Brendhan Lovegrove

Brendhan's manic physical presence combined with a sureness of delivery and material that can, at once, be described as verging on the psychotic side of human nature, has delighted and, indeed, frightened audiences throughout New Zealand.

In 1998 Brendhan was the recipient of the Billy T Award for Comedy in New Zealand. After winning that prestigious award he travelled and performed at international comedy festivals throughout the world including Scotland, Canada and England. Brendhan returned home annually to contribute his own show for the New Zealand Laugh Festival and is now living back downunder.

He returned to NZ in 2006 after living and working for three years in the United Kingdom, where he performed as the headline act (for the most part) in all the main comedy clubs including Jongleurs, The Comedy Store, The Glee Club and Up the Creek.

In 2006 Brendhan was judged New Zealand's Best Stand-up Comedian at the Oddfellows NZ International Comedy Festival. Brendhan was recently named Best Male Comedian in the 2009 NZ Comedy Guild Awards which is a huge honour and reflects his talent and contribution to the industry over the years.