Dave Johns
WINNER: SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE AWARD EDINBURGH 1998
Dave has gained a reputation as an inventive, exciting and extremely funny
comedian winning applause from his audiences, respect from his fellow comics,
and rave reviews from the critics. In 2013, Dave Johns co wrote a new stage
adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption which hit the West End and the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013. He has had two very successful runs at the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in highly acclaimed shows ‘Dave Johns On The Edge’ in
1998 and ‘I’m in The Attic Mother’ in 1999 at the Pleasance Theatre for which he
won the Spirit of the Fringe Award.
Dave has been invited to perform across the world from Glastonbury to Hong
Kong, Leeds to Bangkok and performed sell-out shows at the Melbourne
International Comedy Festival in Australia 1998, 1999 & 2001. July 2001 also
saw Dave perform at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in
Montreal.
LIVE WORK
The Shawshank Redemption 2013
The Rupert Pupkin Collective Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2010
Dave Johns On The Edge one man show Edinburgh Fringe Festival 1998
I’m In The Attic Mother one man show Edinburgh Fringe Festival 1999
Regular Guest comedy improvisation show. Comedy Store Players
Hosted Euro 96 in Newcastle in from of 7000 fans
Hosts Gala Show Newcastle Comedy Festival.
Hosted The Sumatran Orangutan Society benefits the Lyceum theatre London
2006/2007/2008.
FESTIVALS
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010
Glastonbury 1998/99/2004/2008
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1998,99,01
Montreal Just for Laughs 2001
Kilkenny Comedy Festival 1998/2006
Adelaide Comedy Festival 1997/98/99/2006
Leeds Festival 2003/04/07
Newcastle Gateshead Comedy Festival 1993 to 2008
Galway Comedy Festival 2005
Manchester Comedy Festival
Ealing Comedy Festival
York Comedy Festival
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N20 Comedy Festival
The Big Chill.2007
Stavanger Comedy festival Norway 1995/96/97
RADIO
The Bobby Thompson Show BBC Radio 4
60 Acts in 60 Minutes BBC Radio 4
COMMERCIALS
Walker’s crisps “Walker Man” 1995/96 television campaign
VOICEOVER WORK
B.T advert
TV
8 out of 10 Cats Does Deal or No Deal 2013
Comedy Cuts ITV 2007
Rob Brydon’s Anually Retentive 2006
Comedy Blue 2007
Dogtown BBC3 sitcom 2007
Rich halls Cattle drive sitcom BBC4
8 Out of 10 Cats
Never Mind The Buzzcocks, BBC (3 appearances)
Spender BBC1
Harrys Game BBC2
The Rag Nymph, ITV
The Stand Up Show, BBC
The Moth 1997.
The Comedy Store Live, C5 & paramount tv
Spender, BBC
Harry, BBC2
Mud, Children’s BBC
The Mark Lamarr Show, BBC
The Harry Hill Show, CH4
Time Gentleman Please, SKY
Hey, Hey its Saturday, C9 Australia
All Over The Shop, BBC
The Bill Bailey and Sean Lock Show, C4 PILOT
FILM
Down Time Amber Films - 1999
THEATRE Performing
True West 2006
The Unattended 2006
The Odd Couple 2005
One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest 2004/05
12 Angry Men 2003
Look Back In Anger 1994 James Bryning - Dundee rep
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Measure For Measure 1992 James Bryning -Dundee rep
Little Shop of Horrors 1992
THEATRE Directing
The Shawshank Redemption
The Wizard of Oz Tyne Theatre and Opera House - 1993
WRITING CREDITS
TV
Omid Djalili BBC I 2008.
East Coast Main Line Tyne Tees
Something for the Weekend Tyne Tees
THEATRE
Stage adaptation WORLD PREMIER ‘The Shawshank Redemption May 2009
Gaiety Theatre Dublin And transfer to London West End 2009.
Works in progress include…
I Have John Lennon’s Head script for stage play.
Well If That’s Your Attitude memoirs of a stand up comic.
Black Night. A play about the 1972 surreal cold war confrontation between chess
grandmaster Bobby Fisher & soviet champion Boris Spassky
CASTING INFO
Spotlight 3367
Height: 5’9 (175cm)
Weight: 12 st (76kg)
Casting Age: 40-55 years
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair: Shaved
Accents: North East England(native) Yorkshire. New York American. eastern
European
Languages: English (native)
Skills: Guitar
PRESS
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 2013
***** The Times
"It is powerful, touching and I can’t wait to watch it hold an entire audience in its
grasp." The Scotsman
**** Edinburgh-Festivals.com
**** The Standard
COMEDY
"I can honestly say he is one of the funniest and entertaining comics I have seen
second to none. Go take a look for yourself see if we agree". Talkfringe Adelaide
07
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"The standout of the show was Dave Johns who with his off beat and often offthe-cuff sense of fun on stage. Had the audience doubled over with laughter."
Adelaide Advertiser.
“Extremely funny.” The Herald
“Fearless, imaginative and very funny.” The Age, Melbourne
“Fast paced, frantic, silly and funny.” Weekender
“Geordie joker Dave Johns, stealing the show on Never Mind the Buzzcocks.”
Daily Star
“He has an uncontrived manner and sense of fun on stage that most comics can
only dream about.” The Scotsman
“ Performs comedy’s greatest magic simply by being himself , a genuinely funny
engaging performer” Glasgow Evening News
“He shifts from the sublime, to genius, to uproar, in the blink of an eye. An
extremely entertaining hour.” The Guardian
“Look closely you will see the man generate sparks of magic” The List
“He bounds on stage singing snippets from musicals and has the audience in the
palm of his hand within seconds. What follows was forty minutes of the most
enjoyable comedy I have seen so far in this festival. Oh yes we do need you Mr
Johns” The Age
THE RUPERT PUPKIN COLLECTIVE PRESS (Edinburgh 2010)
“Quickfire gags... All five performers pour plenty of energy into the scenes”
Chortle 13/08/2010
“Just one word or a look is enough to send the audience into hysterics. Clearly
having as much fun on stage as we are off, these guys are like the coolest uncles
in the world after a couple of sherries- properly funny!” **** Three Weeks
08/2010
TRUE WEST PRESS (Edinburgh 2006)
“If anything you should catch True West for the all-too-brief but highly amusing
performance by Dave Johns as Saul Kimmer the Hollywood producer” Broadway
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THE UNATTENDED PRESS (Edinburgh 2006)
“***** The actors are totally convincing all through the piece” one4review.com
“A well crafted play, well performed****” The British Theatre Guide
“Extremely well performed” The Scotsman
THE ODD COUPLE PRESS
“Of the supporting cast, Dave Johns is good as an excitable policeman” Daily Mail
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