Dan Antopolski
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For the rowing coach and commentator, see Daniel Topolski
Dan Antopolski (born 1972) is a British
stand-up comic, actor
and writer
, mostly known for his surreal
stand-up.
Other festival appearances include:
Daniel Topolski
For the stand-up comedian and actor, see Dan AntopolskiDaniel Topolski is an author, former rower and rowing coach, and summariser on BBC television....
Dan Antopolski (born 1972) is a British
United Kingdom
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stand-up comic, actor
Actor
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and writer
Writer
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, mostly known for his surreal
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
stand-up.
Stand-up comedy
Shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe include:- "Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century" (2010)
- "Dan Antopolski: Silent But Deadly" (2009)
- "Dan Antopolski's Penetrating Gaze" (2008)
- The Dinks II: "Mouthbreathin' " (2004) (with Craig Campbell and Tony Law)
- Dan Antopolski: "A Whim Away" (2004)
- "The Dinks" (2003) (with Craig Campbell and Tony Law)
- Dan Antopolski: "The Presence" (2002)
- Dan Antopolski: "Antopolski 2000" (2001)
- "Lee Mack's New Bits" (2000) (with Lee Mack and Catherine Tate)
- Dan Antopolski: "Second Coming" (2000)
- "Lee Mack's Bits" (1999) (with Lee MackLee MackLee Gordon McKillop is an English stand-up comedian and actor, known by the stage name Lee Mack. He is well known in the United Kingdom for writing and starring in the sitcom Not Going Out, for being a team captain on Would I Lie to You? and for hosting Lee Mack's All Star Cast.-Personal life:Mack...
and Catherine TateCatherine TateCatherine Tate is an English actress, writer, and comedian. She has won numerous awards for her work on the sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and four BAFTA Awards...
) - "The Comedy Zone" (1999)
Other festival appearances include:
- NBC Festival, New York 2004 (The Dinks)
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2003 (The Presence)
- Montreal 2002 (New Faces)
Awards
- Honorary Life Member of the University College Dublin Law Society
- Winner of the Dave Award for Best Joke at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Nominated for the Perrier award in 20012001 Edinburgh Festival FringeThe 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe was the 54th Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Fringe ran from 5–27 August 2001 and presented 1462 shows over 176 venues.-Scotsman Fringe First Awards:Week One:*Gagarin Way*Runt*Like Thunder*Bedbound...
for "Antopolski 2000" - Nominated for the Perrier award in 2000 (as part of "Lee Mack's New Bits")
- Nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award in 2000 for "Second Coming"
- Winner of the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
New Comedy Award in 1998 - Finalist in So You Think You're FunnySo You Think You're FunnySo You Think You're Funny? is an annual stand-up comedy competition for new acts. The competition began in 1988 and has become the longest running best comedy newcomer award in Great Britain....
in 1998 - Finalist, Daily Telegraph Open Mic AwardDaily Telegraph Open Mic AwardThe Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award was a competition for comedians. It ran from 1994 to 2002 when it was discontinued due to sponsorship running out. Despite its short lifespan, its winners and finalists boast some of the UK's most notable comedy talent, including Noel Fielding, Jimmy Carr,...
in 1998
Television
Credits include:- Comedy CutsComedy CutsComedy Cuts is a comedy programme on the British TV channel ITV2 that aims to provide an opportunity for new comedy performers to present their talents. Featuring 40 performers demonstrating a mix of stand up and sketches, the series is shot entirely on location...
(Series 3) (with Sarah Kendall and Joanna Neary, also with Karl Theobald) (2008) - Comedy CutsComedy CutsComedy Cuts is a comedy programme on the British TV channel ITV2 that aims to provide an opportunity for new comedy performers to present their talents. Featuring 40 performers demonstrating a mix of stand up and sketches, the series is shot entirely on location...
(Series 2) (2008) - Harry Hill's TV BurpHarry Hill's TV BurpHarry Hill's TV Burp is a British television comedy programme produced by Avalon Television for ITV and hosted by comedian Harry Hill. The show presents a satirical look at the week's television, including extracts from TV shows with added sketches, observational voice-overs, and guest appearances...
(ITV1) (2007) - Comedy CutsComedy CutsComedy Cuts is a comedy programme on the British TV channel ITV2 that aims to provide an opportunity for new comedy performers to present their talents. Featuring 40 performers demonstrating a mix of stand up and sketches, the series is shot entirely on location...
(Series 1) (ITV2ITV2ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
) (2007) - Moonmonkeys (BBC3 Special also featuring Karl Theobald) (2007)
- HyperdriveHyperdrive (TV series)Hyperdrive is a British television science fiction sitcom series produced by the BBC created under the working title of "Full Power." BBC2 broadcast two series in 2006 and 2007, A third series is yet to be commissioned and the actor Kevin Eldon has indicated that is unlikely to be...
'Jeffers' in two seasons of the BBC2 science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
comedy 2006-2007 - 28 Acts in 28 Minutes28 Acts in 28 Minutes28 Acts in 28 Minutes is a stand-up TV comedy show aired on the UK's BBC Three. It comprises 28 acts, each given a minute to perform. A 3-part series also aired on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006, chaired by John Humphrys.- Show One :- Show Two :...
(BBC) (2005) - AD/BC (BBC ThreeBBC ThreeBBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
) a ChristmasChristmasChristmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
special rock-opera comedy, also featuring Richard AyoadeRichard AyoadeRichard Ellef Ayoade is a British comedian, actor, writer and director best known for his role as Maurice Moss in The IT Crowd.Ayoade was born an only child to a Norwegian mother, Dagny , and a Nigerian father, Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade. Ayoade studied at St...
, Tom Hillenbrand, Julia DavisJulia DavisJulia Davis is an English comedy writer and performer, best known for writing and starring in the BBC Three comedy Nighty Night.-Background:...
and Matt LucasMatt LucasMatthew Richard "Matt" Lucas is an English comedian, screenwriter and actor best known for his acclaimed work with David Walliams in the television show Little Britain; as well as for his portrayals of the scorekeeping baby George Dawes in the comedy panel game Shooting Stars, Tweedledee and...
(2004) - Brain CandyBrain CandyBrain Candy is a feature film by The Kids in the Hall, a Canadian comedy troupe. Directed by Kelly Makin, filmed in Toronto, and released in 1996, it followed the five season run of their television series, which had been successful in both Canada and the United States.The five man team plays all...
(BBC) (2002) - The Stand-Up Show (BBC) (3 series)
- Time Gentlemen PleaseTime Gentlemen PleaseTime Gentlemen Please is a British sitcom. Commissioned by Sky One, it was primarily written by Richard Herring and Al Murray and ran for two series between 2000 and 2002.- Premise and characters :...
(Sky) - Live Floor ShowLive Floor ShowLive Floor Show was a television comedy show produced by BBC Scotland for three series from 2002–2003. The first two series, hosted by Greg Hemphill, were broadcast on BBC One Scotland...
(BBC) (2 series) - The World Comedy Tour (Comedy Central/Paramount/Channel 9) (2002)
- Edinburgh and Beyond (Paramount) (2004)
- Head Farm (Channel 4 Pilot, also featuring Johnny Vegas, The Boosh, Garth Marenghi) (2002)
Film
Credits include:- The Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective novel written by Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder in Paris's Louvre Museum and discover a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus having been married to...
(2006) (Jesus Christ) (for a fraction of a second) - It's All Gone Pete TongIt's All Gone Pete Tong-CD 1:#"Pacific State" - 808 State #"Cloud Watch" - Lol Hammond#"Dry Pool Suicide" - Graham Massey#"Moonlight Sonata" - Graham Massey#"Baby Piano" - Lol Hammond#"Ku Da Ta" - Pete Tong...
(2004) (Eric Banning) - Big Girl, Little GirlBig Girl, Little GirlBig Girl, Little Girl is a 2004 British short film directed by Amelia Hann.-Synopsis:The film revolves around the seven-year-old character called Lucy, who is in love with her uncle...
(2004) (Olly)
Radio
Credits include:- Strings (Broadcast pilot for Tim Minchin series) (Radio 4) (2010)
- One (Series 3) (Radio 4) (2010)
- This Is My Mark (Radio 4) (2009)
- Radio 4 Stands Up (Radio 4) (2009)
- Out To Lunch (Radio 2) (10 episodes Series 5&6 2008)
- One (Series 2) (Radio 4) (2008)
- Out To Lunch (Radio 2) (4 episodes Series 4 2007)
- Peacefully In Their SleepsPeacefully in their SleepsPeacefully in Their Sleeps is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series written by Chris Chantler and Howard Read. Paying tribute to fictional celebrities, it lampoons postwar popular culture using fake archive footage and interviews...
(Radio 4) (with Howard Read) (2007) - The Dan Antopolski Radio Show (Radio 2) (Half-hour special broadcast 14 June 2007)
- Out To Lunch (Radio 2) (3 episodes Series 3 2007)
- Moonmonkeys (Resonance FM) (6 part weekly series with Karl Theobald) (2007)
- Exterminating Angels (Radio 4) (All four episodes, co-starring with Karl Theobald) (2006)
- Out To Lunch (Radio 2) (all 11 episodes Series 1&2 2006)
- 28 Acts in 28 Minutes28 Acts in 28 Minutes28 Acts in 28 Minutes is a stand-up TV comedy show aired on the UK's BBC Three. It comprises 28 acts, each given a minute to perform. A 3-part series also aired on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006, chaired by John Humphrys.- Show One :- Show Two :...
(Radio 4) (2006) - One (Series 1) (Radio 4) (2006)
- UndoneUndone (radio series)Undone is a radio comedy broadcast by the BBC on the digital channel BBC 7, written by and starring Ben Moor. It uses a sci-fi theme of parallel universes to poke fun at life and especially the media business in London...
(Radio 4) (2006) - The Milk Run (Radio 1) regular contributor and starred in The Dinks special edition (2005)
- Flight of the ConchordsFlight of the ConchordsFlight of the Conchords are a New Zealand-based comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, which premiered in 2007 on HBO, also called Flight of the Conchords.They were named...
(Radio 2) (2005) - The Dinks (Resonance FM) (2003–04)
- The 99p ChallengeThe 99p ChallengeThe 99p Challenge is a spoof panel game originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The show is presented by Sue Perkins and features a selection of regular panelists such as Armando Iannucci and regular writers Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Jon Holmes and Tony Roche...
(Radio 4) (2004) - Four At The Store (Radio 4) (2003)