Lehmo

Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann

Lehmo holding the clapperboard during filming of the movie Offside
Born (1969-08-20) 20 August 1969
Australia
Occupation Comedian
TV & Radio Presenter
Spouse(s) Kelly Kearney (m. 2014-present)
Website http://www.lehmo.com.au/ (archived April 2015)

Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann (born 20 August 1969) is an Australian comedian.[1]

Career

Lehmo started out working as a chartered accountant before becoming a comedian.[2]

Stand up

In the early 1990s, Lehmo appeared on the "Red Faces" segment of Hey Hey It's Saturday. He did a stand-up routine that bombed, scoring 2 zeros and a 3 from the judges.[2]

Lehmo has travelled to East Timor[3][4] and the Middle East to entertain the troops[5][6] and on his return used his experiences as part of his comedy routine.

He has also performed sell out seasons at the Adelaide Fringe Festival (2000, 2002 and 2004), the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (1996 and 1997).[1]

His live credits in the UK include the 1996 and 1997 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, The Comedy Store, London and Jongleurs – the largest chain of comedy clubs in Britain. Lehmo has also performed regular gigs at the Boston Comedy Club and Gotham Comedy Club, both in New York City.

Overseas demand for Lehmo has seen him appear on England's BBC TV Comedy Showcase and as a regular compere on Britain's longest-running television stand up show Stand up Live.[7] Lehmo also played himself in a series of ads for XXXX beer[8][9] which were shot in India and screened in the UK.

World record

In May 2005, Lehmann broke the Guinness World Record for the most jokes told in an hour with 549, beating the previous record of 499,[10][11] which was held by UK comedian Tim Vine.

In April 2014, the record was reassigned back to Tim Vine following a decision from Guinness World Record officials. An official spokesman said that Anthony Lehmann had breached the guidelines.[12]

Radio

He had been the host of the breakfast show on SAFM with Lisa "Milly" Millard.[13]

In April 2007, Lehmo joined Triple M to co-host drive-time program Wil & Lehmo which also starred fellow comedian co-host Wil Anderson.[14] The show ended in November 2008.[15]

In 2010, Lehmann joined Brigitte Duclos on Mix 1011 to host Mix Mornings where he replaced Tom Gleeson.[13]

In December 2011, Australian Radio Network announced that Lehmann and Duclos would move to present Brig & Lehmo for Breakfast on Gold 104.3 replacing Grubby & Dee Dee.

In November 2015, Duclos left Gold 104.3 and it was announced that Jo Stanley would replace her from January 2016.

Television

Lehmo was a co-host of Before The Game alongside Dave Hughes, Neroli Meadows, Andy Maher and Mick Molloy.[14] The show was based on the AFL, and Lehmo has stated that he is a die-hard supporter of the Hawthorn Football Club. Other television appearances include Rove Live, The Glass House and Neighbours.[16]

More recently, Lehmo has appeared on news chat show The Project, acting as the main replacement for Peter Helliar on Friday nights and while he is on holidays. He also stars in the comedy series Utopia [17] and a guest appearance on Have You Been Paying Attention?.

Film

In 2009 Lehmo played a cameo role in the Australian movie Offside. He appears as the character 'Leechy', a former Junior Socceroo,[18] a soccer star – a role he says is not at odds with his public identity as an active supporter of Aussie Rules football club Hawthorn.

In order to play the role of Leechy, Lehmo flew to Adelaide for six hours on 6 February 2008. Once shooting was completed, he broadcast his afternoon drive-time radio show from a sister Adelaide radio station, before flying back to Sydney.

In 2010, Lehmo was developing another script with writer/director Carlo Petraccaro.[13]

Other work

In 2007, he was the face of the advertising campaigns for the Australian International Motor Show held in Sydney. He is also the face of adverts for the new Vegemite spread iSnack 2.0 which commenced airing on 21 September 2009 and during the AFL Grand Final broadcast.

Personal life

In December 2013, Lehmo announced his engagement to television producer Kelly Kearney whilst on holiday in South Africa.[19] They married on 29 December 2014 in Bali.[20] Their first child is due on 1 August 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 "Lehmo". Network Ten. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Comedy career adds up for Lehmo". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Lehmo in East Timor#2 Department of Defence, 23 December 2008
  4. ↑ Lehmo in East Timor #1 Australian Forces Entertainment, 17–22 December 2009
  5. ↑ Lehmo in Baghdad Christmas in Baghdad, 2006
  6. ↑ Lehmo in Afghanistan Department of Defence, 31 March 2009
  7. ↑ "Lehmo". Upfront Events. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  8. ↑ ICMI – XXXX beer ads
  9. ↑ The Comedy Club – XXXX beer ads
  10. ↑ Comedian Attempts to Break Joke Record – Comedy Central Insider, 2 March 2009
  11. ↑ Guinness Book of Records account
  12. ↑ Tim Vine retakes most jokes in an hour record – Chortle, 4 April 2014
  13. 1 2 3 "Lehmo's back on air". Adelaide Now. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Bio". lehmo.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Wil Anderson dumped from Triple M". news.com.au. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Comic's turn on Neighbours". Holy Soap. Channel Five. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  17. ↑ IMDb – Lehmo
  18. ↑ Young Socceroos qualify for World Cup
  19. ↑ http://codenamemax.com/lehmo-proposes-with-a-bensimon-diamond-in-a-box/
  20. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/funnyman-anthony-lehmo-lehmann-weds-in-bali/story-fni0cvc9-1227170102660

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