Daniel Burt is a writer and comedian from

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, and co-host of morning radio program breakfasters on community radio station

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Biography

Early in his career, Burt presented programs on SYN and Channel 31, including ''Pluck'', ''The Reviewers'', ''Raucous'', and ''3 Day Growth''. In 2002, he won National TREV Campus Comedy Competition. In 2005, Burt lived in

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where he interned as a writer for the ''

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''. He spent all his savings and borrowed money from his parents just to get to New York for the interview. He returned to Melbourne in 2006 and since then has written for ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Sideshow'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' National Bingo Night'', '' Hole in the Wall'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. and The 7pm Project. As a corporate speaker, he has entertained companies such as Vulcan Steel and

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. He has been a frequent columnist for ''

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''. and was a contributor to The Green Guide. In 2007 he wrote and presented a series of art "isms" for ''

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'' on the

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. Burt has acted in iSH media mobile comedy series ''Girl Friday'' and wrote and acted in ''The Three Day Growth'', which received funding from the

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, and Film Victoria He has also acted on stage in ''

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'' by

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at the

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In August 2009, Burt collaborated with Catherine Deveny for 'An Evening Of Insight And Filth' a live comedy show at the Butterfly Club in

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. A cocktail was created their honour. In 2010 his Melbourne Comedy Festival Show – ''Yes Man Syndrome'' was a sell out. In August 2010

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described him as apparently having "...the mark of a modern messiah". Time Out online listed him as one of Melbourne's top 10 tweeters. He performed his show 'Inspired by Mediocrity' at the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Burt has been a writer for

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