Gunn
Mike
Mike
About
Mike Gunn's history is as interesting and entertaining as his comedy. He’s been a successful stand-up comedian for over 15 years, but his road to success was a rocky one involving a misspent youth, a heroin addiction spanning 15 years and a stint in a psychiatric unit. Thankfully his sordid past is long behind him; but it cultivated a deeply cynical outlook and a perverse desire led him into the world of stand-up. A self-confessed pessimist, he describes himself as "not a natural choice for a career in laughter". The evidence however, might suggest otherwise.
For well over a decade Mike has been firmly established as one of the most sought-after and accomplished comedians working on the UK and international circuit. An original talent, distinguished by his trademark laconic and lugubrious dark humour, killer punch lines and masterful delivery. Mike headlines at all the major clubs in the UK and has performed all across the globe, in the Middle and Far East, and as far afield as New Zealand and Australia; completing a five week sell out season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He has also entertained the troops in the Falkland Islands.
In 2012, Mike embarked upon his long overdue UK tour; taking to the road to fully unleash his full comedy prowess with Still on the Roadshow; a double headline show with Canadian comic Sean Collins.
Quotes
One of the Top Ten Stand-ups in the Country
Compelling...absorbing...darkly Funny
The Independent
Piercingly Funny...fiendishly Funny as Dry as a Dead Mans Bones
The List
Mike Gunn Will Make You Die Laughing
The Guardian
The Scotsman
Awards
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