Deep Fried Man

Deep Fried Man
Birth name	Daniel Friedman
Born	9 January 1981 (1981-01-09) (age 30) Johannesburg, South Africa
Website	http://www.facebook.com/deeplyfried

Daniel Friedman known on stage as Deep Fried Man,^[1] is a South African comedian, musician and writer, based in Johannesburg. Formerly part of the alternative folk scene in Johannesburg,^[2], he made the transition to comedy at the beginning of 2010. He was voted Best Newcomer at the first annual Comics Choice Awards, the brainchild of South African comic John Vlismas, held at the Teatro, Montecasino, Johannesburg in January 2011. ^[3]

He made the decision to turn to professional comedy after being declared joint winner of the 2010 Parkers Comedy Showdown, hosted by comedian Joe Parker.^[4] As a result, he got to perform at the Jozi UN Comedy Festival, alongside international names including Pablo Francisco, Mo Mandel and Iliza Shlesinger and local names such as Loyiso Gola. He has been supporting act for Trevor Noah's one man show Scratch That at the Joburg Theatre Fringe, and has performed at the Heavyweight Comedy Jam,^[5] The Tshwane Comedy Fiesta 2010,^[6] The UJ Rag One Night Stand and many more. He has appeared on television several times, including on M-Net's Tonight With Trevor Noah,^[7] SABC2's Morning Live and SABC3's Last Say On Sunday. He was included on Meme Burn's list of the Top 10 Biggest Facebook Pages for South African Comedians.^[8]

References

1. ^ Rawoot, Ilham (2009-05-08). "Band aid for Palestine". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. http://www.webcitation.org/5u3GcCsfY. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
2. ^ http://www.designindaba.com/article/watt-folk
3. ^ http://www.thenewage.co.za/8593-12-53-Comics'_chance_to_shine/
4. ^ http://www.whacked.co.za/talent.aspx/
5. ^ http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=25532
6. ^ http://www.statetheatre.co.za/index.asp?intMatrixKey=417&strPage=&strSubPage=detail
7. ^ http://beta.mnet.co.za/mnetvideo/browsevideo.aspx?ChannelId=1&vid=27881&Search=&CategoryId=0&sortby=5&CPage=0
8. ^ http://memeburn.com/2010/09/the-10-biggest-facebook-pages-for-south-african-comedians/

External links

• Deep Fried Man's Facebook
• Deep Fried Man's Twitter
• Deep Fried Man's bio at Whacked Management
• Interview with Deep Fried Man

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Name	Man, Deep Fried
Alternative names	Daniel Friedman
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Date of birth	9 January 1981
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
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