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Anthony Lehmann

Anthony Lehmann (born 20 August 1969) is an Australian comedian, actor, television and radio presenter.

Anthony Lehmann
Born (1969-08-20) 20 August 1969 (age 53)
NationalityAustralian
Other namesLehmo
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, television and radio presenter
Years active1994−present
Spouse
Kelly Kearney
(m. 2014)
Children1
Websitewww.lehmo.com.au

Career

Born in Peebinga, South Australia, Lehmann started out working as a chartered accountant before realising he did not actually like accounting and decided to give comedy a try. Later he joined Gold 104.3 in Melbourne with Brigitte Duclos making the Morning Show "Brig & Lehmo". When Duclos quit, Jo Stanley stepped in and then "Jo & Lehmo" was formed. For many years they were voted best Radio Station in Melbourne.[1]

Stand up

Lehmann is one of Australia’s most experienced and well-travelled comedians. His live work has seen him headline at comedy clubs for well over fifteen years and work all corners of the globe – USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Thailand.

Lehmann has also become Australia’s number one ‘combat comic’, having completed seven ‘tours of duty’ performing for our troops abroad. These tours have seen Lehmann perform in army bases in East Timor, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, Afghanistan, Egypt, Qatar and on a number of naval ships around the world.

He has also performed sell out seasons at the Adelaide Fringe Festival (2000, 2002 and 2004), the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (1996 and 1997).[2]

His live credits in the UK include the 1996 and 1997 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, The Comedy Store, London and Jongleurs – the largest chain of comedy clubs in Britain.[citation needed] Lehmann has also performed regular gigs at the Boston Comedy Club and Gotham Comedy Club, both in New York City.[citation needed]

His shows have included, "War, Marriage & Puppy Love" – about war, marriage and puppy love, "The Family Lifeboat" – about navigating life as a new father, and "Younger Than Brad Pitt" – about Lehmann accepting he is no longer 21 and time is marching on.

Overseas demand for Lehmann has seen him appear on England's BBC Television's Comedy Showcase and as a regular compere on Britain's longest-running television stand up show Stand up Live.[3] Lehmann also played himself in a series of ads for XXXX beer[4][5] which were shot in India and screened in the UK.

In 2021, Lehmann accused RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under contestant Anita Wigl'it of stealing one of his jokes about Prince Andrew during her appearance as Elizabeth II in the show's Snatch Game challenge. Lehmann claimed he had first cracked the joke in August 2020 and that “my joke has now gone global without me.” Wigl'it later issued an apology on her Instagram, saying ““Oh no! I do apologise!! When I was doing research for the Queen character I knew that there was something funny about the letter writing[...]Friends suggested the text. Turns out they had heard it somewhere before!”[6]

World record

In May 2005, Lehmann broke the Guinness World Record for the most jokes told in an hour with 549, beating the previous record of 499,[7][8] which was held by UK comedian Tim Vine.

In April 2014, the record was reassigned back to Tim Vine following a decision from Guinness World Record officials. An official spokesman said that Anthony Lehmann had breached the guidelines.[9]

Radio

SAFM

In 2003, Lehmann’s radio career started as co-host of SAFM breakfast show in Adelaide with Lisa Millard.[10] In July 2020, Lehmann returned to SAFM to host breakfast alongside Rebecca Morse and Andrew Costello 'Cosi'.

Mix 1011 & Gold 104.3

In January 2010, Lehmann joined Brigitte Duclos on Mix 1011 to host Mix Mornings where he replaced Tom Gleeson.[10] In December 2011, Australian Radio Network announced that Lehmann and Duclos would move to present Brig & Lehmo for Breakfast on Gold 104.3 replacing Grubby & Dee Dee. In November 2015, Duclos resigned from Gold 104.3 with Jo Stanley replacing her from January 2016. In November 2017, Lehmann's co-hosted the Jo & Lehmo Breakfast Show on Gold 104.3, which became the #1 breakfast show in Melbourne. The show was axed in December 2017 .[11]

ABC Radio

In 2018, Lehmann joined ABC and hosted ABC Grandstand with Angela Pippos and Emma Race. He also hosted the summer sports ABC radio show, Grand National.

Triple M

In April 2007, Lehmann joined Triple M to co-host drive-time program Wil & Lehmo which also starred fellow comedian co-host Wil Anderson.[12] The show ended in November 2008.[13] Lehmann has since been a regular contributor on the Triple M network.

Television

The former accountant is no stranger to TV, playing series regular ‘Jim’ in ABC TV’s Utopia, which has done several awards including Best Television Comedy Series at the 4th AACTA Awards, Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the Equity Ensemble Awards, and Most Outstanding Comedy Program at the Logies. He has been seen regularly on Network Ten’s Celebrity Name Game, The Project, Have You Been Paying Attention? and featured in roles on It’s A Date, Please Like Me, Neighbours (as himself). Lehmann was a team captain on Fox Footy’s AFL-themed quiz show The Beep Test, and had guest roles on Drunk History Australia, Hughesy, We Have A Problem, A League Of Their Own, Can Of Worms, Good News Week, Rove Live, The Circle, The Glasshouse, Hey Hey It’s Saturday and Stand Up Live (UK TV). Lehmann was also a core cast member of the much loved Before The Game for over 6 years on TEN.

Lehmann hosted the ABC’s coverage of the 2018 Invictus Games. That year, he co-hosted the ABC’s live broadcast of the 2019 Australian of the Year announcement as well as Channel 9’s Footy Show.

Film

In 2009 Lehmann played a cameo role in the Australian movie Offside. He appears as the character 'Leechy', a former Junior Socceroo,[14] a soccer star – a role he says is not at odds with his public identity as an active supporter of Aussie Rules football club Hawthorn.

In order to play the role of Leechy, Lehmmann flew to Adelaide for six hours on 6 February 2008. Once shooting was completed, he broadcast his afternoon drive-time radio show from a sister Adelaide radio station, before flying back to Sydney.[citation needed]

In 2010, Lehmann was developing another script with writer/director Carlo Petraccaro.[10]

Lehmann has also had cameos the Working Dog film Any Questions For Ben? and comedy That’s Not My Dog!

Other work

In 2007, he was the face of the advertising campaigns for the Australian International Motor Show held in Sydney.[citation needed] He is also the face of adverts for the new Vegemite spread iSnack 2.0 which commenced airing on 21 September 2009 and during the 2009 AFL Grand Final broadcast.[citation needed]

Personal life

In December 2013, Lehmann announced his engagement to television producer Kelly Kearney while on holiday in South Africa.[15] They married on 29 December 2014 in Bali.[16] Their first child, a boy, was born on 26 July 2016.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Comedy career adds up for Lehmo". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Lehmo". Network 10. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Lehmo". Upfront Events. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ^ ICMI – XXXX beer ads
  5. ^ The Comedy Club Archived 3 August 2012 at archive.today – XXXX beer ads
  6. ^ Smith, Reiss (15 July 2021). "Drag Race queen apologises for stealing infamous joke". PinkNews. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ Comedian Attempts to Break Joke Record – Comedy Central Insider, 2 March 2009
  8. ^ "From improbable to insane". The Age. 14 April 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  9. ^ Tim Vine retakes most jokes in an hour record – Chortle, 4 April 2014
  10. ^ a b c "Lehmo's back on air". Adelaide Now. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Top Rating Melb Radio Duo Dumped By Station". The Music. 21 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Bio". lehmo.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Wil Anderson dumped from Triple M". News.com.au. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  14. ^ Young Socceroos qualify for World Cup
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Funnyman Anthony Lehmann weds in Bali". 29 December 2014.
  17. ^ . gold1043.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

External links

  • Official site ()

anthony, lehmann, born, august, 1969, australian, comedian, actor, television, radio, presenter, born, 1969, august, 1969, peebinga, south, australianationalityaustralianother, nameslehmooccupation, comedian, actor, television, radio, presenteryears, active199. Anthony Lehmann born 20 August 1969 is an Australian comedian actor television and radio presenter Anthony LehmannBorn 1969 08 20 20 August 1969 age 53 Peebinga South AustraliaNationalityAustralianOther namesLehmoOccupation s Comedian actor television and radio presenterYears active1994 presentSpouseKelly Kearney m 2014 wbr Children1Websitewww lehmo com au Contents 1 Career 1 1 Stand up 1 2 World record 1 3 Radio 1 3 1 SAFM 1 3 2 Mix 1011 amp Gold 104 3 1 3 3 ABC Radio 1 3 4 Triple M 1 4 Television 1 5 Film 1 6 Other work 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditBorn in Peebinga South Australia Lehmann started out working as a chartered accountant before realising he did not actually like accounting and decided to give comedy a try Later he joined Gold 104 3 in Melbourne with Brigitte Duclos making the Morning Show Brig amp Lehmo When Duclos quit Jo Stanley stepped in and then Jo amp Lehmo was formed For many years they were voted best Radio Station in Melbourne 1 Stand up Edit Lehmann is one of Australia s most experienced and well travelled comedians His live work has seen him headline at comedy clubs for well over fifteen years and work all corners of the globe USA UK Ireland South Africa Singapore Malaysia Hong Kong and Thailand Lehmann has also become Australia s number one combat comic having completed seven tours of duty performing for our troops abroad These tours have seen Lehmann perform in army bases in East Timor Iraq Kuwait UAE Afghanistan Egypt Qatar and on a number of naval ships around the world He has also performed sell out seasons at the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2000 2002 and 2004 the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1999 2002 2003 2004 and 2005 and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 1996 and 1997 2 His live credits in the UK include the 1996 and 1997 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals The Comedy Store London and Jongleurs the largest chain of comedy clubs in Britain citation needed Lehmann has also performed regular gigs at the Boston Comedy Club and Gotham Comedy Club both in New York City citation needed His shows have included War Marriage amp Puppy Love about war marriage and puppy love The Family Lifeboat about navigating life as a new father and Younger Than Brad Pitt about Lehmann accepting he is no longer 21 and time is marching on Overseas demand for Lehmann has seen him appear on England s BBC Television s Comedy Showcase and as a regular compere on Britain s longest running television stand up show Stand up Live 3 Lehmann also played himself in a series of ads for XXXX beer 4 5 which were shot in India and screened in the UK In 2021 Lehmann accused RuPaul s Drag Race Down Under contestant Anita Wigl it of stealing one of his jokes about Prince Andrew during her appearance as Elizabeth II in the show s Snatch Game challenge Lehmann claimed he had first cracked the joke in August 2020 and that my joke has now gone global without me Wigl it later issued an apology on her Instagram saying Oh no I do apologise When I was doing research for the Queen character I knew that there was something funny about the letter writing Friends suggested the text Turns out they had heard it somewhere before 6 World record Edit In May 2005 Lehmann broke the Guinness World Record for the most jokes told in an hour with 549 beating the previous record of 499 7 8 which was held by UK comedian Tim Vine In April 2014 the record was reassigned back to Tim Vine following a decision from Guinness World Record officials An official spokesman said that Anthony Lehmann had breached the guidelines 9 Radio Edit SAFM Edit In 2003 Lehmann s radio career started as co host of SAFM breakfast show in Adelaide with Lisa Millard 10 In July 2020 Lehmann returned to SAFM to host breakfast alongside Rebecca Morse and Andrew Costello Cosi Mix 1011 amp Gold 104 3 Edit In January 2010 Lehmann joined Brigitte Duclos on Mix 1011 to host Mix Mornings where he replaced Tom Gleeson 10 In December 2011 Australian Radio Network announced that Lehmann and Duclos would move to present Brig amp Lehmo for Breakfast on Gold 104 3 replacing Grubby amp Dee Dee In November 2015 Duclos resigned from Gold 104 3 with Jo Stanley replacing her from January 2016 In November 2017 Lehmann s co hosted the Jo amp Lehmo Breakfast Show on Gold 104 3 which became the 1 breakfast show in Melbourne The show was axed in December 2017 11 ABC Radio Edit In 2018 Lehmann joined ABC and hosted ABC Grandstand with Angela Pippos and Emma Race He also hosted the summer sports ABC radio show Grand National Triple M Edit In April 2007 Lehmann joined Triple M to co host drive time program Wil amp Lehmo which also starred fellow comedian co host Wil Anderson 12 The show ended in November 2008 13 Lehmann has since been a regular contributor on the Triple M network Television Edit The former accountant is no stranger to TV playing series regular Jim in ABC TV s Utopia which has done several awards including Best Television Comedy Series at the 4th AACTA Awards Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the Equity Ensemble Awards and Most Outstanding Comedy Program at the Logies He has been seen regularly on Network Ten s Celebrity Name Game The Project Have You Been Paying Attention and featured in roles on It s A Date Please Like Me Neighbours as himself Lehmann was a team captain on Fox Footy s AFL themed quiz show The Beep Test and had guest roles on Drunk History Australia Hughesy We Have A Problem A League Of Their Own Can Of Worms Good News Week Rove Live The Circle The Glasshouse Hey Hey It s Saturday and Stand Up Live UK TV Lehmann was also a core cast member of the much loved Before The Game for over 6 years on TEN Lehmann hosted the ABC s coverage of the 2018 Invictus Games That year he co hosted the ABC s live broadcast of the 2019 Australian of the Year announcement as well as Channel 9 s Footy Show Film Edit In 2009 Lehmann played a cameo role in the Australian movie Offside He appears as the character Leechy a former Junior Socceroo 14 a soccer star a role he says is not at odds with his public identity as an active supporter of Aussie Rules football club Hawthorn In order to play the role of Leechy Lehmmann flew to Adelaide for six hours on 6 February 2008 Once shooting was completed he broadcast his afternoon drive time radio show from a sister Adelaide radio station before flying back to Sydney citation needed In 2010 Lehmann was developing another script with writer director Carlo Petraccaro 10 Lehmann has also had cameos the Working Dog film Any Questions For Ben and comedy That s Not My Dog Other work Edit In 2007 he was the face of the advertising campaigns for the Australian International Motor Show held in Sydney citation needed He is also the face of adverts for the new Vegemite spread iSnack 2 0 which commenced airing on 21 September 2009 and during the 2009 AFL Grand Final broadcast citation needed Personal life EditIn December 2013 Lehmann announced his engagement to television producer Kelly Kearney while on holiday in South Africa 15 They married on 29 December 2014 in Bali 16 Their first child a boy was born on 26 July 2016 17 References Edit Comedy career adds up for Lehmo Sydney Morning Herald 28 January 2010 Retrieved 13 August 2014 Lehmo Network 10 Retrieved 18 April 2015 Lehmo Upfront Events Retrieved 18 April 2015 ICMI XXXX beer ads The Comedy Club Archived 3 August 2012 at archive today XXXX beer ads Smith Reiss 15 July 2021 Drag Race queen apologises for stealing infamous joke PinkNews Retrieved 26 July 2021 Comedian Attempts to Break Joke Record Comedy Central Insider 2 March 2009 From improbable to insane The Age 14 April 2003 Retrieved 3 November 2016 Tim Vine retakes most jokes in an hour record Chortle 4 April 2014 a b c Lehmo s back on air Adelaide Now 6 January 2010 Retrieved 18 April 2015 Top Rating Melb Radio Duo Dumped By Station The Music 21 November 2017 Bio lehmo com au Retrieved 18 April 2015 Wil Anderson dumped from Triple M News com au 4 November 2008 Retrieved 18 April 2015 Young Socceroos qualify for World Cup Lehmo proposes with a Bensimon Diamond in a box Code Name Max Digital Strategy Social Media Melbourne New York Archived from the original on 3 January 2015 Retrieved 3 January 2015 Funnyman Anthony Lehmann weds in Bali 29 December 2014 CONGRATULATIONS LEHMO amp KEL gold1043 com au Archived from the original on 4 November 2016 Retrieved 3 November 2016 External links EditOfficial site archived April 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthony Lehmann amp oldid 1131168701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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