Daniel Townes is one of the country’s hottest prospects he has taken his gags global, he is one of Australia’s youngest international comedians, being a regular at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney’s Comedy Festival, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the prestigious invite only Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Seen on Good News Week, The Comedy Channel, The NRL Footy Show and Stand Up! (ABCTV)

With his laidback style of stand-up, Townes has won over audiences worldwide, having performed in Singapore, Germany, Spain, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Holland, and all over the UK. In Australia, he’s worked everywhere from Mildura to Broken Hill and Griffith to Wodonga.

Shortlisted for both the People’s Choice Award and title of Sydney’s Best Comedian in the 2011 Time Out Magazine Awards during the Sydney Comedy Festival.

With Marcus Ryan Perennial globetrotter Marcus Ryan is a gifted storyteller with a natural comic bent and has featured at so many festivals and clubs around the world it’s hard to know where home is these days. One thing’s for sure, he’s right at home on stage. A laid back yet engaging stage presence, Marcus charms his audiences with tales from the road and a sharp wit and has even performed comedy in Spanish in Guatemala!

Australian born but UK based for the last decade, Marcus kicked off his career in Melbourne, a finalist and runner up in national competitions ‘Raw Comedy’ & ‘Green Faces’ ‘03 securing him an invitation to the Edinburgh Fringe the same year, followed by a selection for ‘Comedy Zone’ ‘04. In 2005 he appeared at 5 major comedy festivals: Melbourne, Hobart, Montreal and again in Edinburgh where he was invited to attend the Vancouver comedy festival to perform in a Rising Stars showcase.

‘Effortlessly funny…unpretentious, informal, belly-laughs-a-minute stand-up’ThreeWeeks, UK

‘Marcus Ryan had one of the best lines of the night, brilliantly subverting an established comedic segue…’ ‘He does everything a stand-up’s supposed to do’ Chortle, UK

Marcus Ryan

‘With skill and deft timing he hit the mark with fine observations on his global travels’ The Skinny, UK

‘Marcus Ryan came with a well-honed act, good, solid, funny stuff delivered with a great deal of personality’ Edinburgh Evening News, UK