Gary Eck Travels from Sydney, NSW

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Corporate Entertainment
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Gary is an accomplished stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, author and film director. He has performed all around the world from Singapore to Paris, to New York and London and has done comedy shows at the Edinburgh, Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals.

He has worked alongside some of the biggest companies in Australia. His fun, affable style and sharp wit makes him a perfect choice to MC your next awards dinner, conference or roadshow. His ability to tailor material and ad lib with the audience make him extremely flexible for a variety of events. Or, if you’re just want an after dinner comedy show or even a hoax…Gary does that too!

Gary also offers a Keynote presentation "Adaptive Comedy - How Stand-Up Comedy Can Make You an Effective and Adaptive Leader." He also runs comedy team workshops.

Apart from a successful stand-up and corporate career Gary has ventured into film and TV. He co-wrote and co-directed Happy Feet Two with Academy Award winner George Miller, voicing several characters in the film.

He won the world’s largest short film competition, Tropfest, with his short, The Money. He co-wrote and starred in the cult hit You Can’t Stop the Murders (now being turned into a stage musical!) and featured in the film Boytown alongside Mick Molloy and Glen Robbins.

Gary co-created the hit global kids animation series, VEGESAURS which is now in its fifth season on ABC TV. Logie nominated, it is the number two show on BBC just behind Bluey! Gary also writes and episode directs the series.

Gary has written two children’s picture books, Wake Up Sleepyhead and The Day the Moon Came to Stay published by Scholastic. To top it off, he has two feature comedy films in development, The Comedy and Tragedy of George Batten (Studio Canal) and Three Fools (optioned by George Miller).