Jack Druce

'Jack Druce '( Born March 16th 1991) is an Australian standup comedian, and comedy writer

Comedy career

Jack Druce began his comedy career in the Melbourne Comedy Festival's Schools program Class Clowns in 2006. After winning the NSW State Finals, and the runner up in the National finals, Jack was invited to perform on the NRL Footy Show.

In 2007, at age 16, Druce won the NSW state final of Raw Comedy before going on to win the Raw Recruit award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

In 2008, he was one quarter of The Comedy Zone at the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival with the fellow Comedians Tom Ballard, Jacques Barrett, and Lila Tillman.[1]

At subsequent comedy festival shows he performed Set Sail for Adventure in 2009[2], Wild Druce Chase in 2010, and " Too Short to be a Storm Trooper" in 2011[3]

Jack has performed in a support role for such comedians as Adam Hills, Mathew Keneally and Tony Woods.

Personal life

Jack Druce was born and grew up in Cultus Lake, British Columbia, Canada and moved to Australia in 1999, due to the appointment of his father MIke Druce[4] as coach of the Australian White Water Canoe team for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Jack lives in the Gerringong on the South Coast of NSW.

References

  1. ^ The Comedy Zone
  2. ^ Set sail for adventure
  3. ^ [www.dailymelbourne.com/2011/04/micf-jack-druce.html]
  4. ^ Mike Druce