Tyson Boyce
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Tyson Boyce is a British
/Australian stand-up comedian best known for his dark and quirky material which fuses themes of sex, sexuality
, family, social deconstruction
, and life in London
.
Tyson was born and raised in Adelaide
, South Australia
and re-located to the United Kingdom in 2004. Tyson has previously performed in improvisation
for the Adelaide Fringe Festival
, as well acting and radio.
Tyson was a semi-finalist in the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year
competition in 2007.
Tyson performed his first hour long comedy show "The Bollocks of Liechtenstein" with Bobby Carroll
and Darshan Sanghrajka at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival
. Tyson returned to the Edinburgh Festival
with his 2009 comedy show “Someone will Leave Pregnant and Bleeding” with fellow comedian Bobby Carroll
.
Tyson currently performs in a show "The Decapitated Puppy" http://www.comedyknights.co.uk/ at The Intrepid Fox http://www.intrepidfox.com/ in central London, and also can be seen regularly on the comedy circuit throughout London.
United Kingdom
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/Australian stand-up comedian best known for his dark and quirky material which fuses themes of sex, sexuality
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
, family, social deconstruction
Deconstruction
Deconstruction is a term introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology. Although he carefully avoided defining the term directly, he sought to apply Martin Heidegger's concept of Destruktion or Abbau, to textual reading...
, and life in London
London
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.
Tyson was born and raised in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
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and re-located to the United Kingdom in 2004. Tyson has previously performed in improvisation
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
for the Adelaide Fringe Festival
Adelaide Fringe Festival
The Adelaide Fringe Festival is an arts festival held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The event is the Southern Hemisphere's largest arts event and the second-largest fringe festival in the world, second in size only to the Edinburgh Fringe...
, as well acting and radio.
Tyson was a semi-finalist in the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year
Laughing Horse New Act of The Year
The Laughing Horse New Act of The Year is an annual competition, running since 2001, to find the best new stand-up comedy act in the UK.The current holder is Adam Belbin, who won the allocade on the 29 May 2011.-2011:* Adam Belbin - winner...
competition in 2007.
Tyson performed his first hour long comedy show "The Bollocks of Liechtenstein" with Bobby Carroll
Bobby Carroll
Bobby Carroll is a UK comedian known for his material surrounding sex and relationships.-Edinburgh shows:* "If Small Is Beautiful Why Won't You Fuck Me?" 2007...
and Darshan Sanghrajka at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
. Tyson returned to the Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
with his 2009 comedy show “Someone will Leave Pregnant and Bleeding” with fellow comedian Bobby Carroll
Bobby Carroll
Bobby Carroll is a UK comedian known for his material surrounding sex and relationships.-Edinburgh shows:* "If Small Is Beautiful Why Won't You Fuck Me?" 2007...
.
Tyson currently performs in a show "The Decapitated Puppy" http://www.comedyknights.co.uk/ at The Intrepid Fox http://www.intrepidfox.com/ in central London, and also can be seen regularly on the comedy circuit throughout London.