Jeff Hewitt
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Jeff Hewitt is an Australian stand-up comedian. Born in Melbourne in 1977 and raised in Victoria, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, he is currently based in Perth, Western Australia where he regularly performs and MCs.
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[edit] Background
Hewitt performed his first stand-up gig in Perth in 1999, but stopped performing in 2000 after only 7 gigs. Hewitt's initial stage persona as an "angry young man" elicited wildly varying audience reactions, which shook the young Hewitt's confidence considerably. This, along with a waning passion for live performance, resulted in Hewitt taking a 4-year hiatus from the stand-up comedy world.
Hewitt returned to the Perth stand-up comedy scene in December 2004 and has been performing regularly ever since. Hewitt is a rising comedy star who states his influences as Daniel Kitson, Nick Sun, and Demetri Martin.
[edit] Style
Hewitt has made a conscious effort to steer away from the hard-edged, sometimes angry and confrontational nature of his early comedy and move towards a more playful and good-natured style of humour. His comedy is self-deprecating, low-energy, cheeky and occasionally acerbic.
Hewitt has Filipino heritage on his maternal side and while he occasionally uses this to make biting comments about the Asian experience in Australia, he refuses to be labelled as an "ethnic comedian".
[edit] Competitions and Awards
Hewitt won the Raw Comedy WA State Final in March 2006, and went on to perform in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Raw Comedy National Grand Final in April 2006. He was also a 2005 Raw Comedy WA State Finalist.
In October 2006 the Law Society of Western Australia invited Hewitt to give a speech and make a toast to the judiciary at the annual High Court of Australia Dinner in Perth.
In November 2006 Hewitt won the People's Choice Award at the Golden Gavel National Competition, after winning the WA State Final in June 2006. The Golden Gavel is a national humorous public speaking competition for young lawyers which commenced in 2000.
[edit] Official Postings
Hewitt is the current president of the Laugh Resort Committee.
