With years of comedy experience under his belt Gordon Southern is one of the most sought after headline acts on the UK and international circuit. Gordon regularly plays to sell out audiences at the most prestigious clubs in the country including Comedy Store and Jongleurs. His upbeat and energetic delivery combined with his fantastically funny observational comedy & quick witted improvisation has secured his place as an audience favourite. An award winning writer with critical acclaim for numerous projects that he has worked on, Southern has written for some of the most memorable comedy shows of the last decade. Not content with mastering stand-up and writing, Gordon is also a brilliant actor with praise from The British Theatre Guide for his debut acting role in Moon The Loon. His acting skills are not just confined to the stage however, he was the very memorable voice of the Admiral Insurance Parrot on their national TV and Radio ad campaigns. Gordon is a regular headlining comedian on UK and International circuit. He spends at least 2 months every year performing in Australia. A highly regarded international act, he's worked in many exotic & challenging places, including Afghanistan, The Arabian Desert, Falkland Islands, Kosovo & Liverpool. Forthcoming trips include solo theatre shows in India, South Africa & Australia. Gordon made his Edinburgh debut in the highly respected Comedy Zone in 1997 and has since gone on to take up several successful and acclaimed solo shows, as well as winning the Time Out Comedy Award '95 (The Cheese Shop - Most Surprising Discovery) 2009 - The Uofficial Gordon Southern Annual 2009 - Adelaide & Edinburgh Fringe Festivals 2007 - Stamp Stamp œ Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006 - The Solutions œ Edinburgh Fringe & Manchester Comedy Festivals 2003 - My Drums Hell œ Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2001 - Gordon Southern - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh Fringe Festival œ Various, 2002-Present Adelaide Comedy Festival 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 MC & Headlinder —Best Of The Fest“ & Solo Show Sydney Comedy Festival 2006 MC Best Of The Edinburgh Fest Melbourne Comedy Festival 2006, 2009 MC & Headliner Best Of The Edinburgh Fest Byron Bay Big Joke Festival 2008 œ Headliner Cambridge Comedy Festival 2008 Solo Show Manchester Comedy Festival 2006 œ Solo Show Dubai Comedy Festival 2005 The Cheese Shop Presents… - BBC Radio 4 œ 97-99 Stand Up 2 œ BBC Radio 2 œ 1997 The Joy Of Sketch œ BBC Radio 2 œ 1998 Weekending œ BBC Radio 4 1993-96 Admiral insurance œ voice of parrot œ TV and Radio campaign 2004-2008 Carex Washer/Walker campaign 2002-2003 Tonight With Trevor McDonald 2009 œ Topical Standup Standup Australia œ Comedy Channel 2008 Mischief - BBC3 2007- Topical Standup 11 O‘Clock Show œ C4 2000 Edinburgh Comedy œ BBC 2001 Comedy Nation œ BBC 1998 Stand Up Show œ BBC 2000 The Sunday Show - BBC2 1996 Paramount Presents…The Cheese Shop 1995 Komikasi œ Paramount 1995 Have I Got News For You œ BBC QI œ BBC Never Mind The Buzzcocks œ BBC I'm Alan Partridge - BBC 11 O‘Clock Show œ C4 Moon The Loon œ Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh - 2006 Mischief œ BBC3 11 O‘Clock Show œ BBC3 Dead Ringers œ BBC Comedy Nation œ BBC Live Floor Show œ BBC Revolver œ BBC Jim Tavare œ C5 Sunday Show BBC Good Stuff œ ITV Gas œ C4 The Big Breakfast œ C4 Cheese Shop œ BBC Radio 4 Other writing credits include work for shows on BBC2, C5, Sky One, BBC Radio 1,2,4,5 and stand-up material for other live acts. Spotlight no: 6522 Casting Age: 36 œ 45 years Eye Colour: Grey/Green Hair Colour: Dark Brown Languages: English South East (native), English - Various Regional, Welsh, Scottish, Australian Musical Skills: Bass (singing), Drums, Guitar .gordonsouthern.com www.myspace.com/gordonsouthern .