Dave Hughes

Acting

Dave Hughes

Born 1970-11-26 · Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

David William Hughes is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter. He is known for his larrikin personality, drawling Australian and deadpan comedic delivery.

Acting credits

Cop This poster
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It's Grand Final Day and in a suburban police station about to be replaced by an AI 'Terminal', the two remaining cops (Nicolette Minster and Ray O'Leary) are tasked with babysitting a drug dealer for 24 hours.

Cop This

2026

Blood Vessel poster
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Near the end of World War II, the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship cling to life aboard a crowded lifeboat. With no food, water, or shelter, all seems lost – until an eerily silent German minesweeper drifts ominously towards them, giving them one last chance at survival. As our motley crew explores the ship, it becomes all too clear that some diabolical fate has befallen its German crew. The mystery only deepens when they encounter a young Romanian girl, apparently the sole survivor, who leads them to a locked room in the bowels of the vessel.

Blood Vessel

2020

Scumbus poster
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After losing their badges and crashing their Police car into a McDonald's Restaurant, two constables are given the worst duty of all, they must man the Scumbus.

Scumbus

2012

Strauchanie - Pure B.S. poster
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Bryan Strauchan - Collingwood's last pick in the 2004 AFL national draft and yet to play a senior game, has captured the hearts of football fans across the country. His daily struggle to make his debut has been graphically depicted , warts and all, with the cameras gaining unprecedented access to Collingwood's inner sanctum.

Strauchanie - Pure B.S.

2006

Dave Hughes: Ridiculous poster
5.2

While Melbourne was locked down, Dave Hughes was trending. He went viral during the pandemic and managed to get himself in trouble with pretty much everyone. Luckily, Hughesy is zen. He is at peace with the chaos he creates, knowing that from great turmoil comes even greater material. Hughesy has always attacked his comedy like a man with nothing to lose. A week hasn't gone by in the last 25 years that Hughesy hasn't done stand up, whether headlining an iconic theatre or jumping up at a tiny club. What has worried him that day becomes fodder for that night's material. To him, every audience is a great crowd and they should never forget that.

Dave Hughes: Ridiculous

2023

Border Protection Squad poster
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Some rogue agents in Australia’s Border Protection Sqaud start to care more about the ratings of their reality show than what’s actually being smuggled into the country. So when viewing figures begin to plummett they hatch a plan to win viewers back by placing a BPS officer undercover with drug traffickers. It goes bad when he switches sides and becomes a drug traffiker. Now they need to bring him in before they are exposed or even worse, their show is cancelled.

Border Protection Squad

2015

The Agony of the Mind poster
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Our Agony Aunts and Uncles are back, and this time around they're sharing their mental wellness tips and techniques for overcoming stress and challenges.

The Agony of the Mind

2014

Sound Relief - MCG poster
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Saturday 7 February 2009 will forever be known as Black Saturday. On this day the worst bushfires in the history of Australia caused devastation across Victoria like never seen before. The effect this terrible tragedy had was felt not only here, but worldwide. Almost simultaneously Queensland was undergoing its own tragedy, with the state experiencing widespread flooding. In response to our nation's greatest ever natural disasters, Australia's music community, along with some of the biggest music names internationally, banded together for two stadium benefit concerts that ran simultaneously in both Melbourne and Sydney under the unified banner SOUND RELIEF.

Sound Relief - MCG

2009

Dave Hughes Live poster
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Dave Hughes Live is a rare chance to glimpse Dave Hughes in his natural environment – on stage with a mic in his hand. In his comedy DVD debut Hughesy kills, slaughters and slays the 2000 seat Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide.

Dave Hughes Live

2006

Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas poster
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Join your favourite drunk aunties Joel Creasey and Rhys Nicholson as they host a yuletide gay extravaganza featuring some of their favourite comedians, musicians and, who knows, maybe some members of the clergy? What better way to get in the Christmas spirit than spending some time with a couple of HO HO HOs?

Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

2023

Dave Hughes Is Handy poster
9.0

The only thing Dave Hughes is handy for is a laugh, which is handy given he calls himself a comedian. Hes made a handy name for himself on radio and TV as a funny man but live on stage is where Hughesy began (& continues to shine). Whats handy for you is that hes recorded his latest sell out show for you to watch from the comfort of your couch. DVD extras include an intimate club gig and candid at home footage of Hughesy and family.

Dave Hughes Is Handy

2009

Dave Hughes Pointless poster
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Filmed live at the Sydney Comedy Store, Pointless is Dave Hughes 2014 Comedy Show. Often referred to as “a typical Aussie bloke”, Dave Hughes is actually an unusual success story. From working class roots, the university drop-out and former abattoir worker has risen to become one of Australia’s most popular and successful stand-up comedians. His honesty and laconic humour have led to several long-term hosting roles on television and radio, most recently on The Project and Nova 100. However in 2014, Hughesy has returned to his first love – stand-up comedy – and is the hottest comedy act touring nationally and internationally.

Dave Hughes Pointless

2014

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In a half-hour special, for the first time on Australian TV, Hughes delivers a side-splitting comedy routine intercut with scenes from his home life with wife Holly and three kids, Rafferty, Sadie and Tess. See the inspiration behind the punchlines as he juggles looking after three kids under five with a successful career. There is no sugar-coating as Hughes deals with toddler tantrums, pretend tea parties and an untrainable dog.

Dave Hughes: Hughes the Boss?

2016

Behind the camera