Monday Comedy Night!! Head line act! Jordan Raskopoulos is one of Australia’s most sought after comedy performers. Jordan has found success as an actor, singer, popular panelist, sketch and stand-up comedian, comedy writer, improviser and voice over artist. Best known as the front man of the comedy rock group “The Axis of Awesome”. Jordan formed the group along with band mates Lee Naimo and Benny Davis in 2006 and, over the past six years, The Axis of Awesome have gone from strength to strength – with four sold out seasons at The Edinburgh Fringe and extensive tours throughout the USA, UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. With close to 50 million hits on Youtube, the Axis of Awesome have one of the highest rated comedy videos of all time. They have released four studio albums, a DVD and have even starred on a full hour TV special in Sweden! Jordan gained fame as one of the creators and a principal performer and writer of Australian Network Ten’s sketch comedy program The Ronnie Johns Good Times Campfire Jamboree Half Hour Show Now On Television (The Ronnie Johns Half Hour). The Ronnie Johns Half Hour showcased Jordan’s outstanding comedy range as a character performer and sketch writer. The show was nominated for two Logie awards, including “most outstanding comedy series” and remains a cult comedy hit in Australia and internationally. Jordan is a quick witted and hilarious improvisor. He is an Australian National Theatresports champion and has guest starred on Channel 7’s Thank God You’re Here. Jordan is a frequent guest on television programs and panel shows including Channel Ten’s Good News Week, ABC’s QandA and was a permanent cast member on the SBS sports panel show The Squiz. Jordan continues to see success in 2012. On top of The Axis of Awesome’s extensive tour schedule, and work as a solo comedian, Jordan recently played the supporting role of Trax in the critically acclaimed Underground: The Julian Assange Story. With a stellar cast including Rachel Griffiths and Antony LaPaglia, Underground premiered at the Toronto International Film festival. Support from Brett Blake “ Brett Blake is an exciting and energetic performer who will be sure to encapsulate the audiences attention And The MC will be... Neel Kolhatkar! one of the brightest prospects in Australian comedy. At 19, he boasts a CV already rivalling more seasoned stand-up professionals. With an existing subscriber base garnering him hundreds of thousands of hits on his YouTube videos, Neel sky-rocketed to Internet stardom in 2013 with his viral video ‘Australia in 2 Minutes’- which collected over a million hits within three days of its’ release. As prolific a stand-up comedian as he is at writing, producing and directing videos, Neel charms audiences with his impeccable foreign accents, faultless impressions, refreshingly amiable style of insightful observation and energetic delivery. Since winning The Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s national ‘Class Clowns’ Competition at the tender age of fifteen, Neel has gone on to perform at Australia’s top comedy clubs. In both 2010 and ‘11 Neel was invited to perform at MICF’s ‘Teenage Gala’ – a showcase of Australia’s best comedians aged 20 or under. In 2012 Neel appeared in the well-received Sydney Fringe show ‘Barely Legal’- a showcase of stand-up comics aged 18 or under. And in 2013 Neel was again handpicked by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival as the youngest of 5 comics to perform as part of its prestigious annual show ‘The Comedy Zone’- featuring the finest up and coming comedians in the nation.
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