Nick Sun
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Australia
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n stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy
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. He is of Nepal
Nepal
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ese extraction, but chooses to eschew obvious cultural stereotyping in his act, favouring a style that has been described as "unhinged
Unhinged
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", "offensive" "nihilistic
Nihilism
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" and "self-destructive."
In 2004, Nick won Raw Comedy
Raw Comedy
Raw Comedy is an Australian competition for emerging stand-up comedians, established in 1996 and held annually since.Heats take place in major Australian cities through January, February and March. State semi-finals and finals are held in the state capitals in March...
, a national competition for new comic talent run by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
. That same year, he also went on to win the So You Think You're Funny
So You Think You're Funny
So 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....
competition grand final, held at the Gilded Balloon as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Alongside his appearances at Australia's major comedy venues, Sun regularly appears at the Cracker Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
, Adelaide Fringe Festival
Adelaide Fringe Festival
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, and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2006, he performed at the invitation-only Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal
Montreal
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, Canada
Canada
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.
Nick's 2006 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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show "Blood on the Yolks in the Key of Owls" was awarded the Director's Choice award by festival director Susan Provan.
In 2009 Nick Sun Won the Sly Comedy Comedy Comedy Comedy Competition which had 3 other comedians in and went for 2.5 hours. A fight broke out during Nick Sun's set as a racist audience member called him Asian. Nick screamed "I'm not Asian, I'm not Asian". It was then the fight broke out between the heckler and fellow comedian Alistair. Nick then went to the PA and played John Lennon's Imagine. Whilst the two fought on stage.