Marcus Brigstocke
Radio 4 Comedian
Danny Wallace
Author & Presenter
The Yes Man and Join Me founder has tested the nation and explored Awkward Situations For Men. Danny Wallace is a comic writer and presenter who has worked with some of Britain's brightest comedians and performers and has produced a host of acclaimed books based on his unusual adventures.
Speaking Topics
- Branding & Marketing
- Communication
Biography
Danny Wallace is a modern Renaissance man. Author, radio and TV presenter, actor, columnist, screenwriter, he’s also led his own ‘cult’ movement and been head of a self-declared nation state based in his bedroom.
Having started out as a writer on Dead Ringers and The Mighty Boosh, Danny’s mainstream break came when he challenged his flat-mate, the comedian Dave Gorman, to find 54 other people called Dave Gorman. The award-winning stage show, book and BBC series Are You Dave Gorman? followed.
A prolific author, Danny’s work includes both stories based around somewhat madcap personal experiments, and more conventional novels. In Join Me, Danny ‘accidentally’ set up a cult in which members had to perform a random act of kindness every Friday (Good Fridays). In Yes Man, he decided to say yes to everything offered to him, particularly those things he would normally have said no to. The book became the basis for a film starring Jim Carrey.
Danny has also written books about his journey to the centre of the universe (a manhole cover in Idaho), his attempts to find his old school friends, and how to deal with modern dilemmas in Awkward Situations For Men. In F*** You Very Much: The surprising truth about why people are so rude he offers a sociological and psychological take on rudeness, how the epidemic has expanded, how it affects others and how to combat it. He has also penned two comic novels, Charlotte Street and Who Is Tom Ditto? as well as the series of Hamish children’s books.
On TV, Danny wrote and presented How to Start Your Own Country, in which he started his own country and examined what a country actually is. He also fronted BBC One’s He's Having a Baby, Danny Wallace's Hoax Files, Castaway, and an episode of Horizon looking at whether a chimp could be classed as a person. He has played quizmaster on School’s Out, co-hosted Test the Nation with Anne Robinson and presented shows on BBC 6Music, Xfm and Absolute Radio. He’s acted in The IT Crowd, and won a Bafta for his performance narrating the video game phenomenon Assassin’s Creed and has written for publications from The Guardian and The Times to Elle and Cosmopolitan.
‘Danny was brilliant – a lovely guy, a delight to work with and perfect for the event.’
Danny was a fantastic host – he wrote a bespoke opening which went down well and managed the presentation with skill, confidence and was great fun throughout. I can’t recommend Danny as a host highly enough.
Danny delivered on every aspect. He was flexible with timings / plans for the day, his presentation was well thought-out and delivered, and he engaged with the audience very well. Not only was he popular and easy to talk to at the event, but he also engaged with the guests before and after the event on social media. We would recommend Danny to anyone holding a corporate event. Many in the audience commented that he is the best presenter we have had. He stuck around for drinks after the event and was inundated with postive comments from the guests. His jokes were spot on for the crowd, and they all enjoyed it.
Danny delivered the awards very professionally and had fun with the photos! There were 30 awards to hand out and he did really well to keep the audience engaged. He also stayed to sign books at the end in the bar for everyone and had a chat with some of his followers/fans. He was lovely to work with, professional and fun.
Danny met and exceeded all our expectations and was very clever in his execution of the evening. He listened to our objectives and achieved them in a clever and entertaining way. We were incredibly impressed with him and his style which married perfectly with the audience and the event. The audience reacted very positively to Danny and there was a lot of laughter. His “extra” photo idea was inspired and created a lot of comedy and interaction on the night. This helped the audience feel they were involved as opposed to just watching the awards. I was pleased that at the end of the ceremony he had quite a few of our guests congratulate him on the evening.
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