Brendhan Lovegrove
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Brendhan Lovegrove is a New Zealand
-based comedian and public speaker. He performs regularly at the Classic comedy bar on the New Zealand comedy circuit, performed in all eight series of TV2's Pulp Comedy and has performed at seven galas at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival
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in 1998, Brendhan travelled and performed at international comedy festivals throughout the world including Scotland, Canada and England. Brendhan hit the UK pro comedy circuit in 2000 and notched up some 300 comedy club shows in his first year alone. By his second year, he was performing as often as two to three gigs on key nights at clubs like Jongleurs
, The Comedy Store
, The Glee Club and Up the Creek.
Brendhan returned to Auckland in 2006, and following a sell-out 2006 New Zealand International Comedy Festival show at which he won multiple awards, he has spent a considerable period of time on the Australian and New Zealand comedy circuit.
. This was followed with "The Emperor's New Show" during the 2007 New Zealand International Comedy Festival. He has been a guest at places such as the Sydney Cracker Comedy Festival in 2006, London’s Comedy Store, and featured in two episodes of UK TV
’s Live at Jongleurs. Lovegrove hosted the final series of TV2's Pulp Comedy and has also performed on Australia’s Rove Live, a feat unmatched in New Zealand comedy.
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In 2006, he received the inaugural Fred Award for outstanding achievement in in New Zealand comedy, the Best Show award, was named the best male comedian by the New Zealand Comedy Guild and was also honoured with the unofficial Most Offensive Gag Award.
In 2008, he received best male comedian from the New Zealand Comedy Guild.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
-based comedian and public speaker. He performs regularly at the Classic comedy bar on the New Zealand comedy circuit, performed in all eight series of TV2's Pulp Comedy and has performed at seven galas at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival
New Zealand International Comedy Festival
The New Zealand International Comedy Festival is held annually in Auckland and Wellington with a travelling convoy visiting other parts of New Zealand. It is run by the NZ Comedy Trust. -Main Events:...
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Career
After winning the prestigious Billy T AwardBilly T Award
The Billy T Award is New Zealand’s most prestigious comedy award recognizing New Zealand comedians with outstanding potential. It has been presented annually since its inception in 1997 when Cal Wilson and Ewen Gilmour shared the award...
in 1998, Brendhan travelled and performed at international comedy festivals throughout the world including Scotland, Canada and England. Brendhan hit the UK pro comedy circuit in 2000 and notched up some 300 comedy club shows in his first year alone. By his second year, he was performing as often as two to three gigs on key nights at clubs like Jongleurs
Jongleurs
Jongleurs is a chain of comedy clubs in the United Kingdom. Maria Kempinska MBE established and opened the first Jongleurs club in 1983 in Battersea, London. In 1985 Maria then met her business partner John Davy, and together they built the Jongleurs brand. The company evolved into a corporate...
, The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. It has a sister comedy club in La Jolla, San Diego, California.-History:...
, The Glee Club and Up the Creek.
Brendhan returned to Auckland in 2006, and following a sell-out 2006 New Zealand International Comedy Festival show at which he won multiple awards, he has spent a considerable period of time on the Australian and New Zealand comedy circuit.
Notable performances
Brendhan's critical acclaim in 2006 was for his show The Brendhan Lovegrove Project which was performed during the 2006 New Zealand International Comedy FestivalNew Zealand International Comedy Festival
The New Zealand International Comedy Festival is held annually in Auckland and Wellington with a travelling convoy visiting other parts of New Zealand. It is run by the NZ Comedy Trust. -Main Events:...
. This was followed with "The Emperor's New Show" during the 2007 New Zealand International Comedy Festival. He has been a guest at places such as the Sydney Cracker Comedy Festival in 2006, London’s Comedy Store, and featured in two episodes of UK TV
UKTV
UKTV is a digital cable and satellite television network, formed through a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, a commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and Scripps Networks Interactive, spun off from The E.W Scripps Company in 2008...
’s Live at Jongleurs. Lovegrove hosted the final series of TV2's Pulp Comedy and has also performed on Australia’s Rove Live, a feat unmatched in New Zealand comedy.
Awards
In 1998, Brendhan received New Zealand's highest comedy honours, the Billy T AwardBilly T Award
The Billy T Award is New Zealand’s most prestigious comedy award recognizing New Zealand comedians with outstanding potential. It has been presented annually since its inception in 1997 when Cal Wilson and Ewen Gilmour shared the award...
.
In 2006, he received the inaugural Fred Award for outstanding achievement in in New Zealand comedy, the Best Show award, was named the best male comedian by the New Zealand Comedy Guild and was also honoured with the unofficial Most Offensive Gag Award.
In 2008, he received best male comedian from the New Zealand Comedy Guild.
External links
- Sydney Flu to Scottish Hecklers | Amplifier NZ Music Brendhan Lovegrove on Amplifier.