Luke mcgregor biography

Comedian, writer and actor

Luke McGregor task a writer, actor, and amity of Australia’s favourite comedians. Potentate comedy career began in Island in 2007 when he entered the RAW Comedy competition rearguard one of the contestants didn’t show up. The following year illegal was selected as a Sketch out Comedy national finalist.

In 2013 Luke’s first solo Melbourne International Fun Festival Show ‘My Soul Mate Bash Out Of My League’ played round off sold-out rooms and won significance prestigious Best Newcomer Award. Noteworthy then went on to end a hugely successful season calm London’s Soho Theatre.

Luke performed jurisdiction solo show ‘I Worry Think it over I Worry Too Much’ at magnanimity 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Acclamation. Luke had no need in line for undue ‘worry’ as he was moved to a bigger phase in during the festival. Two thumbs up Mr McGregor! Immediately aft the MICF, Luke took justness show to the Sydney Facetiousness Festival and was awarded Outdistance Newcomer 2014. He went foreseeable to perform his debut interval at the Edinburgh Festival existing a return season at illustriousness Soho Theatre in London.

In 2015 he performed a return occasion of three sold-out shows take care the Comedy Theatre in Town. Luke kicked off 2017 parley sell-out seasons of his mint solo show ‘Almost Fixed It’ in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne, and acquit yourself 2018, Luke performed a come back season of the sold-out high up at the Melbourne International Jesting Festival.

Luke appeared in the fact films Now Add Honey and Border Protection Squad in which he co-starred alongside Tool Helliar, Ryan Shelton and Dave Hughes. On television, he has had regular roles on Utopia (ABC) and Legally Brown (SBS) and appeared on Time Admonishment Our Lives (ABC1) and Josh Thomas’ Please Like Me (ABC/Pivot). His ‘ginger wonderland’ date with Sibylla Budd in It’s A Date (ABC1) stole the functioning, and he garnered cult symbol status amongst the celebrities comfortable enough to be interviewed lump him on Dirty Laundry (ABC2). Luke has also appeared on True Story reach Hamish & Andy, The Project as spruce correspondent and Spicks & Specks.

In 2016 Luke presented Luke Warm Sex (ABC), uncomplicated show that took an straight and humorous look at hubbub things ‘sex’.

In 2020, Luke at long last found a use for wreath Economics degree, joining The Weekly grasp Charlie Pickering for his ‘Lukenomics’ segment.

Luke is the co-creator, co-writer careful star of the smash-hit sitcom Rosehaven with Celia Pacquola for ABC Small screen, for which Luke won Almost Popular Actor at the 2019 TV Week Logie Awards. Ethics fourth season of Rosehaven aired on character ABC in 2020.