Dave Lawson
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Dave Lawson is an Australia
n comedian and TV and radio personality. He is currently participating in a talk back radio segment on the Nova 100
Australian commercial radio station, and is also a regular performer on the stand up comedy circuit. He plans to quit comedy and radio in April 2011 to pursue a career as a tram driver.
Born on 25 September 1978, Lawson grew up in the Bayside area of Melbourne
and completed his secondary education at Haileybury College.
shows Saturday Nick Television
, Sarvo
, Nick Takes Over Your School
and Camp Orange
. He also co-hosted with fellow Sarvo host James Kerley
and Sophie Monk
for the 2006 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards
. He announced his intention to leave Nickelodeon Australia on 16 February 2007, although several remarks by Kerley hinted that Lawson may return at a later stage.
Lawson returned to television work in April 2008 co-hosting The Dave & Kerley Show
with James Kerley at 10am, Sunday mornings on Channel V
. He is also a host and participant in the Ten Network's Guerrilla Gardeners
, where because of his experience he was hired primarily "to spin lines
to the councils [attempting to stop the show] when they turned up".
He also appeared in the Toyota Memorable Moments
series of television commercials depicting great moments in the history of Australian rules football
with fellow comedian Stephen Curry. Curry plays the straight man, while an over-enthusiastic Lawson annoys and is usually hurt by the players as they recreate the scenes. Lawson also appeared in the music videos for Alex Lloyd
's "Green", Duncan James
's "Speed Of Life" and Gerling
's "Dust Me Selecta".
Lawson is a great-grandson of the Australian poet and author Henry Lawson
, and is reputed to have fashioned his laconic persona around several of his great-grandfather's ideas as expressed in such works as "The Cant and Dirt of Labour Literature" (1894) "The Advanced Idealist" (1895), "Diogenes" (1900), and "The Casual Australian" (1922).
Dave has recently been awarded the coveted Comedy Custodians Award for Best New Talent for his comedy show entitled "Life as Henry Lawson's Grandson and other funny things about me".
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n comedian and TV and radio personality. He is currently participating in a talk back radio segment on the Nova 100
Nova 100
Nova 100 is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100.3 MHz. It is in the Melbourne radio market, with the intention of challenging the number one FM Austereo station Fox FM by playing alternative, hip hop, pop & dance music, with a strong lean towards...
Australian commercial radio station, and is also a regular performer on the stand up comedy circuit. He plans to quit comedy and radio in April 2011 to pursue a career as a tram driver.
Born on 25 September 1978, Lawson grew up in the Bayside area of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and completed his secondary education at Haileybury College.
Career
Lawson is also known for his long involvement in hosting the Nickelodeon AustraliaNickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon is the Australian counterpart of the Nickelodeon network in the United States. It is operated by a joint venture of XYZnetworks and MTV Networks Australia.-History:...
shows Saturday Nick Television
Saturday Nick Television
Saturday Nick TV was a weekend morning show aired on Nickelodeon Australia from 10am to 2pm on Saturday. It was produced by Burberry Productions and shot in Melbourne. It was started with the help of Britney Spears....
, Sarvo
Sarvo
Sarvo was an after-school show for kids on Nickelodeon Australia, it was hosted by Maude Garrett and Kyle Linahan, until it was cancelled in Late 2007...
, Nick Takes Over Your School
Nick Takes Over Your School
"Nick Takes Over Your School" is the title of a Nickelodeon Australia reality show that ran from 1998 - 2004.-Format:Nickelodeon Australia Personalities would visit schools around Australia, have a look around, and feature a game with kids vs. teachers. The teachers would generally lose, and kids...
and Camp Orange
Camp Orange
Camp Orange is an Australian children's reality television show broadcast on Nickelodeon Australia. The first season premiered in February 2005. The current season, Camp Orange: Wrong Town premiered on 19 July 2011. The series is hosted by Luke Ryan & Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd.The format has been adapted...
. He also co-hosted with fellow Sarvo host James Kerley
James Kerley
James Kerley is an Australian TV presenter and radio presenter on Nova FM.-Career:Kerley was a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids’ show Sarvo between 2004 and February 2007, alongside Tony Brockman and in his first year won the Sarvote kids’ choice award for favourite new host...
and Sophie Monk
Sophie Monk
Sophie Charlene Akland Monk is a London-born Australian pop singer, actress and model. Monk was a member of female pop group Bardot and released a solo album Calendar Girl...
for the 2006 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards
The Australian Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show which awards entertainers with a blimp trophy, as voted by kids. The show is usually held during October or November and a televised show is produced, touted as the biggest party for kids on the planet.-Host Cities:* 2003 -...
. He announced his intention to leave Nickelodeon Australia on 16 February 2007, although several remarks by Kerley hinted that Lawson may return at a later stage.
Lawson returned to television work in April 2008 co-hosting The Dave & Kerley Show
The Dave & Kerley Show
The Dave & Kerley Show is an Australian television series that airs on Channel [V]. It first began airing on 6 April 2008, and had a run of 13 episodes, finishing on 29 June 2008. It is hosted by Dave Lawson and James Kerley, who had previously hosted Nickelodeon's Sarvo together for two years from...
with James Kerley at 10am, Sunday mornings on Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
. He is also a host and participant in the Ten Network's Guerrilla Gardeners
Guerrilla Gardeners
Guerrilla Gardeners is an Australian television show that was broadcast on the Ten Network. The show takes its name and basic premise from the guerrilla gardening environmental movement...
, where because of his experience he was hired primarily "to spin lines
Spin (public relations)
In public relations, spin is a form of propaganda, achieved through providing an interpretation of an event or campaign to persuade public opinion in favor or against a certain organization or public figure...
to the councils [attempting to stop the show] when they turned up".
He also appeared in the Toyota Memorable Moments
Toyota Memorable Moments
The Toyota Memorable Moments series is a series of television advertisements produced over several years for the Australian Football League by its major sponsor, Toyota....
series of television commercials depicting great moments in the history of Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
with fellow comedian Stephen Curry. Curry plays the straight man, while an over-enthusiastic Lawson annoys and is usually hurt by the players as they recreate the scenes. Lawson also appeared in the music videos for Alex Lloyd
Alex Lloyd
Alex Lloyd is an Australian singer-songwriter. His most popular album Watching Angels Mend, which includes the songs "Amazing" and "Green", was released in 2001 went double platinum. His third album Distant Light released in 2003 featured three songs that made the Australian top 40 singles charts...
's "Green", Duncan James
Duncan James
Duncan Matthew James Inglis is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.-Early life:...
's "Speed Of Life" and Gerling
Gerling
Gerling were an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia. They formed in 1993, and are based in Sydney.-History:The band formed in 1993 with the line-up of Darren Cross , Presser and Brad Herdson...
's "Dust Me Selecta".
Lawson is a great-grandson of the Australian poet and author Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...
, and is reputed to have fashioned his laconic persona around several of his great-grandfather's ideas as expressed in such works as "The Cant and Dirt of Labour Literature" (1894) "The Advanced Idealist" (1895), "Diogenes" (1900), and "The Casual Australian" (1922).
Dave has recently been awarded the coveted Comedy Custodians Award for Best New Talent for his comedy show entitled "Life as Henry Lawson's Grandson and other funny things about me".