of the
circuit’s top venues and is one of the most reliable comperes around.
His material can switch from family to
adult material depending on the audience - a skill which he used to
great effect during his 6-month stint as a warm-up man on 'Open House
with Gloria Hunniford', performing daily to elderly ladies without
resorting to any swearing or naughty sex talk.
Dan has made numerous appearances on TV,
both in Britain and overseas: in the UK he has appeared or been
involved in 'Kings of Comedy', 'Pirate TV', 'Am I Good In Bed?', 'Sex
On The Job', 'Open House with Gloria Hunniford', 'Edinburgh or Bust'
and has presented several features on CNN. Overseas, he has appeared
on Australia's 'Champagne Comedy'.
Having performed for 2 consecutive years
at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in a double-header show with his good
friend Nik Coppin, Dan is taking his first solo offering ‘Radiohead’
to Australia for a month in April 2006, prior to his solo Edinburgh
Fringe debut in August of the same year. The show is a journey into
feel-good music, classic tunes anchoring some of the more bizarre and
entertaining incidents from Dan’s life so far.
'a whirlwind set that left the crowd
pining for more'
- Yorkshire Evening Post
'a highly competent comedian and a
wonderful performer'
- Time Out Comics' Choice
'a natural stage presence ... he had the
crowd in stitches'
- Basingstoke Gazette
'handling hecklers with ease, he kept
the night ticking along at a fine pace and a good time was had by all'
- Hemel Hempstead Herald
'confident, solid and amusing' -
Chortle
'instantly laid-back and chilled out ...
Willis was just the man to coax the restrained crowd out of their
proverbial shells, never overstepping the boundaries of good-natured
fun' - Funny.co.uk
'a very, very funny act … had me
laughing all night' - Rory Bremner |
