Professional Show Offs

Colin Lane & Frank Woodley have dragged slap-stick kicking & screaming into the 21st Century. Their live shows are the yard stick in theatrical comedy. Lano & Woodley have won the coveted Perrier Award for best show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and have had their own television series, The Adventures Of Lano and Woodley which was sold to thirty nine countries.

The ease with which they move from their structured, pre-written routine into improvised chaos and back again is a testament to their confidence, experience and abundant talent. Lano & Woodley have been a must-see act at festivals all over the world for many years now. If you have not yet seen them, you have not witnessed Australia's favourite comedy duo.

"The most gifted physical comedians I've ever seen." The Montreal Gazette

"These guys could read names from the phone book and have an audience in stitches. Comedy doesn't
come much better than this. Seriously." The Herald Sun, Melbourne

"Lano & Woodley have resurrected slapstick and turned it into an artform...if you see just one show this year, make it this one. The opening scene is worth the ticket money alone." The List, Glasgow

"...as universal as it is timeless" The Guardian, UK

"...a unique brand of larrikin absurdity that is never less than clever and frequently brilliant. A cracker!" Sydney Morning Herald

"Irresistible comedy that will have you giggling like a little kid." The Sunday Mail, Adelaide

"...endlessly inventive mirth making....you must see them as soon as possible. " The Herald, Scotland

"Described as Laurel and Hardy on speed, the pair are irresistibly endearing....mixing mime, slapstick and whimsy and more to leave their audience rolling with laughter." The Age, Melbourne

"...a brilliant duo, evenly matched, and rightly regarded by many as the kings of Australian comedy." The Age,
Melbourne


Television
2006 Spicks & Specks
(Panellists)

ABC-TV
2005 Rove [Live] (Chat with Rove) Ten Network

2005 World Comedy Tour
(Stand Up Appearance)
Nine Network ( Australia), Comedy Central (USA)
the comedy channel ( Australia), The Paramount Comedy Channel (UK),
TVNZ ( New Zealand)

2005                                                         Spicks & Specks
(Panellists)

ABC-TV
2005 Comic Relief
(Stand Up Appearance)

Seven Network
2005 The Island
(Sole Cast Members)

thecomedychannel
2004 Rove [Live]
(Chat with Rove)

Ten Network
2004 Stand Up!
(Stand Up Appearance)

ABC-TV
2002 Rove [Live]
(Chat with Rove)

Ten Network
2001 The Panel
(Desk Chat)

Ten Network
2001 - 2004 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala
(Stand Up Appearances)

Ten Network
2000 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala
(Host)

Nine Network
1999 The Adventures Of Lano & Woodley - Series 2
(Principal Cast and Writers)

ABC-TV
1999 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala
(Stand Up Appearance)

Ten Network
1999 - 2000 Good News Week
(Panellists)
Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala
(Stand Up Appearance)

1997 The Adventures Of Lano & Woodley - Series 1
(Principal Cast and Writers)

ABC-TV
1997 Recovery
(Stand Up Appearance)

ABC-TV
1997 Good Morning Australia
(Stand Up Appearance)

Ten Network
1996 - 1998 Hey, Hey It's Saturday
(Regular appearances including as replacement hosts)

Nine Network
1996 - 1998 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala
(Stand Up Appearances)

Seven/Nine Networks
1995 The Today Show
(Stand Up Appearance)

Nine Network
1994 - 1995 The Midday Show
(Stand Up Appearances)
Nine Network

Live Shows
(Major Work)
2006 Lano & Woodley Goodbye
National Tour
2005 Lano & Woodley Sing Songs
Hi-Fi Bar in Melbourne, Brisbane Powerhouse, Octagon Theatre in Perth, @ Newtown in Sydney, Governer Hindmarsh in Adelaide, Sale in Victoria.
2004 The Island
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival,
Sydney Opera House 2005, Ten Days On The Island Festival 2005.
2002 Glitzy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2001 Bruiser
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Victorian Regional Tour, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Sydney Opera House 2002, Perth Comedy Festival 2002, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2002. Victorian & South Australian Regional Tour 2003.
2000 Slick
Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Victorian Suburban Tour.
1999 Lano & Woodley at The Continental
Continental Cafe in Melbourne.
1997 Lano and Woodley Live
Comedy Theatre in Melbourne, Seymour Centre in Sydney, His Majesty's Theatre in Perth.
1995 Curtains
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Auckland Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Royal Festival Hall in London, Adelaide Fringe Festival 1996, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1996, Wellington International Festival 1996, National Festival of Australian Theatre 1996.
1993 Fence
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Festival of Sydney 1994, Adelaide Fringe Festival 1994, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1994, Auckland Comedy Festival 1994, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 1994, British Festival of Visual Theatre 1994, Perrier Pick of the Fringe at the Lyric Theatre in London 1994, Cochrane Theatre in London 1994, Castlemaine Festival 1994, Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne 1994, Sydney Opera House 1995, Festival of Perth 1995, National Festival of Australian Theatre 1996.
1993 The Last Laugh Christmas Show - Ensemble Show
Last Laugh in Melbourne.
 
Books
1996
Housemeeting
Penguin Australia
 
Videos/DVD's
2004
The Complete Adventures of Lano & Woodley,
Polygram Films & the ABC
Distributed by Universal Pictures (Australia).
 
CD's
2005 Release of Lano & Woodley Sing Songs through Liberation Records, distributed byWarner Music
 
Awards
2002 Winner of the Mo Award for Comedy Group of the Year
1994 Winner of the Perrier Pick of the Fringe Award for Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
1993 Recipient of a Brian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Award for Fence.
 
Corporate
Various appearances for clients including the AFL Grand Final Breakfast, Hawthorn Football Club & Queensland Tourism.

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Last Updated: March 2007