Dane Simpson

Dane Simpson's Biography

Dane Simpson is one of Australia’s rapidly rising stars. He has toured around Australia doing various comedy shows. He has appeared on ABC’s Comedy UpLate. In 2018, He starred in the hit standup comedy show “Aborigi-LOL” which sold out its entire season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival – and he also appeared on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala.

At the end of 2018 he toured Western Australia with his variety show “Great Danes”. Dane Simpson performed at the Commonwealth Games Festival and you might have seen him on “Have you been paying attention?”. In 2019 Dane will be back with his hit show Aborigi-LOL at Perth FringeWorld and Adelaide Fringe and will be performing his first solo show “Origins” at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

‘A brilliant highlight’ – The Age

‘Massively talented’ – Time Out

‘Dane Simpson is proving that the best comedy can be found in the most genuine human experiences’ – Daily Advertiser 

Major Performance History

2019 Adelaide Fringe – Aborigi-LOL

2019 Perth Fringe World – Sold out shows – Aborigi-LOL

2019 NRL Indigenous All Stars Camp

2018 Geraldine Hickey’s Max Headroom Comedy Special – 3RRR

2018 Sydney Fringe Festival – Rough Draft

2018 Melbourne Fringe Festival – Aborigi-LOL

2018 The Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games Festival

2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala

2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival show – Aborigi-LOL Sold out Season

2018 Have You Been Paying Attention? – Channel 10

2018 Fearless Comedy Gala (Canberra Theatre Centre)

2018 Falls Festival – Marion Bay

2018 Get Krack!n – ABC

2018 The Merger – Featured Extra

2017 Aboriginal Advancement League Inc – 60th Anniversary Festival

2017 Gateway Health Multicultural Clinic

2017 Blackout Comedy Night – Wagga Wagga/Albury (Producer/Performer)

2017 Floriade – Nightfest

2017 Fearless Comedy Gala (Canberra Theatre Centre)

2017 Wagga Wagga Comedy Festival – Wagga Wagga vs Canberra (Producer/Performer)

2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow (18 shows across regional VIC)

2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Sold out season – Aborigi-LOL

2017 ABC TV – Comedy Up Late

2017 Reconciliation Gala (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne)

2017 Falls Festival – Lorne

2016 Blackout Comedy Night – Wagga Wagga/Albury (Producer/Performer)

2016 Fearless Comedy Gala (Canberra Theatre Centre)

2016 NSW State Lands Councils Conference

2016 Wagga Wagga Comedy Festival – Riverina Comedy Club (Producer/Performer)

2016 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Sell out shows – Aborigi-LOL

2016 Aboriginal Comedy AllStars tour (48 shows across regional SA, VIC, NSW, QLD, NT and WA)

2015 Deadly Funny competition, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, NSW winner