Alex Agnew (born 22 December 1972) is a Belgian stand-up comedian and hard rockvocalist. According to the Nigel Williams autobiography "Had ik maar een vak geleerd" ("If Only I'd Learned a Proper Trade"), Alex was already an established comedian in Belgium since at least the 1999–2000 season. This is somewhat contradicted by the 2011 show "Larger than Life", celebrating "the best of Agnew 10 years on stage". Undisputedly however, he attained nationwide fame when he became the first Belgian to win the prestigious DutchLeids Cabaret Festival in February 2003.[1]
Alex Agnew
Alex Agnew at the Comedy Casino Festival in Gent, Belgium
After this initial success he has been performing in comedy shows like De Bovenste Plank and Comedy Casino on the Belgian television channel Canvas.
Agnew is the son of an English father, footballer John Agnew,[2] and a Flemish mother. He is influenced by action movies, superheroes, comic books and a great variety of music, ranging from Tom Jones and musicals to heavy metal and the new-age music his sister played.
His "rock 'n' roll comedy" (as he himself calls it) is mostly a mix of blue comedy and the production of sound effects, similar to Dutch-Moroccan comedian Najib Amhali. Besides his comedy activities, he is also the lead vocalist of hard rock band Diablo Blvd.
His first solo comedy show, "KA-BOOM!", spanned the whole 2005–2006 season. Early 2007 Agnew kicked off his new show, "Morimos Solamente". He toured Belgium with the show "More Human than Human" in the 2009–2010 season. After filling up the AntwerpSportpaleis 5 times over throughout 2011 with his best-of show "Larger than Life" supported by Steve Hughes. In 2012 and 2013 he toured with his show "interesting times".
On 16 September 2012 Agnew announced his "indefinite" retirement from stand-up comedy on his official website and Belgian public television. He cites his commitment to Diablo Blvd. as the main reason for his departure from the stage. In 2017 Agnew came back with a show that was appropriately titled "Unfinished Business". Right now he's writing material for his latest show "Be Careful What You Wish For"
Agnew's wife runs a popular comedy club, The Joker, in Antwerp.
^"May you live in the time of Alex Agnew". Flanders Today. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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Alex Agnews Website
Alex Agnews MySpace
January 01, 1970
alex, agnew, born, december, 1972, belgian, stand, comedian, hard, rock, vocalist, according, nigel, williams, autobiography, maar, geleerd, only, learned, proper, trade, alex, already, established, comedian, belgium, since, least, 1999, 2000, season, this, so. Alex Agnew born 22 December 1972 is a Belgian stand up comedian and hard rock vocalist According to the Nigel Williams autobiography Had ik maar een vak geleerd If Only I d Learned a Proper Trade Alex was already an established comedian in Belgium since at least the 1999 2000 season This is somewhat contradicted by the 2011 show Larger than Life celebrating the best of Agnew 10 years on stage Undisputedly however he attained nationwide fame when he became the first Belgian to win the prestigious Dutch Leids Cabaret Festival in February 2003 1 Alex AgnewAlex Agnew at the Comedy Casino Festival in Gent BelgiumBorn 1972 12 22 22 December 1972 age 51 Antwerp BelgiumMediumBlue comedy physical comedy improvisational comedy satireNationalityBelgianYears active1999 2012 2018 presentWebsitewww wbr alexagnew wbr beMusical careerGenresHard rockOccupation s Comedian and singerInstrument s VoiceYears active2001 present After this initial success he has been performing in comedy shows like De Bovenste Plank and Comedy Casino on the Belgian television channel Canvas Agnew is the son of an English father footballer John Agnew 2 and a Flemish mother He is influenced by action movies superheroes comic books and a great variety of music ranging from Tom Jones and musicals to heavy metal and the new age music his sister played His rock n roll comedy as he himself calls it is mostly a mix of blue comedy and the production of sound effects similar to Dutch Moroccan comedian Najib Amhali Besides his comedy activities he is also the lead vocalist of hard rock band Diablo Blvd His first solo comedy show KA BOOM spanned the whole 2005 2006 season Early 2007 Agnew kicked off his new show Morimos Solamente He toured Belgium with the show More Human than Human in the 2009 2010 season After filling up the Antwerp Sportpaleis 5 times over throughout 2011 with his best of show Larger than Life supported by Steve Hughes In 2012 and 2013 he toured with his show interesting times On 16 September 2012 Agnew announced his indefinite retirement from stand up comedy on his official website and Belgian public television He cites his commitment to Diablo Blvd as the main reason for his departure from the stage In 2017 Agnew came back with a show that was appropriately titled Unfinished Business Right now he s writing material for his latest show Be Careful What You Wish For Agnew s wife runs a popular comedy club The Joker in Antwerp Contents 1 Shows 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksShows editKA BOOM 2005 2006 Morimos Solamente 2007 2008 More Human than Human 2009 2010 Larger than Life 2011 Interesting Times 2011 2013 Interesting Times The Legend Ends October 25 26 2013 Unfinished Business 2016 2017 Be Careful What You Wish For 2019 Wake Me Up When It s Over 2022 Awards edit1st in Leids Cabaret Festival 2003 First Belgian winner References edit nl Leids Cabaret Festival 2003 circular reference May you live in the time of Alex Agnew Flanders Today 1 February 2012 Retrieved 1 February 2015 External links editAlex Agnews Website Alex Agnews MySpace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alex Agnew amp oldid 1185157056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
