Brendon Burns

Brendon Burns (born 19 April 1971) is an Australian stand-up comedian and author who mostly performs in the UK. He is known for his aggressive stage performance and offensive material. He was educated at John XXIII College.

Burns's television career began as a performer on Channel 4's late-night spontaneous comedy show The 11 O'Clock Show. He subsequently appeared as a presenter on the ITV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!, walking off after just three shows, and conducted masterclasses in stand-up on ITV. He first appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1996, hosting The Comedy Zone showcase and performing his debut solo show 6pm Time To Get Up For Work, and has returned to the Fringe every year since except 1999. In 2007 he won its top prize, the if.comedy award, for his show So I Suppose This Is Offensive Now. A trilogy, Burnsy versus Brendon, which ran at Edinburgh in 2004, 2005 and 2006, examined his own life.

Burns released his first semi-autobiographical novel, Fear of Hat Loss in Las Vegas, with Transworld publishing in August 2010. In April 2013 he released his first US comedy album, Pompously Lectures Americans, on Stand Up Records. In 2014 he launched the Dumb White Guy podcast, originally titled The Brendon Burns Show, which developed into a travelogue-style show featuring interviews with fellow comedians before concluding in 2019. In 2019, he had a cameo role as a ring announcer in the wrestling film Fighting with My Family.