Edward Robert Kavalee (born 30 June 1979) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, podcaster radio and television presenter. He is a recurring panellist on Network 10's ''

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'' with

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and co-hosts ''Hughesy, Ed & Erin'' with

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and Erin Molan on 2DayFM. Kavalee is a former host of ''Ash, Grant & Ed'' on 2Day FM and the ''Marto, Ed & Robin'' breakfast show on Triple M Brisbane. He has hosted a number of television shows, including ''

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'' and various sports-themed comedy shows along with

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and

Career

Kavalee is an experienced Theatresports performer. He had been involved in running Theatresports workshops at the

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(Studio 4, New South Wales University's comedy society), and for a number of years, he hosted Theatresports at the

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. Before his career on radio with Triple M, Kavalee began working in a small video store at the age of fourteen for a period of eight and a half years, and was a panel operator and part of the promotions team with the Triple M Rock Patrol vehicles, The Black Thunders. Kavalee is a graduate of

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. Three months before he graduated, he scored the pilot and a part on the ensemble cast of Working Dog Productions' improvised comedy show ''Thank God You're Here''. He appeared in more than 20 episodes of the show in 2006 and remained a member of the ensemble cast in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th series. In 2006, Kavalee joined with co-host Tony Martin and panel operator

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for the Triple M radio comedy show ''

Get This ''Get This'' was an Australian radio comedy Radio programming, show which aired on Triple M and was hosted by Tony Martin (comedian), Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee, with contributions from panel operator, Richard Marsland. A different guest co-hos ...

'' which featured comedy sketches, celebrity guests and banter on trivia and current affairs. The show was a ratings success and soon developed a devoted assembly of loyal fans including English comedian Ross Noble who commented in an interview in 2012 that ''Get This'', although off-air for five years, remained his all-time favourite radio show. But after two years, Austereo made the controversial decision to axe the program. Despite the protests from fans and supporters, the show finished in November 2007. In December 2008, Kavalee and Martin recorded a special tribute podcast dedicated to the memory of Richard Marsland who died earlier that month. In 2008, Kavalee joined ''The Wrong Way Home'' with Akmal Saleh and Cal Wilson on the Nova Network. Before Kavalee joined he was a guest co-host while Wilson took time off for her wedding. In 2009, Kavalee was appointed as anchor on Nova 100's ''

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'' breakfast show, replacing Tim Blackwell who hosted the Nova Nights show ''Launchpad'' with Hayley Pearson. Kavalee hosted ''

'' on the Seven Network in mid 2009, which was the Australian TV series that was based on the original version of the UK's TV series '' Harry Hill's TV Burp''. He co-hosted '' Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!'' with

and

on SBS TV, which was a light-hearted look at the 2010

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, running for the duration of the championships. Kavalee was reunited with his former co-host on ''Get This'', Tony Martin, for '' The Joy of Sets'' on the

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. This comedy television series, looking at the elements used to construct television shows, commenced screening on 20 September 2011 in the 9:00 pm Tuesday timeslot on Nine. The eighth and final episode aired on 8 November 2011. Although initial ratings were impressive, subsequent figures were disappointing and midway through the series, it was moved to a later timeslot of 10.30pm. In December 2011, Kavalee resigned from

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to focus on TV and film work. In 2012, he appeared in the Australian film ''

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'' directed by Rob Sitch. Kavalee co-hosted '' Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!'' on the Seven network, a spin-off from the SBS series in 2010. He was also a regular guest on the TV show '' Agony Uncles'' (ABC-TV). He also worked on the comedy film ''

Scumbus ''Scumbus'' is an Australian comedy film written and produced by Ed Kavalee. The film stars Kavalee, Toby Truslove and Lachy Hulme. It was filmed in Melbourne, Victoria. Synopsis Tom is an eager, ambitious policeman who takes his job seriously ...

'' in which he starred, co-wrote, co-produced and largely self-funded. The comedy film focusses on a pair of under-achieving policemen and was shot in only 11 days, featuring a cast of well-known names in Australian comedy. The film aired on Ch-10 on 10 November 2012, received positive reviews and was selected for screening at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival. At the end of 2012, Kavalee was seeking a distributor for his second feature film entitled ''Border Protection Squad'', the film has been written, directed and also co-produced by himself and is a comedy that takes a satirical swipe at TV shows such as Ch-7's ''Border Security''. The film was made available for downloads on iTunes in 2015. In January 2014, Kavalee joined Triple M Brisbane's ''The Grill Team with Marto, Michelle & Ed'' breakfast show as a co-host. He is also one of two regular panellists on the Network Ten comedy quiz show ''

'', the other being

. In October 2017, Kavalee announced that he would be leaving the ''Marto, Ed & Robin'' breakfast show on Triple M Brisbane at the end of the year to spend more time with his family. The announcement came not long after his wife, Tiffiny Hall, had given birth to their son. In November 2017, Southern Cross Austereo announced that Kavalee would be joining

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to co-host breakfast on 2Day FM replacing Harley Breen. It was later announced in December that Grant Denyer would join the show. ''Em, Grant & Ed'' remained on air until Southern Cross Austereo announced that it would end on Friday 16 August 2019 and will be replaced by a music focused show. Kavalee quickly moved over to a temporary role on Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network national afternoon show, ''

'', after Kate Langbroek announced she wasn't coming back to the show, or Australia, until 2020. Kavalee will stand in alongside Dave Hughes until at least the end of 2019. In November 2020, Southern Cross Austereo announced that Kavelee,

and Erin Molan would replace Jamie Angel to host '' The 2Day FM Morning Crew with Hughesy, Ed and Erin Molan'' from Monday, January 18 2021. A one-hour highlights package will air nationally at 6pm across the Hit Network.

Radio

* ''

'' (2006–2007) * ''The Wrong Way Home with Akmal, Cal and Ed'' (2008) * ''

'' – co-host and anchor (2009 – 2011) * ''Summer Breakfast on Triple M'' – Host – (December 2013) * ''The Grill Team with Marto, Michelle & Ed'' – anchor (January 2014 – May 2015) * ''Marto & Ed Kavalee'' - co-host (May 2015 - December 2016) * ''Marto, Ed & Robin'' - co-host (January 2017 - December 2017) * ''Em, Grant & Ed'' - co-host (January 2018 – September 2018) * ''Ash, Grant & Ed'' - co-host (January 2019 – August 2019) * ''

'' - fill-in presenter (August 2019 - December 2019) * '' Hughesy & Ed'' - co-host (January 2020 – December 2020) *'' Hughesy, Ed & Erin -'' co-host (January 2021 – present)

Television

* '' Thank God You're Here'' (2006 – 2009) * KFC Australia television commercials (2006) * '' Newstopia'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Out of the Question'' (2008) * '' Good News Week'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!'' (2010) * '' The Joy of Sets'' (2011) * '' Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!'' (2012) * '' Agony Uncles'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013 – present) * '' Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football'' (2013 – 2015) * " Red Rooster" Australian television commercial (2015) * "

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" Australian television commercial (2016) * '' True Story with Hamish & Andy'' (episode 5 - "Jack's Story") as Firefighter Garry. * " Red Rooster" Australian television commercial (2018) * '' Celebrity Name Game'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2020)

Film

* ''No Regrets'' (2003) * ''Meat Pie'' (USA: ''Going Down Under'') (2005) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' BoyTown Confidential'' (2007) * ''$quid'' (2007) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2012) * ''Border Protection Squad'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2018)

Theatre

* ''Lucky'' (2006)

Personal life

Kavalee's surname is Thai-Chinese. In 2014, Kavalee married celebrity trainer, fitness promoter and writer

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."Anxiety, love & cult comedy with Luke McGregor"
''The Weekly Review''. Retrieved 2017-03-28. They have a son born in September 2017, and welcomed a baby girl on 30 May 2022.

References

External links

*
Ed Kavalee profile – Hughesy and Kate
– ''Nova 100 Melbourne website'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kavalee, Ed 1979 births Living people Male actors from Sydney Australian male film actors Triple M presenters Place of birth missing (living people) Nova (radio network) announcers Australian people of Thai descent Australian podcasters