Carl Barron

Carl Barron (born 11 June 1964) is an Australian theatre and television comedian. His style is based on observational humour.

Life and career He was born in Longreach, Queensland, the son of a sheep shearer, and formerly worked as a grease trap pumper. Barron has released five DVDs, entitled Carl Barron LIVE!, Carl Barron: Whatever Comes Next, Carl Barron: Walking Down The Street, Carl Barron: A One Ended Stick and Carl Barron: Drinking With A Fork. In November 2010 a box set entitled "All The Stuff I've Done So Far" was released, which included the first three previous titles, plus a documentary and outtakes. In 1993 he was voted 'Pumper of the Year' and 'Best Up and Coming Talent' and has since made many TV appearances in commercials and on TV shows such as Rove and Thank God You're Here.

Barron made his first television appearance on the NRL Footy Show on 17 April 1997.

He has regularly sold-out shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He has appeared in Good News Week, Out of the Question, Thank God You're Here and several episodes of Rove.

Film Barron co-wrote and starred in the 2015 Australian film Manny Lewis, playing the title character based on himself.

Video albums Title Details Certification

Released: 2003 Label: Acmec Records ARIA: 14× Platinum

Released: 2005 Label: Acmec Records ARIA: 2× Platinum 2019 Drinking with a Fork