Daniel Connell is an Australian comedian.
Connell grew up in Batemans Bay, on the New South Wales south coast. He started his comedy career in Canberra before moving to Melbourne in 2010.
Connell's style of stand up comedy has been described as "effortless" and "laconic". Reviewers have described him having an "easy charm" and having "mastered the art of dry observational humour."
Comedy festivals
Connell made his debut on the comedy festival scene in 2011. Connell has performed at 11 consecutive
Melbourne International Comedy Festivals, as well as
Edinburgh Fringe,
Adelaide Fringe,
Sydney Comedy Festival
The Sydney Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival held in Sydney.
Launched in 2005 as The Cracker Sydney Comedy Festival at a number of inner city venues, the Festival has grown quickly and now attracts 111,000 patrons every year at venue ...
,
Perth Fringe World
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, and Canberra Comedy Festival.
Festival shows
* Little Aussie Battler (2024)
* I'm Always Sore (2023)
* Gutless Wonder (2022)
* I’ve Had A Flare Up (2021)
* Cheers Big Ears (2020)
* Piece of Piss (2019)
* Bit of Shush (2018)
* Stacks On (2017)
* Resting Face (2016)
* The Get Out Stakes (2015)
* Dodgem Car Saviour (2014)
* Mr Personality 1988 (2013)
* Likeable Enough (2012)
TV appearances
Connell has made a number of television appearances, including on the ABC in the ''
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala
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'' (2024, 2021, 2019, 2017), ''Opening Night Comedy All Stars Supershow'' (2022) and ''Comedy Up Late'' (2018, 2021).
He has appeared on ''
Have You Been Paying Attention?'' (Network 10 2024) and ''
The Project'' (
Network 10 2023
), and acted in various roles in ''
Kinne Tonight
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In October 2019, ...
'' (
Network 10 2019).
References
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21st-century Australian comedians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people