Carl Barron (born 11 June 1964) is an Australian theatre and television comedian. His style is based on observational humour.

Life and career

He was born in

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, and formerly worked as an apprentice roof tiler. Barron has released five DVDs, entitled ''Carl Barron LIVE!'', ''Carl Barron: Whatever Comes Next'', ''Carl Barron: Walking Down The Street'', ''Carl Barron: A One Ended Stick'' and ''Carl Barron: Drinking With A Fork''. In November 2010 a box set entitled "All The Stuff I've Done So Far" was released, which included the first three previous titles, plus a documentary and outtakes. In 1993 he was voted 'Comic of the Year' and 'Best Up and Coming Talent' and has since made many TV appearances in commercials and on TV shows such as ''

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''. Barron made his first television appearance on the '' NRL Footy Show'' on 17 April 1997.Carl Barron lets the humour come naturally
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. Barron has been very successful in Australia with the DVD release of ''Carl Barron LIVE!'' going four times platinum, making it the most successful Australian comedy DVD in Australian history. He has appeared in ''

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'', '' Out of the Question'', ''Thank God You're Here'' and several episodes of ''

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Film

Barron co-wrote and starred in the 2015 Australian film '' Manny Lewis'', playing the title character based on himself.Manny Lewis Website
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Video albums

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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References

External links

Official Website
1964 births Living people 20th-century Australian comedians 21st-century Australian comedians People from Queensland Australian male comedians {{Australia-comedian-stub