Joel Ozborn Travels from NSW
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Joel Ozborn's Biography
From sell-out shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to performances in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Joel Ozborn’s clean and professional approach to comedy has made him a hit with corporate clients across the globe, including Qantas, Heinz, Budweiser and Toyota to name but a few.
Joel’s first real taste for comedy came when he won his high school public speaking competition. Rather than delivering a conventional speech on politics or the environment, Joel chose to talk about the anxiety of wombats, which left both students and teachers in stitches.
Following in the footsteps of Robin Williams and Eddie Izard, Joel began honing his craft on the street at Sydney’s Circular Quay. Not wanting to resort to the predictable type of street show by juggling or on unicycle, Joel created his own unique style of street comedy, which led to him winning the 1998 “Street Performer of the Year” competition presented by the Sydney Opera House live on 2Day FM.
Later that year, Joel moved to America to work with internationally renowned comedian/magician The Amazing Jonathan. Over the course of the next few years, Joel found himself travelling extensively across nearly all 52 states. His street performing continued in Los Angeles in front of the large crowds at world-famous Venice Beach. Knowing all too well that people there were used to the bizarre, Joel created more “off the wall” comedy to really grab their attention. This included having a sling shot fired at his face and squeezing his body through a tennis racket.
On his return to Australia in 2002, Joel became a regular in comedy clubs across the country, including regular performances at Sydney’s Original comedy Store, where he continued to entertain audiences with his unique style of comedy. This quickly led to a number of performances around the globe, from south East Asia to as far as Las Vegas.
In late 2004, Joel returned to the world-famous Sydney Opera House, this time performing inside. The following year proved to be Joel’s busiest yet as he embarked on a successful National Theatre Tour with fellow comedian, Akmal Saleh. Towards the end of 2005, he joined American comedian, Arj Barker on his Theatre Tour and sell-our season of Sydney shows.
2006 saw Joel at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Sydney Cracker comedy Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. 2007 started with more seasons at the Opera House for Akmal and Arj and continued corporate and comedy Festival shows. In 2008 Joel was back at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, the Sydney Cracker Festival, and a sold-out season of his show “Stand Out” at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The beginning of 2009 saw Joel hit the high seas performing on numerous cruises in the South Pacific.