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Mike van Acker |
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Mike van Acker has established himself as one of Australia’s most versatile comedians. It was tricky in the beginning - Mike has spent most of his adult life relying on his natural wit and comic ability to rescue himself out of many an awkward situation: “ I’m a laugher, not a fighter”.
Mike’s career to date has been one of contrasts and has included performances in Comedy Clubs, Theatre Restaurant, and film, television and radio. Mike has a strong grounding in theatre sports, street performing, magic, music, acting, corporate compering and writing, and is therefore able to tailor his material appropriate to suit his audience. It is this versatility that has led to Mike being chosen for such diverse gigs as Audience warm up comedian for Channel 7’s ‘Family Feud’, Corporate Impersonator for clients including ICI, PWC, Coca-Cola and Telstra, Guest Artist for The Lord Mayor’s Seniors Christmas party in Brisbane’s City Hall, and the M.C. for the opening of Dreamworld’s “Giant Drop’.
Mike was named the “Clubs Qld Comedy Performer of the Year”, in recognition of his work in the clubs supporting Phil Cass, Elliot Goblet, Austen Tayshus, The Delltones, The Supremes, Rita Coolidge etc etc. Mike is also a regular on-air guest on Radio Sea FM Sunshine Coast’s ‘Morning Crew’.
Mike has toured extensively throughout Australia, performing in comedy clubs and corporate shows, and internationally, including 4 successful tours of New Zealand’s Comedy Clubs. Mike’s list of other foreign countries performed in reads like a list of other foreign countries performed in, and includes England, USA, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.
Mike’s future plans include a DVD of his live shows, a repressing of his CD “Man Down Under”, and continued privately financed film and television projects. Already “in the can’ are three short films and a series of comedy sketches, a series of street interviews, and even a radio comedy project called “Nerd Boy”. Mike regularly submits comedy articles to various publications, and is also writing a novel (60 000 words and counting – in fact if it wasn’t for all the time he spends counting the words he would have finished that book by now…)
Mike makes great tacos. |
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