Nick Sun

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Concept art for Nick Sun's 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival season promotional material
Concept art for Nick Sun's 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival season promotional material

Nick Sun is an Australian stand-up comedian. He is of Nepalese extraction[1], but chooses to eschew obvious cultural stereotyping in his act [2], favouring a style that has been described as "unhinged"[3], "offensive"[4] "nihilistic" and "self-destructive" [5]

In 2004, Nick won Raw Comedy[6], a national competition for new comic talent run by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. That same year, he also went on to win the So You Think You're Funny competition grand final, held at the Gilded Balloon as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival [7].

Alongside his appearances at Australia's major comedy venues, Sun regularly appears at the Cracker Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 2006 saw him perform at the invitation only Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Canada.

Nick's 2006 Melbourne International Comedy Festival show "Blood on the Yolks in the Key of Owls" was awarded the Director's Choice award by festival director Susan Provan [8].

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  1. ^ Nick Sun's review : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ Nick Sun's review : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  3. ^ The kooky monster - Arts - Entertainment - theage.com.au. The Age. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  4. ^ AdelaideNow... Nick Sun - Tear Out Your Eyes. The Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  5. ^ Nick Sun: Sacrificial Clown - The Groggy Squirrel. The Groggy Squirrel. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  6. ^ Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Raw Comedy Past Winners. Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
  7. ^ BBC - Comedy - Edinburgh - So You Think You're Funny?. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
  8. ^ Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Comedy Festival Awards. Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.