Dave Hughes

David William "Hughesy" Hughes (born 26 November 1970 in Warrnambool, Victoria) is an Australian stand-up comedian, radio and television presenter. He often goes by the stage name "Hughesy".He is mostly known for his recognisable nasal voice.

Early Life

Hughes grew up in Warrnambool, where he lived with his family in a housing commision home. He studied at Melbourne's La Trobe University and ended up dropping out. In his twenties, life did not seem promising. At age 22 he was still a virgin and one girl told him that he made her skin crawl. He was on the dole for most of the period between 1992 and 1998, whilst suffering from alcoholism.

He moved to Perth, Western Australia in the early 1990s, where he got his start in stand-up, while working casually as a labourer. 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 a visit to a brothel. 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.

Comedian

Hughes co-hosts the ABC comedy talk show The Glass House along with Wil Anderson and Corinne Grant. He is recognisable for his larrikin personality ^{[citation needed]}, drawling Australian accent and deadpan comedic delivery. His catchcry gig-starter is variations on "You know what, guys? I'm not happy tonight... " followed by something inappropriate which he will then defend with gusto. It has been known lately to deviate into the surprising "I'm happy tonight...", or "I'm angry tonight...".

His most memorable team aside from his Glass House appearances were with comedians Boogachatti and Papaganni at the Womberra festival from 1998-2002.

Since 2001, Hughes has featured in Melbourne's Nova 100 breakfast program on weekdays, "Hughesy & Kate", with Kate Langbroek.

He is a regular performer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and his performances are often sold out.

In the past, he has worked on national radio station Triple M, and had guest spots on Tv programs The Fat, Rove Live, The Panel, and others. Some of his performances have been recorded for CD, such as Dave Hughes Whatever.

Recently, Hughes has also appeared in a series of television commercials for Australian car manufacturer Holden.

He is represented by Token Artists.

Personal life

He is also a panellist on the AFL-related show Before The Game and a known supporter of the Carlton Football Club. 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 girlfriend, Holly, smiling."

He and Holly plan to marry on New Year's eve at The Peak, Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne.

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

External links

Herelad Sun.