Nick Sun is an Australian

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. He is of

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ese extraction, but chooses to eschew obvious cultural stereotyping in his act, favouring a style that has been described as "unhinged", " offensive" "

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" and "

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." In 2004, Nick won

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, a national competition for new comic talent run by the

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. That same year, he also went on to win the

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competition grand final, held at the

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as part of the

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. Alongside his appearances at Australia's major comedy venues, Sun regularly appears at the Cracker Comedy Festival,

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, and

. In 2006, he performed at the invitation-only Just For Laughs Festival in

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, Canada. Nick's 2006

show "Blood on the Yolks in the Key of Owls" was awarded the Director's Choice award by festival director Susan Provan. In 2009 Nick Sun Won the Sly Comedy Comedy Comedy Comedy Competition. Nick's favourite walk on song is " Here comes the Sun" by

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. He usually takes the length of the song to get on stage. Nick stars in the Sci-fi feature film Astro Loco.

External links

http://www.nicksun.com.au – Official Websitehttp://www.andrewtaylormanagement.com – Nick Sun's managementInterview with The Humourdor

References

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