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Danny Bhoy Birth name Danni Chaudhry Born 17 January 1974
Moffat, ScotlandMedium Stand up Nationality British Years active 1998–present Genres Observational comedy Website http://www.Dannybhoy.com Danny Bhoy (real name Danni Chaudhry, born 17 January 1974[1]) is an Indian-Scottish comedian who has performed in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. He is half-Indian and half-Scottish.[2]
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Biography
Early life
Bhoy was born in Moffat, Scotland,[3] one of four children and attended Lockerbie Academy and all-boys public school Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh.
His humour is observational, often involving his own personal experiences as an international comedian. While he does mention his Indian heritage, it is often a quick reference and never the focus of the show.
Career
He began stand up in 1998 after going to see his first comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival. A year later, he won The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award[4], Britain's biggest competition for comedy newcomers. In 2001, Danny took his first full length solo show to the Edinburgh Festival, where, within a week, he had sold out his entire three-week run, and added extra shows to cope with the demand for tickets.[5]
By the spring of 2003, Danny's comedy started to take a different direction. That year he also entered the Australian comedy market, with his first solo show at the invitation-only Melbourne Comedy Festival. This led to various Australian TV appearances on Rove Live, The Glass House, and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala. In November of that year, Danny was invited to perform on the Royal Variety Show.[5]
In 2005, Danny was invited to take part in the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, where the Montreal Gazette described him as "the stand out hit of the festival". In November, Danny was invited to take part in the inaugural Las Vegas Comedy Festival. Since returning from his 2007 tour of Australia, Bhoy is back on the road again. In 2009 Bhoy, returned to Australia, for another tour.
Danny appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on 5 March 2010, and the Comedy Network's "Saturday Night Stand-up", which was broadcast on 17 April 2010. He appeared on Comedy Central with his new routine, "Subject to Change: Danny Bhoy", which was broadcast on 22 May 2010, and appeared on Live at the Apollo, broadcast in December 2010.
In early 2011, Danny has been touring around Australia with his show Messenger (Please Do Not Shoot), selling out his shows at the Brisbane Comedy Festival.[6]
References
- ^ "Danny Bhoy". Festivals for All. http://www.festivalsforall.com/artist/danny-bhoy. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ Bhoy's own story
- ^ "Danny Bhoy". Chortle. http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/d/107/danny_bhoy. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ BBC NEWS | Special Report | 1999 | 08/99 | Edinburgh Festival 99 | Danny Bhoy's pipe dream comes true
- ^ a b Bhoy's official website
- ^ Daily Telegraph, Australia, article
External links
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Merchistonians
- People from Moffat
- Scottish people of Indian descent
- Scottish stand-up comedians
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