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David William "Hughesy" Hughes (born 26 November 1970 in Warrnambool, Victoria) is an Australian stand-up comedian, radio and television presenter. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warrnambool is a regional city of around 32,000 people on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience, with the absence of the theatrical fourth wall. ...

Early life

Born and raised in the regional town of Warnambool, Victoria, Hughes has said that he drank heavily as a teenager and young adult, often to the point of losing consciousness. He has since become a teetotaler. Teetotalism is the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. ...

He moved to Perth, Western Australia in the early 1990s, where he got his start in stand-up comedy, while working casually as a labourer. During this time he developed his style of ad-lib performance, often making jokes about downbeat, self-deprecating, embarrassing or socially awkward subjects, such as life on the dole and a visit to a brothel. This approach proved to be reasonably successful with Perth's relatively small comedy audiences, and Hughes moved to Australia's "comedy capital" of Melbourne, in the mid-1990s, where his career took off. Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... See AdLib for the computer sound card manufacturer. ... Self-deprecation is a form of humour in which a comedian makes jokes about himself, his shortcomings, or his culture. ... Unemployment benefits are sums of money given to the unemployed by the government or a compulsory para-governmental insurance system. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

Comedian

Hughes co-hosted the ABC comedy talk show The Glass House along with Wil Anderson and Corinne Grant. He is recognisable for his larrikin personality, drawling Australian accent and deadpan comedic delivery. His catch cry gig-starter is variations on "Seriously" or "You know what, guys? I'm not happy tonight... " followed by something inappropriate which he will then defend with gusto. It has been known lately to deviate into "I'm angry tonight..." or the surprising "I'm happy tonight...". The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... The Glass House was a half-hour Australian comedy talk show which screened on the ABC from 2001 to 2006. ... William James (Wil) Anderson (born 31 January 1974) is an Australian comedian, performing stand-up, as well as on television and radio. ... Corinne Grant (born June 12, 1973) is an Australian comedian and television presenter. ... Larrikinism is the name given to the Australian folk tradition of irreverence, mockery of authority and disregard for rigid norms of propriety. ... An Ostrialyan accent is how thy talk in ostrialya. ... Deadpan is a form of comedic delivery in which humour is presented without exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression. ...

His most memorable team aside from his The Glass House appearances were with comedians Boogachatti and Papaganni at the Womberra festival from 1998-2002.

Since 2001, Hughes has featured in Melbourne's Nova 100 breakfast program on weekdays, "Hughesy & Kate", with Kate Langbroek. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Nova 100 (often known locally as just Nova) is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100. ... Hughesy and Kate is an Australian radio station breakfast show on Nova 100. ... Kate Langbroek (born 8 August, 1963) is an Australian TV and radio personality of Jamaican and Dutch heritage. ...

He is a regular performer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and his performances are often sold out. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the past, he has worked on national radio station Triple M, and had guest spots on television programs The Fat, Rove Live, The Panel, Thank God You're Here and others. Some of his performances have been recorded for CD, such as Dave Hughes Whatever. In the AFL season he is a part of the Network 10 Saturday night show 'Before The Game' along side Peter Helliar. Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ... The Fat was a sports based talk show featured on the ABC in the late 90s. ... Rove, formerly Rove Live is a Logie Award winning Australian weekly television talk show hosted by and named after Perth-born comedian Rove McManus. ... The Panel is an Australian television show, first aired in 1998, and was very popular in its first few years. ... This article is about the original Australian version. ... A compact disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... Peter Jason Matthew Helliar (born in -Italy June 16, 1975) is an Australian comedian and television personality. ...

Hughes has also appeared in a series of television commercials for Australian car manufacturer Holden. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Holdens rule This article is about the Australian car manufacturer. ...

He is represented by Token Artists.

After leaving the axed ABC series, The Glass House, he joined the cast of Rove Live for 2007 where he does a short segment titled "Hughesy loses it!", mainly showing Dave sporadically, quickly and loudly ranting against anything that has annoyed him. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the. ...

Arguably one of the funnier moments of his career was during the 2007 Logie Awards which he co-hosted with Adam Hills and Fifi Box. During his performance he referred to radio shock-jock Kyle Sandilands as a massive dick head to great applause and laughter by the audience. Sandilands has since made comments about this and states that he "Hates Dave Hughes" and that "If I saw him I would punch him in the throat". Hughes' retort to this was an apology to Kyle for being a massive dick head stating that "he (Sandilands) doesn’t deserve to go to jail as massive dick heads have the same rights as other people". Kyle Sandilands (born 10 June 1971) is an Australian radio host, best known for hosting with Jackie O the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show and The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power. ...

Personal life

He is also a panellist on the AFL-related show Before The Game and a known supporter of the Carlton Football Club. He has stated in an interview in the Weekend Australian Magazine, that three things make him happy, "The audience laughing at my jokes, Carlton winning the footy and my wife, Holly, smiling." High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... Before the Game is an Australian rules football/comedy television show in Australia on the Ten Network. ... Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ...

Hughes married Holly Ife, a reporter for Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper, on December 31, 2006 at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne. The Herald Sun is a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that is published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

He also owns the nightclub Fix, Docklands in Melbourne with Chris Tarrant and Nick Daffy.^[1]

External links

• Dave Hughes at the Internet Movie Database
• Dave Hughes' bio on the Token Artists site
• Dave Hughes' bio on the Glasshouse's ABC site
• Dave Hughes' bio on the MOSH site
• Nova 100 - Hughesy & Kate website
• Enough Rope With Andrew Denton, Screened: 20 September 2004, "Dave Hughes" (transcript of interview)

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