Wayne Deakin

With over 20 years experience roaming the world doing stand up comedy, there’s not many with the breadth of experience as Wayne. Having headlined in over 28 countries, he started out in Australia’s comedy capital, Melbourne.  Within four years he was touring the US with gigs at Carolines, Boston Comedy Club, Gotham, Comic Strip, Montreal Comedy Festival and the world famous “Laff Trax” in Las Vegas.

Needing to spread his wings, Wayne then spent ten years in the UK, based in London and becoming a regular at the Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Glee and Stand Comedy Clubs as well as doing regular tours of the Middle East and Asia.  This sojourn culminated in a very well received Edinburgh Fringe Festival show at the largest arts festival in the world.

As well as his solo Melbourne Comedy Festival shows, His New York tours included consecutive nights at Carolines, New Yorks premier comedy venue and headlining New York Improv. Performing at the Montreal Comedy Festival and doing a week as MC at the world famous Laff Trax in Las Vegas are current career highlights. Wayne also performed in front of 14,000 people at the 2004 and 2006 Meredith Music Festival and 24,000 at 2005 The Falls Festival.

Wayne also tours with the Australian Defence Forces and British Army in East Timor, Sinai, Cyprus and various tours of the Middle East.

In 2007 Wayne toured Iraq and Afghanistan doing gigs for the diggers. As scary as it was edifying. it remains one of the best things Wayne has ever been involved in.

Wayne starred in and produced Channel 31’s highest ever rating show, Tiger TV and can be seen on the Comedy Channel show “Stand Up Australia” and the American reality show “Last Comic Standing”.

Wayne was also known as ‘Deaks’ performing weekly on the top rating “Hughsey & Kate” breakfast show on Nova 100 in Melbourne.