Ryan Shelton
Encyclopedia
Ryan Shelton is an Australia
n comedian, actor, radio presenter, television personality, host and writer.
. He started his media career in Melbourne
's community access media scene, hosting and producing shows for RMIT University
's student television company RMITV
, for Channel 31, and its campus radio
] station SYN
.
and Andy Lee
, he wrote and co-starred in Hamish & Andy (2004) and Real Stories
(2006). He was also a co-writer of Chris Lilley
's award-winning We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year
(2005). In 2007, he became a regular cast member on television programme Rove. His signature segment in 2007 was called Rydeas . In 2008 he started a new segment called Investigationing (a neologism) and in 2009 introduced a segment called "Philosophisationing".
Shelton has also appeared on the improvisational comedy Thank God You're Here
produced by the award winning Working Dog Productions
.
He has also appeared on Hamish and Andy's Gap Year and has his own segment '100 second New York lesson'd'. He appeared from the second episode onwards. Shelton also appeared briefly on 'TwentySomething'.
. He also appeared on Red Hot Go, a late night radio show on FOX FM
in Melbourne
on Monday nights. In December 2007, Shelton presented the Summer Fling breakfast show across the Austereo Today Network
with Jules Lund
and Tamsyn Lewis
. In February 2008, he joined Nova FM to present a Saturday morning breakfast program Ryan & Monty with Katie Dimond ('Monte'). It aired from 10am to 12pm. As of January 2009 he hosts the Nova FM drive time slot on Ryan, Monty & Wippa between 4-6pm weekdays with Katie Dimond (aka Monty) and Michael "Wippa" Wipfli. Lachy Hulme
is doing many of the voiceovers for the show.
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, actor, radio presenter, television personality, host and writer.
Biography
He attended St Leonards College for some of his schooling, where he met Hamish BlakeHamish Blake
Hamish Donald Blake is an Australian comedian, actor, author and bodybuilder from Melbourne, Australia. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on television and radio, most notably with their drive-time radio program...
. He started his media career in 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...
's community access media scene, hosting and producing shows for RMIT University
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
's student television company RMITV
RMITV
RMITV is a not-for-profit community access television production facility based at RMIT University City Campus in Melbourne, Australia.It is one of the members of the Melbourne Community Television Consortium; the not-for-profit consortium that operates the community access channel Channel 31 in...
, for Channel 31, and its campus radio
Campus radio
Campus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...
] station SYN
Student Youth Network
SYN Media is a youth-run media organisation that provides training and broadcast opportunities for young people.Commonly referred to as SYN, the organisation produces new and independent media that is made by and for Melbourne's young people...
.
Television
With Hamish BlakeHamish Blake
Hamish Donald Blake is an Australian comedian, actor, author and bodybuilder from Melbourne, Australia. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on television and radio, most notably with their drive-time radio program...
and Andy Lee
Andy Lee (comedian)
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Lee is an Australian comedian. He usually works alongside Hamish Blake as part of the comedy duo Hamish & Andy.-Personal background:...
, he wrote and co-starred in Hamish & Andy (2004) and Real Stories
Real Stories
Real Stories is an Australian satirical television comedy series produced by Carlton Television for Network Ten. It was created by Hamish Blake and Andy Lee. The series was first broadcast on 22 August 2006....
(2006). He was also a co-writer of Chris Lilley
Chris Lilley (comedian)
-External links:****...
's award-winning We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year
We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year
We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year is an Australian mockumentary TV series created, written and starring Chris Lilley and directed by Matthew Saville.It follows the story of five unique Australians, who have each made a large achievement...
(2005). In 2007, he became a regular cast member on television programme Rove. His signature segment in 2007 was called Rydeas . In 2008 he started a new segment called Investigationing (a neologism) and in 2009 introduced a segment called "Philosophisationing".
Shelton has also appeared on the improvisational comedy Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons with Seven for the fourth season...
produced by the award winning Working Dog Productions
Working Dog Productions
Working Dog Productions is a small film and television production company based in Melbourne, Australia. It was originally known as Frontline Television Productions Pty Ltd...
.
He has also appeared on Hamish and Andy's Gap Year and has his own segment '100 second New York lesson'd'. He appeared from the second episode onwards. Shelton also appeared briefly on 'TwentySomething'.
Radio
He was an occasional co-host on the radio show Get ThisGet This
Get This was an Australian radio comedy show which aired on Triple M and was hosted by Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee, with contributions from panel operator, the late Richard Marsland...
. He also appeared on Red Hot Go, a late night radio show on FOX FM
FOX FM (Melbourne)
Fox FM is a radio station that serves the Melbourne, Australia, broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 101.9 MHz. Licensed to Mount Dandenong, Victoria, the station is currently owned by the Austereo Radio Network. The station's transmitter is located on the ATV-10 transmission tower on top...
in 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...
on Monday nights. In December 2007, Shelton presented the Summer Fling breakfast show across the Austereo Today Network
Today Network
The Today Network is a network of Contemporary Hit Radio stations run by Southern Cross Austereo in Australia.-Affiliates:-History:The Today Network started when the Austereo Radio Network secured the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980. Austereo launched a station called Double SA FM,...
with Jules Lund
Jules Lund
Jules Lund is an Australian television presenter from Melbourne. He attended De La Salle College MalvernLund's career began when he won the FOX FM's "15 Minutes of Fame" competition on radio in the early 2000s...
and Tamsyn Lewis
Tamsyn Lewis
Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles....
. In February 2008, he joined Nova FM to present a Saturday morning breakfast program Ryan & Monty with Katie Dimond ('Monte'). It aired from 10am to 12pm. As of January 2009 he hosts the Nova FM drive time slot on Ryan, Monty & Wippa between 4-6pm weekdays with Katie Dimond (aka Monty) and Michael "Wippa" Wipfli. Lachy Hulme
Lachy Hulme
Lachy Hulme is an Australian-born actor and screenwriter. He wrote the feature film Men With Guns, and co-wrote Let's Get Skase, a comedy-adventure, which Hulme starred in....
is doing many of the voiceovers for the show.