Brendon Burns at Chortle's Fast Fringe

Clip from 2009 Edinburgh Fringe show

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Australian comic Brendon Burns has been performing comedy since the early Nineties and is known for his aggressive stage presence and controversial material.

He briefly hosted the 11 O'Clock Show and even more briefly the ITV2 spin-off show I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Now!, walking off after just three shows.

However it is live – and especially in his solo shows – where he has forged a reputation, with six live CDs to his name. He has also performed at Montreal and South African comedy festivals

He first appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1996, hosting The Comedy Zone showcase of new acts, and performing in his debut solo show 6pm Time To Get Up For Work. He has returned to the Fringe every year since, except for 1999, and in 2007 won its top prize, the if.comedy award

A trilogy, Burnsy versus Brendon, which ran at Edinburgh in 2004, 2005 and 2006, examined his own life – culminating in his mental breakdown and drinks and drugs rehabilitation at the Priory.

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Really not surprised he got fired from I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here Now, it was the worst TV I\ve ever seen. Dont think he is going to get any more work in a hurry.

Jackie Fenwick, November 2006

I saw Monday night's I'm A Celebrity... thing and was so funny!\ You could see that he had been told to keep it tame. I just wished they'd let him go for it.

Rattydave, November 2006

Saw him on I'm a Celeb Now last night, never seen such car crash telly in my life! The audience werent laughing, he can't read autocue, it was painful to watch - dont think his TV career is going to go far!

Luke Byrnes, November 2006

I just saw him at the garrick, he was funny in the way your mate is when he's descibing a good night out,but this wore thin. By the end, when he seemed to be proclaiming himself to be the greatest comedian of his generation, it was simply embarrassing.He needs to pull his head out of his arse and write some good material. I've heard some people comparing him to Bill Hicks, Thats like comparing Rolf Harris toLeonardo Da Vinci. No matter how personal or preachy Hicks got, he always had killer jokes to go with it,and it was this that made him the comedian of his generation. If anybody wants to see a great comedian go see Kitson or buy a Chris Rock DVD.

ian, October 2006

This guy opened the Cape Town International Comedy festival "Danger Zone" Fresh out of drug rehab, (London's upper class overpriced Priory). He misreads his audience, and portrays an even more arrogant and ignorant attitude and he exhudes all the pretentiousness of a wannabe comedian who has never hit the big time- and certainly never will. His overbearing, condescending and agonizing stage presence succeeded in only one thing...It took away the limelight from the other truly brilliant comedians and ruined the momentum of the show. Sure he might gain a few laughs, but he will never have an audience in hysterics- which was the whole advertised point of the venue. Bottom line is I cannot believe that the general public were conned into paying lots of money to hear him at the expense of other performer...T ime for him to hang up the mike and find a real job.

Peter O., September 2006

He just gets better and better. A complete legend. His show is so funny I think I peed a little bit. Unbelievably clever and on the mark at all times. Seriously intelligent, quick thinking and expressive. His abuse ranges from the crude and the rude to deeply involved diatribes - even if you are too slow to understand the astuteness underneath, you can still laugh at the surface rants. The mans brain must be like an information soaked spongy vortex that absorbs everything and throws it back out in the form of a hilarious observation wrapped up in a comedy genius bow. Funny as fuck

Cat, September 2006

Anyone looking for pointers as to the quality of Burns' comedy should refer to his little addendum to Ben Stevens' comment (below)

Dave, July 2006

Brendon Burns rocks! Saw him last night in Islington in a tiny sweat box of a venue, and he had me captivated for the whole hour despite the heat. He's the Aussie Bill Hicks, go see him.

Gaz, July 2006

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