GARETH BERLINER
Comedian, actor and writer Gareth Berliner has firmly established himself as an accomplished comic performer. He has been performing stand-up in the UK and Internationally for over 5 years since blagging his first 5 minutes at Up The Creek in Greenwich.
Irresistibly amiable Gareth's act touches on his odd life and perspective. Berliner almost died long before ever becoming a stand-up and this affords him the ability to tell some intricately woven anecdotes and sharply crafted gags with an edge.
In 2005 he used this edge when he performed his first Solo show GUTLESS, covering every subject from Superheroes to Suicide, at The Melbourne Comedy Festival before taking it to the Edinburgh festival and receiving 4 stars from The Metro. He then went on to perform the show at The Adalaide Comedy Festival as well as at a corporate level elsewhere in the UK.
He also works with Abnormally Funny People in a show that has toured universities around the UK as well as having a sell-out run at The Soho Theatre in Londons West-End.
Also utilising his experiences he performs stand-up in an NHS funded show called Cracking Up.
With regular appearances performing sets or compering at comedy clubs across the UK, working for major agencies and promoters Gareth Berliner is a reliable, hardworking and professional act to deal with.
His warm cheeky personality and high energy mark him out as an ideal Compere, Stand-up or Presenter for a comedy club, radio, t.v or corporate event.
''The lovely Gareth Berliner'' Time-Out
''Gareth Berliner saved the night.'' Bruce Dessau / Evening Standard
''Berliner is a natural storyteller with more soul than 100 other comedians.'' Metro Edinburgh
''Gareth Berliner...Worth looking out for.'' Evening Standard-Bruce Dessau
''He's cheaper than Prozac and, by the end of the show, you feel that you've made a new friend.'' Helen Razer / The Age Melbourne
''Gutless, takes its audience from sympathy to tears and then on to loud laughter...harrowing, yet hilarious, show .'' Ian Aitch / The Telegraph
''GARETH Berliner is an engaging guy... handles the klaxon-blowing motorist outside the door of the venue brilliantly'' Kate Copstick / The Scotsman
Festivals : Endorse It In Dorset Festival, Cornbury Music Festival, Limmud Festival, The Big Chill, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Adalaide Fringe Festival (Rhino Room Late Show), Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Phatcave, Spank, Phatspank, Paul Provensa's Talk of the Fest) , Whitstable Comedy Festival
Corporates: London Disabled Lawyers Group, Motorbility, London Jewish Youth and Community Centre, Liberal Democrats Party Conference, Conservative Party Conference, Exeter University, Bath University, University College of London, London Institute of Actuaries, Turnpike Press Ltd, Limmud Fest,
TV Credits: What Can Science Do For Me (Presenter)
Writing Credits: Disability Now Magazine, Transport Angency Disability Training Film,
Radio Credits: SW1 Internet Radio (DJ and Host of regular slow)