Danny Bhoy (born 1976) is an East Indian-Scottish comedian who has found success in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...

His humour is observational, often involving his own personal experiences as an international comedian. While he does mention his East-Indian heritage during his material, it is often a quick reference and never the focus of the show.

Danny, who grew up in Moffat, Scotland, one of three children, attended all-boys public school Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. Moffat is a burgh and former spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan. ... This page is about the School. ... , Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ...

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^[1], Britain's biggest competition for comedy newcomers. For the next two years Danny worked as many clubs as he could, up and down the UK, learning his unique stagecraft, and building up for his much anticipated Edinburgh Festival debut. He didn't disappoint. 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 was forced to add extra shows to cope with demand for tickets. As one critic described it 'the young Scot is simply the hottest ticket in town.' A street performer on the Royal Mile, with volunteer (2004). ...

The following year Danny returned to Edinburgh with a new show which attracted more and more fans, bowled over by his 'razor-sharp mind, and quick-witted one liners.' Ultimately a room three times the size was not enough, with more extra shows added at the end of the festival. By the spring of 2003, Danny's comedy started to take a different direction. He was beginning to display a natural talent for story-telling on stage, and his comedy was developing into shows with 'considerable substance and maturity.' This was also the year Danny dipped his toe into the Australian comedy market, where his first solo show at the invitation-only Melbourne Comedy Festival was described as a 'stunning debut by one of the finest observational comics around.' The success of his live work led to various TV appearances on high-profile national Australian TV shows such as Rove Live, The Glasshouse, and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) is held each April in a number of venues across Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

In just his third Edinburgh Festival, Danny moved into a 400-seat venue, and become the best-selling comedian at the box office. His show about his travels around Australia was described as 'effortlessly funny' by one critic, and 'the stand up equivalent of Bill Bryson' by another. Once again, demand for tickets was big enough to force extra performances. In November of the same year, Danny was invited to perform on the Royal Variety Show, alongside some of the biggest acts in the world.

In 2004, his star continued to rise at a meteoric pace in Australia, and now New Zealand, where he set the record for the most tickets ever sold at the New Zealand Comedy Festival. Returning to Edinburgh with another new show in 2004, this time a hilarious, and touching look at childhood, Danny played to sell-out crowds every night in a 650-seat venue.

In 2005, Danny was invited to take part in the highly prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, where he received rave reviews for his barnstorming set on the televised Gala, leading the Montreal Gazette to describe him as 'the stand out hit of the festival.' In November 2005, Danny was also invited to take part in the inaugural Las Vegas Comedy Festival alongside some of the biggest names in comedy including Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Robin Williams, and Steve Martin. Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ...

One of his famous quotes:

"I am Danny Bhoy and I am Scottish, not Irish as most of you seem to think I am but to help you tell the difference, this is a Scottish person talking. An Irish person would say (high pitched) 'Diddle-dee-dee, potatoes!'" —Danny Bhoy

External links

• Official webpage

Sources

^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/08/99/edinburgh_festival_99/429206.stm ^ http://archive.burnleycitizen.co.uk/2002/2/25/631720.html