Steve Philp is one of Australia’s most in-demand comedians and MCs, with a career spanning stage, screen and radio.

He began performing as a children’s television and stage actor in productions including Barney the Dinosaur, Blinky Billand The Wiggles’ Dorothy the Dinosaur Show, before moving into stand-up comedy. A finalist in Green Faces and Triple J Raw Comedy, Steve spent eight years touring nationally in support of Carl Barron, The Umbilical Brothers, Adam Hills and international acts including Arj Barker, performing to sold-out audiences at venues including the Sydney Opera House and Enmore Theatre.

Steve’s break into radio came through co-writing and co-hosting the ACRA-nominated Saturday morning show Kennedy & Philp on Nova 969 Sydney, where he spent five years interviewing guests including Jack Black and Ron Moss. He also filled in on weekday breakfast for Merrick & Rosso over the Christmas period.

On television, Steve became a regular face on Channel Nine’s The NRL Footy Show and has appeared on Australia’s Got Talent, Ready Steady Cook, Top Gear Australia and SBS’s The Squiz. He was also one of just 14 Australian comedians selected for NBC’s Last Comic Standing, reaching the quarter-finals in front of a sold-out Miami Improv and a US television audience of more than two million.

Steve is best known as the long-running MC of Tropfest, the world’s biggest short film festival, hosting the event for eight years. He has also hosted the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, cementing his reputation as a sharp, adaptable and highly engaging host, equally at home with corporate audiences, comedy rooms and family events.

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• MC & Event Hosting
• Stand-Up Comedy & Corporate Entertainment
• Corporate Events & Awards Nights
• Product Launches & Brand Activations
• Family & Public Events
• Panel Hosting & Interviews
• Radio & Media Appearances