Des Dowling

Book Des Dowling to host a corporate night or do a stand-up set, and you're getting a journalist and a comedy writer in one. He reported news and current affairs at the ABC, Seven and Nine before switching to comedy, working the clubs, then the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. On the television side, he has written and directed comedy, from sketches for The AFL Footy Show to the series Mark Loves Sharon. Corporate comedy is part of what he does, so a room full of colleagues is familiar territory.