Danny Bhoy

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Not to be confused with Danny Boy, Danny Boyd, Daniel Boyd, or Danny boy.

Danny Bhoy
Danny Bhoy at the Just for Laughs Festival Montreal 2009
Birth nameDanni Chaudhry[1][2]
BornMoffat, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Education
Alma mater
Scottish culture, storytelling
Websitedannybhoy.com

Danny Bhoy (born Danni Chaudhry) is a Scottish comedian who has performed in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the United States.

Early life

Bhoy was born in Moffat, Scotland,[3] as one of four children. Danny attended Lockerbie Academy and Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh and studied history at the University of Glasgow.[4] His father is of Indian descent and his mother is Scottish.[5]

His humour is observational, often involving his own personal experiences as an international comedian. While he does mention his Indian heritage, his shows centre on Scottish social patterns. Despite his stage name, Bhoy, he is not a

Equity, he added the H to Bhoy.[7]

Career

Bhoy began stand up in 1998 after going to see his first comedy show at the

Rove Live, The Glass House, and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala. In November of that year, Danny was invited to perform on the Royal Variety Show.[9]

In 2005, Danny was invited to take part in the Montreal

Comedy Network's "Saturday Night Stand-up", which was broadcast on 17 April 2010. He appeared on Comedy Central with his new routine, "Subject to Change: Danny Bhoy", which was broadcast on 22 May 2010, and appeared on Live at the Apollo
, broadcast in December 2010.

In early 2011, Danny began touring Australia with his show Messenger (Please Do Not Shoot), selling out his shows at the Sydney Comedy Festival. He also sold out all his performances at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and had to add two additional shows at a different venue due to popular demand, both of which also sold out.[12] Bhoy's 2012 show, Dear Epson, was loosely centred upon a series of letters to well-known companies. He toured the show following a run at the Edinburgh Fringe.[13]

Stand-up DVDs

  • Live at the Sydney Opera House (15 August 2007)
  • Live at the Athenaeum (5 August 2009)
  • Subject to Change (8 November 2010) [performed live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada]
  • Live at the Festival Theatre (26 November 2012)

References

  1. ^ "The week you'll laugh until your ribs hurt at the Burt - Winnipeg Free Press". Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Danny Bhoy". Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Danny Bhoy". Chortle. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  4. ^ Woolford, Lisa (11 March 2019). "Danny Bhoy's searching for sunshine in the rain". The Advertiser. Retrieved 16 January 2021. He graduated from the University of Glasgow with a history degree and had vague plans of a teaching career, but took a year off to work it all out.
  5. ^ "Bhoy's own story". The Age. 7 April 2003.
  6. ^ Wallace, Katey (23 June 2011). "Interview: Danny Bhoy". Giggle Beats. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Interview: Danny Bhoy". 15 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Danny Bhoy's pipe dream comes true". BBC News. 25 August 1999.
  9. ^ a b Bhoy's official website
  10. ^ 2007 Tour Dates Archived 21 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ 2009 Tour Dates Archived 21 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Purdie, Ross (11 January 2011). "Funnyman Danny Bhoy is back in the country but can't decide whether to live in Sydney or Melbourne". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  13. ^ Stephenson, John-Paul (23 September 2012). "Review: Danny Bhoy: Dear Epson – Newcastle Stand". Giggle Beats. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

External links

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