Biography.
Dan is a British comic, actor and writer. He has appeared in various television programs and radio shows, and is best known to younger audiences for hosting the UK game show The Dare Devil.[1] In 1998 Antopolski won the BBC New Comedy Award and in 2009 he won the Dave Award for Best Joke at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He has appeared at international comedy festivals in Montreal, Melbourne and New York. Antopolski has been a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, had minor roles in films and appeared in a number of panel shows.
Awards.
Dave Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award – Winner, 2009.
Edinburgh Fringe Award – Nominee, 2001.
Edinburgh Fringe Award – Nominee, 2000.
Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer Award – Nominee, 2000.
BBC New Comedy Award – Winner, 1998.
Reviews.
“Spectacular displays of verbal pyrotechnics … A confident, splendidly silly and sometimes dazzling show.” – The Observer.
“He is one of the funniest and hardest-working comedians out there. His material is edgy without going too far, his routines are complex and assured, he’s likeable … and has some of the best gags I’ve heard.” – The Scotsman.
“The man’s charms (and they are considerable) lie in his combination of old-fashioned and new styles: he makes entirely plausible jokes in a surrealistic, laddish vein only to undermine them later and take them on to unexpected levels. Antopolski has a neat turn of phrase and a nicely-skewed comedy vision which, while keeping him one step beyond the best of the mainstream, also provide him with oddly seductive powers over his audience.” – The Times.
“His writing is as inventive as ever … Antopolski is not merely deadpan, but almost otherworldly on stage. It’s the perfect platform for his sometimes surreal, often deliberately literal approach to life.” – The Guardian.
“No-one else has the same flair and assurance … A rock-solid hour with punchlines galore.” – London Is Funny.
“Stunningly funny… a fine, multi-faceted show that probably deserved to win some kind of award or other.” – Chortle.
