Gary Eck @ Marble Bar

Gary Eck is one of Australia’s most popular & versatile stand-up comedians whose sharp wit has been entertaining Australian and international audiences for nearly two decades. He is also an accomplished writer, actor and director.

Gary has performed his stand-up accompanied by a Live Orchestra, emceed the Myer Spring Summer Launch with Jennifer Hawkins and appeared on numerous television shows including Rove, The Footy Show, Spicks and Specks and was weekly guest on Mick Molloy’s The Nation on Channel Nine.

Gary has also successfully ventured into film having co-starred and co-written the feature film You Can’t Stop the Murders (Miramax 2003) and starred in the film Boytown alongside Mick Molloy and Glenn Robins.

Gary has won the world’s largest short film competition, Tropfest, with his short film entitled The Money (2004). A collection of Gary’s shorts recently screened in a special one hour programme on the Comedy Channel entitled, Ecks Rated Shorts. Presently, Gary is writing a screenplay with Academy Award winning director GEORGE MILLER on a special film project due for world wide release in 2010. He has also penned a screenplay with Stuart Beattie (Pirates of the Caribbean, Collateral) for Working Title Films.

Gary recently released a stand-up comedy CD, Gary Eck Live! and has been nominated for an ARIA award for comedy album The Hollywood Motel.

Also appearing will be our resident MC Dave Smiedt and supports.

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