Dan Antopolski
For the rowing coach and commentator, see Daniel Topolski
Dan Antopolski (born 1972) is a British stand-up comic, actor and writer. He has been a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and is known to younger audiences as The Dare Devil from his CBBC show.[1]
Live Shows
- Jigsaw: Jiggle It, Edinburgh Festival, 2013 Sketch show with Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema [2]
- Jigsaw: Gettin' Jiggy, Edinburgh Festival, 2012 Sketch show with Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema [2]
- Jigsaw, Edinburgh Festival, 2011 Sketch show with Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema [3]
- Turn Of The Century, Edinburgh Festival, 2010 Solo Stand-Up Show [4][5]
- Silent But Deadly, Edinburgh Festival, 2009 Solo Stand-Up Show [6]
- Dan Antopolski’s Penetrating Gaze, Edinburgh Festival, 2008 Solo Stand-Up Show [7]
- A Whim Away, Edinburgh Festival, 2004 Solo Stand-Up Show
- The Dinks 2: Mouthbreathin’, Edinburgh Festival, 2004 Stand-Up with Craig Campbell and Tony Law [8]
- The Dinks, Edinburgh Festival, 2003 Stand-Up with Craig Campbell and Tony Law [8]
- The Presence, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2003 Solo Stand-Up Show
- The Presence, Edinburgh Festival, 2002 Solo Stand-Up Show
- Antopolski 2000, Edinburgh Festival, 2001 Solo Stand-Up Show
- FHM Edinburgh And Beyond Comedy Tour, National Tour with Simon Day, Lee Mack and Karen Taylor, 2000
- Lee Mack’s New Bits, Edinburgh Festival, 2000 Sketch show with Lee Mack and Catherine Tate [9]
- Second Coming, Edinburgh Festival, 2000 Solo Stand-Up Show
- Lee Mack’s Bits, Edinburgh Festival, 1999 Sketch show with Lee Mack and Catherine Tate[10]
- The Comedy Zone, Edinburgh Festival, 1999 Stand-Up
Awards
In 1998 Antopolski won the BBC New Comedy Award[11] and in 2009 he won Dave Award for Best Joke at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the joke was "Hedgehogs. Why can't they just share the hedge?"[12] Antopolski's agents issued a cease and desist order to stop a T-shirt manufacturer using the joke.[13]
Radio
- Quote Unquote (Radio 4) (2016)
- Jigsaw (12 episodes Series 1 and 2) (Radio 4) (2014)[2][14]
- Stephen K Amos: Life: An Idiot's Guide (Radio 4) (2014)
- Sketchorama (as Jigsaw) (Radio 4)
- In and Out of the Kitchen (with Miles Jupp) (Radio 4)
- The Simon Day Show (Radio 4)
- Strings (with Tim Minchin) (Radio 4) (2010)
- One (radio series) (Series 1 - 3) (Radio 4) (2006 - 2010)
- This Is My Mark (Radio 4) (2009)
- 4 Stands Up (Radio 4) (2009)
- Out To Lunch (Radio 2) (28 episodes 2006 - 2008)
- Peacefully In Their Sleeps (Radio 4) (with Howard Read) (2007)
- The Dan Antopolski Radio Show (Radio 2) (Half-hour special broadcast 14 June 2007)
- Moonmonkeys (Resonance FM) (6 part weekly series with Karl Theobald) (2007)
- Exterminating Angels (Radio 4) (4 episodes, co-starring with Karl Theobald) (2006)
- 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (Radio 4) (2006)
- Undone (Radio 4) (2006)
- The Milk Run (Radio 1) regular contributor and starred in The Dinks special edition (2005)
- Flight of the Conchords (Radio 2) (2005)
- The Dinks (Resonance FM) (2003–04)
- The 99p Challenge (Radio 4) (2004)
- Four At The Store (Radio 4) (2003)
Filmography
Film
- It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004) (Eric Banning)[15]
- Big Girl, Little Girl (2004) (Olly)
Television
- I Live With Models (Episode 8) (Comedy Central) (2015)
- The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC) (2014; 2016)
- The Dare Devil (CBBC) (2013-15)
- Live at the Electric (as Jigsaw) (BBC) (2012)
- Comedy Cuts (Series 1 - 3) (ITV2) (2007 - 2008)
- Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV1) (2007)
- Moonmonkeys (BBC3 Special also featuring Karl Theobald) (2007)
- Hyperdrive 'Jeffers' in two seasons of the BBC2 science fiction comedy 2006-2007[1]
- 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (BBC) (2005)
- AD/BC (BBC Three) a Christmas special rock-opera comedy, also featuring Richard Ayoade, Tom Hillenbrand, Julia Davis and Matt Lucas (2004)
- Brain Candy (BBC) (2002)
- The Stand-Up Show (BBC) (3 series)[1]
- Time Gentlemen Please (Sky)[1]
- Live Floor Show (BBC) (2 series)[1]
- The World Comedy Tour (Comedy Central/Paramount/Channel 9) (2002)
- Edinburgh and Beyond (Paramount) (2004)
- Head Farm (Channel 4 Pilot, also featuring Johnny Vegas, The Mighty Boosh, Garth Marenghi) (2002)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "First comedian at Kino Teatr". The Observer. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Thorpe, Vanessa (10 August 2013). "The end of the affair, as told by him and her". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ O'Leary, Bernard (14 August 2011). "Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine & Nat Luurtsema: Jigsaw". The Skinny. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "Review: Dan Antopolski". Leither Magazine. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ Cohen, Louise (26 August 2010). "Edinburgh: Dan Antopolski". The Times. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ Lovell, Rebecca (14 August 2009). "My Edinburgh". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ Bennett, Steve (2008). "Dan Antopolski's Penetrating Gaze". Chortle. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Craig Campbell". The Comedy Club. 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lee Mack's New Bits". 2000. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lee Mack shows off his Bits". BBC News. 27 August 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ BBC New Talent: Comedy (September 19, 2014). "BBC New Talent Comedy: Success Stories". BBC. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Hedgehog joke wins comedy prize". BBC News. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "Who, What, Why: Can a joke be copyrighted?". 22 July 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Jigsaw". Radio Times. 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "Rotten Tomatoes - Dan Antopolski". Rotten Tomatoes. 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
External links
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