Paul Currie was born in County Antrim in North of Ireland and still lives and works in Belfast.
Paul has carved a reputation for themselves since 2004 as an uncompromising alternative comedian, street performer & avant garde clown artist in the UK, Ireland, Australia and around Europe building up a fan base with his unique style of genre breaking performance stand up.
Paul came to prominence by winning The Big Tickle comedy festival NEWCOMER AWARD in Derry City in 2005.
Paul fuses traditional stand up with the energy and crowd work of his street performing background and utilising his performance art skills they developed while studying theatre for three years in Newtownabbey Tech.
Paul has appeared on TV comedy show “LIVE AT THE ELECTRIC”. Their first solo performance show at Edinburgh fringe was in 2009, Paul then returned in 2011 as part of Avalon’s prestigious “COMEDY ZONE”, a showcase that launched names like The Mighty Boosh, Stewart Lee, Lee Evans, Al Murray and Russell Howard.
Paul won the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Comedians Choice award for BEST SHOWin 2018. Paul again was nominated in 2023 for BEST SHOW for their latest silent show SHTOOM which was brought to Soho Theatre London in Feb 2024, and to Australia and New Zealand Arts Festivals in March/April 2024.
Paul has performed at the Adelaide Fringe, the Melbourne Comedy Festival & Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, Utrecht comedy fest, Belgium, Dresden, Brussels, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Arhaus, Copenhagen, Hamar: Norway, with sellout performances and 5 star reviews.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023
BEST SHOW nominee
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
**SOLD OUT RUN** 2023
“EXCEPTIONAL”
★★★★★
Mervyn Stutter – Edinburgh Awards 2023
“Currie has created a real masterpiece of comedy. Unique and jaw dropping.
★★★★★
Entertainment Now – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023
“It’s the best comedy show I’ve seen for years.”
★★★★★
Substack – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023
WINNER – Edinburgh Festival Fringe Award 2018
Best Show
*Comedians Choice*
BEST SHOW – Nominee
Leicester Comedy Fest 2015/2017/2019 & 2022
WINNER – Artists Award
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017
“The best comedy I saw of the Fringe this year was Paul Currie.”
★★★★★
STEWART LEE
“Paul Currie mesmerised the audience”
★★★★★
The New Current
“An expert presentation in absurdist humour. Simply unmissable!”
★★★★★
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
“Paul Currie is a disturbingly brilliant comic genius.”
★★★★★
Broadway Baby
