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Contents 1 Early life 2 Comedian 3 Personal life 4 External links 5 References

Early life

Born and raised in the regional town of Warrnambool, Victoria, Hughes has said that he drank heavily as a teenager and young adult, often "getting locked up, you know, not for being violent but I just used to fall asleep on the road and stuff, you know. Warrnambool is a regional city with a population of 30392 people on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool " [1]He has since become a teetotaler. See also Prohibition, Temperance movement Teetotalism (or T-total is the practice and promotion of complete Abstinence from Alcoholic beverages

He moved to Perth, Western Australia in the early 1990s, where he got his start in stand-up comedy, while working casually as a labourer. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " During this time he developed his style of ad-lib performance, often making jokes about downbeat, self-deprecating, embarrassing or socially awkward subjects, such as life on the dole and losing his virginity at a brothel. Self-deprecation is a form of Humor in which people or Comedians make jokes about themselves their shortcomings or their culture usually without In the United Kingdom Jobseeker's Allowance ( JSA) colloquially known as The Dole, is a form of Unemployment benefit that is paid by the This approach proved to be reasonably successful with Perth's relatively small comedy audiences, and Hughes moved to Australia's "comedy capital" of Melbourne, in the mid-1990s, where his career took off. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3

During summer 1990 Dave was seen on Beadle's About And The Best of Beadle's About

Comedian

Hughes co-hosted the ABC comedy talk show The Glass House along with Wil Anderson and Corinne Grant. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to The Glass House was a half-hour Australian Comedy Talk show which screened on the ABC from 2001 to 2006 William James (Wil Anderson (born 31 January, 1974) is an Australian Comedian, performing stand-up as well as on Television Corinne Grant (born June 12, 1973 in Corryong, Victoria) is an Australian Comedian and Television presenter. It was axed in 2006 amid political controversy. [2] He is recognisable for his larrikin personality, drawling Australian accent and deadpan comedic delivery. Larrikin redirects here for the British rock band see Larrikin Love Larrikinism is the name given to the Australian folk tradition Australian English ( AuE, AusE, en-AU) is the form of the English language used in Australia. Deadpan is a form of non-comedic delivery in which Humour is presented without a change in emotion or Facial expression, usually speaking in His catch cry gig-starter is variations on "Seriously" or "You know what, guys? I'm not happy tonight. . . " or "I'm angry tonight. . . " or occasionally, the surprising "I'm happy tonight. . . ".

He took this angry persona onto Australian television show Rove in 2007, with a weekly "Hughesy Loses It" segment. In 2008, this has evolved to a weekly agony aunt segment, "Help Me Hughesy". [3]

Since 2001, Hughes has co-hosted the breakfast shift from 6am to 9am on Melbourne's Nova 100 breakfast program on weekdays, "Hughesy & Kate", with Kate Langbroek. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Nova 100 (call sign 3MEL) is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria Australia, broadcasting on 100 Segments Popular segments on the show include "Coincidental Wednesday" which is when listeners send in funny or interesting coincidences to the show Katherine Elizabeth Wilhelmina Beuving Langbroek (born 8 August 1965) is an Australian TV and Radio personality of Jamaican and

He is a regular performer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and his performances are often sold out. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF is held each April in a number of venues across Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

In the past, he has worked on national radio station Triple M, and had guest spots on television programs The Fat, Rove Live, The Panel, Thank God You're Here and others. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. The Fat was an Australian sports based talk show television series broadcast and produced by ABC TV. Rove (formerly Rove Live) is a Logie Award winning Australian weekly Television Talk show hosted by and named This page concerns the Australian show For the Irish version see The Panel (Ireland. Synopsis Each contestant is dressed in appropriate costume has some brief banter with the host and is then invited to "walk through the blue door" onto a hidden set Some of his performances have been recorded for CD, such as Dave Hughes Whatever and DVD "Dave Hughes Live". A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio [4] In the AFL season he is a part of the Network Ten Saturday night show Before The Game alongside Peter Helliar. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. Before The Game is an Australian rules football / Comedy Television show in Australia on Network Ten. Peter Jason Matthew Helliar (born June 16, 1975 in Melbourne) is an Australian Comedian, actor radio presenter writer and

Hughes has also appeared in a series of television commercials for Australian car manufacturer Holden. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced GM Holden Ltd is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne Victoria.

He is represented by Token Artists.

During the 2007 Logie Awards, which he co-hosted with Adam Hills and Fifi Box, Hughes referred to radio shock-jock Kyle Sandilands as a "massive dickhead" to applause and laughter from the audience. The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards which have been presented annually since 1959 Kyle Sandilands (born 10 June 1971) is an Australian Radio host, best known for hosting with Jackie O, Australia's biggest interactive Later that year, Sandilands - being interviewed on Enough Rope with Andrew Denton - said he "hates Dave Hughes" and that "If I saw him I would punch him in the throat". Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (often shortened to Enough Rope) is a television Talk show broadcast on ABC1 in Australia [5] Hughes retorted by releasing an official apology, which said in part that Hughes was "sincerely and deeply sorry that Kyle Sandilands is a massive dickhead" and "Massive dickheads have the same rights as normal people". [6]

Personal life

Hughes is a supporter of the Carlton Football Club [7]. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football He has stated in an interview in the Weekend Australian Magazine, that three things make him happy, "The audience laughing at my jokes, Carlton winning the footy and my wife, Holly, smiling. "

Hughes married Holly Ife, a reporter for Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper, on December 31, 2006 at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne. The Herald Sun is a morning Tabloid Newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Flemington Racecourse is a major Horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They have a cat Teddy and a dog Barkly, adopted from Save-A-Dog in Glen Iris[8].

He also owns the nightclub Fix, Docklands in Melbourne with Chris Tarrant and Nick Daffy. ^[1]

In recent years, he has been a vocal opponent of development of the Triangle Site in St Kilda[9]

External links

• Dave Hughes at the Internet Movie Database
• Dave Hughes' bio on the Token Artists site
• Dave Hughes' bio on the Glasshouse's ABC site
• Dave Hughes' bio on the MOSH site
• Nova 100 - Hughesy & Kate website
• Enough Rope With Andrew Denton, Screened: 20 September 2004, "Dave Hughes" (transcript of interview)

References

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