JAMES DE LEO - COMEDIAN

JAMES DE LEO - COMEDIAN

JAMES DE LEO is a comedian, presenter and author. He has a dry and understated approach which has impressed audiences on television programs such as The New Inventors, Fly TV, Sunday Arts and the award winning comedy Double The Fist.

His unique and endearing style has seen him interview tennis superstars like Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Elena Dementieva for ABC Sports and celebrity chefs like Antonio Carluccio, Rick Stein and Rachel Allen for the Lifestyle Food Channel.

James demonstrated his live comedy credentials performing stand-up internationally in London, Glasgow, Atlanta and Edinburgh and solo shows at the 2008 and 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festivals.

He holds a Masters Degree in Political Science from the Australian National University and is the presenter of choice for News and Current Affairs analysis with a difference, and appears regularly on AM and FM radio as the news correspondent for ABC local radio, 6PR, the top rating Mix 94.5 and 7.30 on ABC 1.

He is an avid writer and regularly contributes to news sites such as Wangle as well as CLEO and MENU magazines. He has just published the first book in an 8 book comedy series, 'Irrational Geographic's: Learn about', and in 2011 will complete a work of non-fiction, 'Namespeak: The Slang and Vernacular of the Vietnam War'.

James De Leo - CV

James De Leo - CV

LIVE COMEDY

2010 Masterclass: Modern Heraldry
2009 Not Without My Porter (Melbourne International Comedy Festival)
2008 Let The James Begin (Melbourne International Comedy Festival)
2006 Green Faces National Finalist
2006 Raw Comedy State Finalist

TELEVISION

2010 Stateline (WA), Panelist - 'Last Look' ABC TV
2010 Can We Help, Producer ABC TV
2010 Hopman Cup Tennis, Presenter/Producer ABC TV
2009 Hopman Cup Tennis, Presenter/Producer ABC TV
2008 The Insatiables, Pilot - Presenter/Producer ABC TV
2008 Hopman Cup Tennis, Presenter/Producer ABC TV
2007 Sunday Arts, Presenter/Writer ABC TV
2007 Tasting Australia, Presenter/Producer Lifestyle Channel
2007 Hopman Cup Tennis, Presenter/Producer ABC TV
2005 Double The Fist, Presenter/Writer - DVD ABC TV
2004 The New Inventors, Presenter/Writer ABC TV
2003 Talkback Classroom, Presenter/Writer ABC TV
2002 Fly TV, Presenter/Producer ABC TV

RADIO

2008-2010 The Big Couch, Drive Program MIX 94.5FM
2010 Drive Program, Weekly Guest Sport ABC 720
2010 Mornings with Simon Beaumont 6PR (Fairfax)
2008-2009 Afternoons with Bernadette Young ABC
2007-2008 ABC Regional Afternoons ABC
2006-2007 Weekend Breakfast Presenter 92.9FM

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