Edward Robert Kavalee (born 30 June 1979) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, podcaster radio and television presenter. He is a recurring panellist on

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's ''

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'' with Sam Pang and co-hosts ''Hughesy, Ed & Erin'' with

Dave Hughes David William Hughes (born 26 November 1970) is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter. He is known for his larrikin personality, drawling Australian accent, and deadpan comedic delivery. Hughes co-hosts ''Hughesy, ...

and

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on 2DayFM. Kavalee is a former host of ''Ash, Grant & Ed'' on 2Day FM and the ''Marto, Ed & Robin'' breakfast show on

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. He has hosted a number of television shows, including ''

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'' and various sports-themed comedy shows along with Santo Cilauro and Sam Pang.

Career

Kavalee is an experienced

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performer. He had been involved in running Theatresports workshops at the

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(Studio 4, New South Wales University's comedy society), and for a number of years, he hosted Theatresports at the

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. Before his career on radio with Triple M, Kavalee began working in a small video store at the age of fourteen for a period of eight and a half years, and was a

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and part of the promotions team with the Triple M Rock Patrol vehicles, The Black Thunders. Kavalee is a graduate of Screenwise. Three months before he graduated, he scored the pilot and a part on the ensemble cast of

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' improvised comedy show ''Thank God You're Here''. He appeared in more than 20 episodes of the show in 2006 and remained a member of the ensemble cast in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th series. In 2006, Kavalee joined with co-host Tony Martin and panel operator

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for the Triple M radio comedy show ''

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'' which featured comedy sketches, celebrity guests and banter on trivia and current affairs. The show was a ratings success and soon developed a devoted assembly of loyal fans including English comedian

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who commented in an interview in 2012 that ''Get This'', although off-air for five years, remained his all-time favourite radio show. But after two years, Austereo made the controversial decision to axe the program. Despite the protests from fans and supporters, the show finished in November 2007. In December 2008, Kavalee and Martin recorded a special tribute podcast dedicated to the memory of Richard Marsland who died earlier that month. In 2008, Kavalee joined ''The Wrong Way Home'' with Akmal Saleh and Cal Wilson on the Nova Network. Before Kavalee joined he was a guest co-host while Wilson took time off for her wedding. In 2009, Kavalee was appointed as anchor on Nova 100's ''

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'' breakfast show, replacing Tim Blackwell who hosted the Nova Nights show ''Launchpad'' with Hayley Pearson. Kavalee hosted ''

'' on the Seven Network in mid 2009, which was the Australian TV series that was based on the original version of the UK's TV series ''

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''. He co-hosted ''

Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever! ''Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!'' is an association football themed comedy television show in Australia on SBS. The nightly panel-style show was produced by Working Dog Productions and aired for the duration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The s ...

'' with Santo Cilauro and Sam Pang on

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, which was a light-hearted look at the 2010

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, running for the duration of the championships. Kavalee was reunited with his former co-host on ''Get This'', Tony Martin, for '' The Joy of Sets'' on the

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. This comedy television series, looking at the elements used to construct television shows, commenced screening on 20 September 2011 in the 9:00 pm Tuesday timeslot on Nine. The eighth and final episode aired on 8 November 2011. Although initial ratings were impressive, subsequent figures were disappointing and midway through the series, it was moved to a later timeslot of 10.30pm. In December 2011, Kavalee resigned from

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to focus on TV and film work. In 2012, he appeared in the Australian film ''

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'' directed by Rob Sitch. Kavalee co-hosted ''

Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever! ''Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!'' was an Australian sports themed comedy television show hosted by Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee. It screened from 30 January to 2 April 2012. It screened live-to-air on 7mate on Monday nights at 8:30 ...

'' on the Seven network, a spin-off from the SBS series in 2010. He was also a regular guest on the TV show '' Agony Uncles'' (ABC-TV). He also worked on the comedy film ''

Scumbus ''Scumbus'' is an Australian comedy film written and produced by Ed Kavalee. The film stars Kavalee, Toby Truslove and Lachy Hulme. It was filmed in Melbourne, Victoria. Synopsis Tom is an eager, ambitious policeman who takes his job seriously ...

'' in which he starred, co-wrote, co-produced and largely self-funded. The comedy film focusses on a pair of under-achieving policemen and was shot in only 11 days, featuring a cast of well-known names in Australian comedy. The film aired on Ch-10 on 10 November 2012, received positive reviews and was selected for screening at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival. At the end of 2012, Kavalee was seeking a distributor for his second feature film entitled ''Border Protection Squad'', the film has been written, directed and also co-produced by himself and is a comedy that takes a satirical swipe at TV shows such as Ch-7's ''Border Security''. The film was made available for downloads on iTunes in 2015. In January 2014, Kavalee joined Triple M Brisbane's ''The Grill Team with Marto, Michelle & Ed'' breakfast show as a co-host. He is also one of two regular panellists on the Network Ten comedy quiz show ''

'', the other being Sam Pang. In October 2017, Kavalee announced that he would be leaving the ''Marto, Ed & Robin'' breakfast show on Triple M Brisbane at the end of the year to spend more time with his family. The announcement came not long after his wife, Tiffiny Hall, had given birth to their son. In November 2017,

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announced that Kavalee would be joining

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to co-host breakfast on 2Day FM replacing Harley Breen. It was later announced in December that

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would join the show. ''Em, Grant & Ed'' remained on air until

announced that it would end on Friday 16 August 2019 and will be replaced by a music focused show. Kavalee quickly moved over to a temporary role on

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national afternoon show, ''

'', after Kate Langbroek announced she wasn't coming back to the show, or Australia, until 2020. Kavalee will stand in alongside Dave Hughes until at least the end of 2019. In November 2020, Southern Cross Austereo announced that Kavelee,

and

would replace Jamie Angel to host '' The 2Day FM Morning Crew with Hughesy, Ed and Erin Molan'' from Monday, January 18 2021. A one-hour highlights package will air nationally at 6pm across the

Radio

* ''

'' (2006–2007) * ''The Wrong Way Home with Akmal, Cal and Ed'' (2008) * ''

'' – co-host and anchor (2009 – 2011) * ''Summer Breakfast on Triple M'' – Host – (December 2013) * ''The Grill Team with Marto, Michelle & Ed'' – anchor (January 2014 – May 2015) * ''Marto & Ed Kavalee'' - co-host (May 2015 - December 2016) * ''Marto, Ed & Robin'' - co-host (January 2017 - December 2017) * ''Em, Grant & Ed'' - co-host (January 2018 – September 2018) * ''Ash, Grant & Ed'' - co-host (January 2019 – August 2019) * ''

'' - fill-in presenter (August 2019 - December 2019) * '' Hughesy & Ed'' - co-host (January 2020 – December 2020) *''

Hughesy, Ed & Erin ''Hughesy, Ed and Erin'' is an Australian breakfast radio show on 2Day FM. The show is hosted by Dave Hughes, Ed Kavalee and Erin Molan. A one-hour highlights package airs nationally at 6pm across the Hit Network. The show commenced on Monday ...

-'' co-host (January 2021 – present)

Television

* ''

Thank God You're Here ''Thank God You're Here'' is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons and on Seven for the fourth season. Each ...

'' (2006 – 2009) *

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Australia television commercials (2006) * ''

Newstopia ''Newstopia'' (stylised as ''NEWStopiä'') was an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on ...

'' (2007) * ''

Chandon Pictures ''Chandon Pictures'' is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on Movie Extra on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009. The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a Tropfest short film produced by Rob Carlton ...

'' (2007) * '' Out of the Question'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

'' (2010) * '' The Joy of Sets'' (2011) * ''

'' (2012) * '' Agony Uncles'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013 – present) * ''

Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football ''Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football'' was an Australian association football themed comedy television show, hosted by Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee. The series launched in 2013, screening each Tuesday on Fox Sports from October to May, ...

'' (2013 – 2015) * "

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" Australian television commercial (2015) * "

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" Australian television commercial (2016) * ''

True Story with Hamish & Andy ''True Story with Hamish & Andy'' is an Australian television series starring radio and television hosts Hamish Blake and Andy Lee, that was first aired on 5 June 2017. This is their third series for the Nine Network. In July 2017, the Nine ...

'' (episode 5 - "Jack's Story") as Firefighter Garry. * "

" Australian television commercial (2018) * '' Celebrity Name Game'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2020)

Film

* ''No Regrets'' (2003) * ''Meat Pie'' (USA: ''Going Down Under'') (2005) * ''

BoyTown ''BoyTown'' is a 2006 Australian comedy film, directed by Kevin Carlin and starring an ensemble cast of prominent Australian comedians, including Glenn Robbins, Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin, Wayne Hope and Gary Eck. It was filmed in Melbourne, Vi ...

'' (2006) * '' BoyTown Confidential'' (2007) * ''$quid'' (2007) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2012) * ''Border Protection Squad'' (2015) * ''

That's Not My Dog! ''That's Not My Dog!'' is a 2018 Australian comedy film written and directed by Dean Murphy and starring Shane Jacobson. Each of the cast members in the film are portraying themselves. The film had a limited cinematic release from 15–18 March 2 ...

'' (2018)

Theatre

* ''Lucky'' (2006)

Personal life

Kavalee's surname is Thai-Chinese. In 2014, Kavalee married celebrity trainer, fitness promoter and writer Tiffiny Hall."Anxiety, love & cult comedy with Luke McGregor"
''The Weekly Review''. Retrieved 2017-03-28. They have a son born in September 2017, and welcomed a baby girl on 30 May 2022.

References

External links

*
Ed Kavalee profile – Hughesy and Kate
– ''Nova 100 Melbourne website'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kavalee, Ed 1979 births Living people Male actors from Sydney Australian male film actors Triple M presenters Place of birth missing (living people) Nova (radio network) announcers Australian people of Thai descent Australian podcasters