Damien Power

Damien Power is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer and actor who grew up in Toowoomba, Queensland, and is the brother of IndyCar driver Will Power. He is a three-time nominee for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. In 2016 he was part of the sketch group True Australian Patriots, winners of the Director's Choice award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and his solo show Sell Mum Into Slavery was filmed for ABC TV's Comedy Next Gen the same year. In 2017 he received the Pinder Prize, an Edinburgh Fringe grant. His stand-up specials include Alone in the Crowd and Not So Funny Now Is It?. In 2023 he created and starred in the dark comedy series Expanded Minds Only, alongside comedians including Mel Buttle, Becky Lucas and Sam Campbell. He also co-hosts the comedy podcast Neurotic News, previously called Power to the People, with fellow comedian Dan Rath.