Nishan "Nish" Selvadurai (born 10 September 1978) is an Australian comedian of Sri Lankan descent, living in Brisbane.

Career

Nish first performed stand-up in 2004. In 2005, he won the

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State Final of the FHM Cougar Rum Search for Australia's Funniest Man competition. In 2006, he had his television debut on Network 10 and the Comedy Channel for the FHM Cougar Rum Search for Australia's Funniest Man competition. In March 2007, he enjoyed his first month as a full-time professional comedian. He was the warm up act for George Kapiniaris's Adelaide Fringe Festival show "Trevor". He then joined the touring comedy group Il Dago. Il Dago began at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April 2007. The tour included Joe Avati & George Kapiniaris.Nunn, Louise (31 July 2007
Multi-mix of fun
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series '' Thank God You're Here''. He has also appeared on Channel 9's NRL Footy Show and

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References

External links

Official site for Nish

Official site for Il Dago
{{DEFAULTSORT:Selvadurai, Nish Australian male comedians Australian people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent 1978 births Living people