Dan Antopolski

For the rowing coach and commentator, see Daniel Topolski

Dan Antopolski (born 1972) is a British stand-up comic, actor and writer, mostly known for his surreal stand-up.

Stand-up comedy

Shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe include:

• "Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century" (2010)
• "Dan Antopolski: Silent But Deadly" (2009)
• "Dan Antopolski's Penetrating Gaze" (2008)
• The Dinks II: "Mouthbreathin' " (2004) (with Craig Campbell and Tony Law)
• Dan Antopolski: "A Whim Away" (2004)
• "The Dinks" (2003) (with Craig Campbell and Tony Law)
• Dan Antopolski: "The Presence" (2002)
• Dan Antopolski: "Antopolski 2000" (2001)
• "Lee Mack's New Bits" (2000) (with Lee Mack and Catherine Tate)
• Dan Antopolski: "Second Coming" (2000)
• "Lee Mack's Bits" (1999) (with Lee Mack and Catherine Tate)
• "The Comedy Zone" (1999)

Other festival appearances include:

• NBC Festival, New York 2004 (The Dinks)
• Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2003 (The Presence)
• Montreal 2002 (New Faces)

Awards

• Honorary Life Member of the University College Dublin Law Society
• Winner of the Dave Award for Best Joke at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe ^[1]
• Nominated for the Perrier award in 2001 for "Antopolski 2000"
• Nominated for the Perrier award in 2000 (as part of "Lee Mack's New Bits")
• Nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award in 2000 for "Second Coming"
• Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award in 1998
• Finalist in So You Think You're Funny in 1998
• Finalist, Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award in 1998

Television

Credits include:

• Comedy Cuts (Series 3) (with Sarah Kendall and Joanna Neary, also with Karl Theobald) (2008)
• Comedy Cuts (Series 2) (2008)
• Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV1) (2007)
• Comedy Cuts (Series 1) (ITV2) (2007)
• Moonmonkeys (BBC3 Special also featuring Karl Theobald) (2007)
• Hyperdrive 'Jeffers' in two seasons of the BBC2 science fiction comedy 2006-2007
• 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (BBC) (2005)
• AD/BC (BBC Three) a Christmas special rock-opera comedy, also featuring Richard Ayoade, Tom Hillenbrand, Julia Davis and Matt Lucas (2004)
• Brain Candy (BBC) (2002)
• The Stand-Up Show (BBC) (3 series)
• Time Gentlemen Please (Sky)
• Live Floor Show (BBC) (2 series)
• The World Comedy Tour (Comedy Central/Paramount/Channel 9) (2002)
• Edinburgh and Beyond (Paramount) (2004)
• Head Farm (Channel 4 Pilot, also featuring Johnny Vegas, The Boosh, Garth Marenghi) (2002)

Film

Credits include:

• The Da Vinci Code (2006) (Jesus Christ) (for a fraction of a second)
• It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004) (Eric Banning)
• Big Girl, Little Girl (2004) (Olly)

Radio

Credits include:

• Strings (Broadcast pilot for Tim Minchin series) (Radio 4) (2010)
• One (Series 3) (Radio 4) (2010)
• This Is My Mark (Radio 4) (2009)
• Radio 4 Stands Up (Radio 4) (2009)
• Out To Lunch (Radio 2) (10 episodes Series 5&6 2008)
• One (Series 2) (Radio 4) (2008)
• Out To Lunch (Radio 2) (4 episodes Series 4 2007)
• Peacefully In Their Sleeps (Radio 4) (with Howard Read) (2007)
• The Dan Antopolski Radio Show (Radio 2) (Half-hour special broadcast 14 June 2007)
• Out To Lunch (Radio 2) (3 episodes Series 3 2007)
• Moonmonkeys (Resonance FM) (6 part weekly series with Karl Theobald) (2007)
• Exterminating Angels (Radio 4) (All four episodes, co-starring with Karl Theobald) (2006)
• Out To Lunch (Radio 2) (all 11 episodes Series 1&2 2006)
• 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (Radio 4) (2006)
• One (Series 1) (Radio 4) (2006)
• Undone (Radio 4) (2006)
• The Milk Run (Radio 1) regular contributor and starred in The Dinks special edition (2005)
• Flight of the Conchords (Radio 2) (2005)
• The Dinks (Resonance FM) (2003–04)
• The 99p Challenge (Radio 4) (2004)
• Four At The Store (Radio 4) (2003)

References

1. ^ http://dave.uktv.co.uk/library/davenews/funniest-joke-2009-fringe-revealed/

External links

• danantopolski.com

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