CV
"This is one of those rare opportunities to look back on something smugly when Clark and Menchetti are huge and say I saw them first." The Age 2002
"These boys are going to be big." The Metro, UK, 2002
"Colin Anderson (BBC TV Talent Scout) saw 42 hours of shows a week for 3 weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe 2002. He picked 2 acts as the next big thing. The Art of Schmoozing with Aussie newcomers Damian Clark and Anthony Menchetti was one of them". The Guardian, UK, 2002
"Masterfully Silly. Menchetti is the hands down funny man". The Scotsman, UK, 2002
"With Menchetti's dry, yet bubbly wit, it will make you thank your lucky stars you caught him before he goes stellar." The List, UK, 2003
"For me, Menchetti's been the stand-out, stand-up discovery of The Comedy Festival." The Age, 2003
"Times critics make their choice of the shows to look out for at the Edinburgh Fringe and beyond. Anthony Menchetti's Murphy's Law was in the top ten for all four consecutive weeks." The London Times, 2003
"This Melbourne based comic is capable of sparkling invention" Chortle, 2004
"See this guaranteed giggle before Menchetti heads back down under" Threeweeks, UK, 2006
"This is a lovely little show from an engaging performer who can weave a spell with a story, sing a bit, play keyboards a bit and made the hour pass in a trice" Chortle, 2006
Live Shows
| 2001 | The Comedy Zone Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| 2001 | Multiple stand up tours throughout Western Australia, Melbourne and Sydney. |
| 2002 | The Art Of Schmoozing - with Damian Clark Melbourne International Comedy Festival before touring Perth, Victoria and NSW. |
| 2002 | Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Tour South Australia and New South Wales |
| 2002 | Edinburgh Fringe Festival Was invited to do two shows at the festival: The Art Of Schmoozing - direct from its sell-out Melbourne season and Raw Prawns - a line-up of Australia's best young comedians as chosen by the Gilded Balloon U.K. |
| 2002 | Meredith Music Festival MC of the festival with an audience of 10,000 people |
| 2003 | One Of Those Days - solo show Melbourne International Comedy Festival and a tour through Western Australia |
| 2003 | Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Tour Western Australia and Darwin |
| 2003 | Murphy's Law - solo show Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival |
| 2004 | We're All Going To Die - solo show Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| 2004 | Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Tour Toured for almost 3 months nationally, breaking the record for the most Roadshow ever done by a performer |
| 2005 | Awkward - solo show Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| 2006 | Ants Pantz - solo show Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| 2006 | Ants Pantz - solo show Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
| 2006 | The Dave Letterman Showcases - Edinburgh Selected to be one of 8 performers to audition in front of American Talent Executives for a spot on the Dave Letterman show in New York |
| 2007 | Gay Conversion School Drop Out - solo show Midsumma Festival |
| 2007 | Anthony Menchetti is a... Vagina Decliner National Tour |
| 2008 | Anthony Menchetti is a... Vagina Decliner - solo show Midsumma Festival |
| 2008 | Gay Conversion School Drop Out vol 2 - solo show Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| 2008 - 2010 | Gay Conversion School Drop Out National Tour including: Frankston Arts Centre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cairns Civic Theatre, Horsham Civic Theatre, La Trobe Performing Arts Centre, The Factory Theatre (Sydney), Melbourne Town Hall, Darwin Performing Arts Centre, The Daylesford Convent and many more |
| 2010 | Faithbook - Religion 2.0 (A New Religion for the Modern World) Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
Anthony is one of the few performers to be consistently fully produced by renowned comedy producer Karen Kren of The Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Anthony has also done more than 1000 stand up comedy performances all over the UK and Australia including a range of comedy club, corporate and benefit headline spots.
Television
| 2000 | SBS Television | Pemberton Comedy Festival Gala |
| 2001 | FOXTEL thecomedychannel | The Comedy Zone documentary |
| 2001 | FOXTEL thecomedychannel | Anto & Damo's Christmas Tips |
| 2002 | FOXTEL thecomedychannel | On The Streets With Anthony Menchetti |
| 2002 | FOXTEL thecomedychannel | Postcards From The Fringe Co-hosted documentary on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Damian Clark |
| 2003 | FOXTEL thecomedychannel | On The Streets With Anthony Menchetti |
| 2003 | FOXTEL thecomedychannel | Postcards From The Fringe Solo hosted a full-length prime-time documentary on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
| 2003 | ABC | Stand Up! Filmed pilot for The Art Of Schoozing with Damian Clark |
| 2003 | ABC | Stand Up! Solo stand up performance on the show |
| 2005 | FOXTEL thecomedychannel | Stand up routines to camera |
| 2006 | FOXTEL thecomedychannel | Postcards From The Fringe Solo hosted and produced this documentary on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Airs nationally, with a weekly audience rating of 1.3 million people for 3 months on the Foxtel and Austar networks. |
| 2006 | TEN, NINE, SEVEN | TV commercial for The Herald Sun and Wiggles DVD |
| 2006 | FOXTEL thecomedychannel | Standup Australia Headliner stand up performance on the show. Airs internationally on cable television for a one year period. |
| 2007 | NBC | Last Comic Standing (US) Was an Australian finalist in this internationally successful TV Show. |
| 2007 | FOXTEL thecomedychannel | Standup Australia |
| 2008 | NBC | Last Comic Standing NBC flew 53 comics to America from all around the world to compete in the international comics episode. This will air in season 6. Anthony was chosen to perform as one of the Australian representatives. |
| 2009 | NBC / Channel 7 | Last Comic Standing Anthony represented Australia as a finalist in the United States. |
| 2010 | ABC | Hungry Beast The story of Anthony's time at Gay Conversion School |
Film
| 1999 | Short Film | A Day In The Life Inside The Head Of Benny Barker Over the fene Film Festival W.A. |
| 2004 | Short Film | NED For Tropfest and aired on QANTAS Airlines |
| 2006 | Short Film | The Comedy Channel Short Film Competition First prize winner in thecomedychannel short film contest |
| 2006 | Short Film | Outland Pitched as a sitcom to the ABC and airs in various short film festivals internationally |
Press
Anthony is the regular comedy columnist for DNA magazine, a glossy cover publication that sells throughout the USA, UK, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.
He has also written for various publications including Beat magazine.
Charities
Anthony regularly performs at benefits all around Australia including the BDMI Red Ball, The Naked Lunch - against cruelty to animals, and he is the face of the Staying Negative campaign - an advertising campaign created to assist gay and lesbian people to find out what they can do to stay HIV negative.
Contact Information
| anthony@anthonymenchetti.com | |
| Website | www.anthonymenchetti.com |
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