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Yianni agisilaou
Yianni Agisilaou (born 1978) is an Australian-born comedian based in the United Kingdom. His comedy is structured and erudite, and normally takes the form of an illustrated lecture on a single central theme. He is a master of comic analysis. Unlike the majority of comedians his shows involve detailed research. He is a frequent performer at both the Edinburgh Fringe and the Melbourne Comedy Festival. He has appeared on television shows such as Take The Mike (ITV) and Raw Comedy (ABC:Australia).
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Life
He was born on 5 April 1978 in Melbourne in Australia into a family of Greek-Cypriot descent. His secondary education was at Scotch College, Melbourne. He then studied Law and Finance at the University of Melbourne graduating LLB BCom (Hons) and began working in the legal firm of Baker & McKenzie. However, he abandoned his legal career in favour of a life on the comedy circuits.
He began stand-up in 2000 in Australia whilst still at university and found fairly instant success as Best New Act of 2001. He then appeared in the TV show Raw Comedy, reaching the final in Melbourne Town Hall in front of a live audience of 1500. In 2002 he performed acts in both the United States and Great Britain during a 6-month break from the legal world. He moved to London in August 2004.
One of his largest shows was the 1200 capacity Edinburgh International Conference Centre during the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe Think Big tour. He was also one of the performers at a 4000 crowd in Johannesburg in South Africa. He regularly comperes and/or performs at music festivals and comedy festivals. He has entertained British troops in Afghanistan, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands.
Principle Tours and Performances
see on average Edinburgh Fringe shows represent 20 to 28 live shows spread over the month of August each year