Dylan Moran Coming to Invervegas
Thursday 15 March 2007, 7:48PM
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SUN 13TH CIVIC THEATRE INVERCARGILL
THE STAR OF TV’S BLACK BOOKS
DYLAN MORAN
Following a totally sold out tour last year, the creator and star of TV’s ‘Black Books’, DYLAN MORAN returns to New Zealand for a national tour starting in Auckland on May 9th
Known for his absurd observation and unique brand of dry humour, Moran is a master of comedy, combining his talents as an actor, writer and performer to incredible effect.
His stand up performances continue to pack theatres with sell out runs in Australia, the UK, New York, Los Angeles, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Gothenburg.
Born in Ireland in 1971, Dylan left school without any qualifications when he was 16. He quickly became attracted to stand up comedy and debuted in 1992 at a comedy club in Dublin. A year later he won the Channel 4 Newcomers “So You Think You’re Funny Award’ at the Edinburgh Festival and began developing his comedy routines into a one man show for which he won the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award in 1996. His success at the Edinburgh Festival led him to performing at international stand up comedy festivals around the world.
In 2000 Channel 4 commissioned Dylan for the sitcom BLACK BOOKS. He wrote and starred in three series (18 episodes) of this award winning television series. Co starring with popular British stand up Bill Bailey, who was also nominated for the Perrier Award the year Moran won. BLACK BOOKS sees Moran play a character close to his stand up comedy persona; an unsociable misanthrope, reminiscent of he John Cleese character Basil Fawlty, that shares a great love of wine with one of razor sharp put downs on all things human. His character Bernard Black’s often-surreal views on everyday things and on human behaviour are close to his stand up persona’s view of the world.
MORAN is unpredictable, startling, bizarre, but above all brilliant and hilariously funny. It’s important not to be fooled by this gentle Irishman’s unkempt appearance, benign expression and softly spoken brogue. Watching MORAN perform is an exhilaratingly unpredictable ride. At one moment an unexpectedly long silence has the audience in nervous suspense, then, suddenly they erupt into hysterical laughter. In the words of The London Observer; “Dylan Moran makes you laugh so hard you have to put your head between your knees and gasp for air".
DYLAN is a man whose career has meandered as much as his unfettered, whimsical monologues. Dylan starred alongside SIMON PEGG in the must-see blockbuster “SHAUN OF THE DEAD†and with MICHAEL CAINE and MICHAEL GAMBON in the film "THE ACTORS". He played RUFUS in "NOTTING HILL", achieved critical acclaim in SIMON NYE'S comedy drama "HOW DO YOU WANT ME?†and hit the big screen as DR SLOP in the highly-anticipated MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM movie “A COCK AND BULL STORYâ€Â.
DYLAN MORAN is effortlessly comfortable in the medium of stand-up. In this guise he takes you on an unpredictable journey that shifts fluidly from surreal fantasy to acerbic observation via linguistic gymnastics and flashes of the sublime. The effect is overwhelmingly funny and unforgettable.
‘Makes you laugh so hard you have to put your head between your knees and gasp for air…†The Observer UK
‘About a perfect an evening as I can recall’ The Times
‘So funny, it's painful’ The Observer UK
‘Simply superb… clever, eccentric, funny and articulate’ Radio Times
‘Hilarious’ Loaded
THE STAR OF TV’S BLACK BOOKS
DYLAN MORAN
Following a totally sold out tour last year, the creator and star of TV’s ‘Black Books’, DYLAN MORAN returns to New Zealand for a national tour starting in Auckland on May 9th
Known for his absurd observation and unique brand of dry humour, Moran is a master of comedy, combining his talents as an actor, writer and performer to incredible effect.
His stand up performances continue to pack theatres with sell out runs in Australia, the UK, New York, Los Angeles, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Gothenburg.
Born in Ireland in 1971, Dylan left school without any qualifications when he was 16. He quickly became attracted to stand up comedy and debuted in 1992 at a comedy club in Dublin. A year later he won the Channel 4 Newcomers “So You Think You’re Funny Award’ at the Edinburgh Festival and began developing his comedy routines into a one man show for which he won the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award in 1996. His success at the Edinburgh Festival led him to performing at international stand up comedy festivals around the world.
In 2000 Channel 4 commissioned Dylan for the sitcom BLACK BOOKS. He wrote and starred in three series (18 episodes) of this award winning television series. Co starring with popular British stand up Bill Bailey, who was also nominated for the Perrier Award the year Moran won. BLACK BOOKS sees Moran play a character close to his stand up comedy persona; an unsociable misanthrope, reminiscent of he John Cleese character Basil Fawlty, that shares a great love of wine with one of razor sharp put downs on all things human. His character Bernard Black’s often-surreal views on everyday things and on human behaviour are close to his stand up persona’s view of the world.
MORAN is unpredictable, startling, bizarre, but above all brilliant and hilariously funny. It’s important not to be fooled by this gentle Irishman’s unkempt appearance, benign expression and softly spoken brogue. Watching MORAN perform is an exhilaratingly unpredictable ride. At one moment an unexpectedly long silence has the audience in nervous suspense, then, suddenly they erupt into hysterical laughter. In the words of The London Observer; “Dylan Moran makes you laugh so hard you have to put your head between your knees and gasp for air".
DYLAN is a man whose career has meandered as much as his unfettered, whimsical monologues. Dylan starred alongside SIMON PEGG in the must-see blockbuster “SHAUN OF THE DEAD†and with MICHAEL CAINE and MICHAEL GAMBON in the film "THE ACTORS". He played RUFUS in "NOTTING HILL", achieved critical acclaim in SIMON NYE'S comedy drama "HOW DO YOU WANT ME?†and hit the big screen as DR SLOP in the highly-anticipated MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM movie “A COCK AND BULL STORYâ€Â.
DYLAN MORAN is effortlessly comfortable in the medium of stand-up. In this guise he takes you on an unpredictable journey that shifts fluidly from surreal fantasy to acerbic observation via linguistic gymnastics and flashes of the sublime. The effect is overwhelmingly funny and unforgettable.
‘Makes you laugh so hard you have to put your head between your knees and gasp for air…†The Observer UK
‘About a perfect an evening as I can recall’ The Times
‘So funny, it's painful’ The Observer UK
‘Simply superb… clever, eccentric, funny and articulate’ Radio Times
‘Hilarious’ Loaded