What Dan Antopoloski hasn’t won or been nominated for isn’t worth winning in comedy. In other words he’s master of the art. An multi-award wining act, superbly talented and widely and critically acclaimed and it must be said not only very good looking but a really nice and genuine guy too! We hate him. Audiences love him and his surreal and appealing comic mind, coupled with a mastery of the English language, is dazzling audiences across the UK and Internationally.
AWARDS
· BBC NEW COMEDY AWARD WINNER 1998
· PERRIER BEST NEWCOMER AWARD NOMINEE 2000 (Solo show)
· PERRIER AWARD NOMINEE 2000 (with Lee Mack and Catherine Tate)
· PERRIER AWARD NOMINEE 2001 (Solo show)
· DAVE FUNNIEST JOKE OF THE FRINGE AWARD WINNER 2009
· HONORARY LIFE MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN LAW SOCIETY PRAISE/ REVIEWS (this list is so long we’re only showing you a small section of it!)
· “Spectacular displays of verbal pyrotechnics … A confident, splendidly silly and sometimes dazzling show.” Stephanie Merritt, THE OBSERVER
· “He is one of the funniest and hardest-working comedians out there. His material is edgy without going too far, his routines are complex and assured, he’s likeable … and has some of the best gags I’ve heard.” Matt Brereton, THE SCOTSMAN
· “The man’s charms (and they are considerable) lie in his combination of old-fashioned and new styles: he makes entirely plausible jokes in a surrealistic, laddish vein only to undermine them later and take them on to unexpected levels. Antopolski has a neat turn of phrase and a nicely-skewed comedy vision which, while keeping him one step beyond the best of the mainstream, also provide him with oddly seductive powers over his audience.” Hettie Judah, THE TIMES
· “Unforgettable stage presence … intricately clever observation … A comedian who will never relax into formulaic gags to satisfy his audience.” Rachel Halliburton, EVENING STANDARD
· “He’s plummy but crass, cerebral but goofy and the sparks of genius fly off him like a Catherine wheel.” Nadine McBay, METRO
· “An intriguing hour of intellect-tickling comedy … Disarmingly improvisational … unashamedly educated … the resultant laughs are lacquered with a growing admiration for his innovation, beat-for-beat timing and prophetic puppet-mastery of the crowd.” Graeme Virtue, SUNDAY HERALD
· “I couldn’t help but be impressed. Dozens and dozens of well-honed jokes … I felt like I was watching someone who’d fully matured as a performer.” Paul MacInnes, THE GUARDIAN