Gary is an accomplished stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, author and film director. He has performed all around the world from Singapore to Paris, to New York and London and has done comedy shows at the Edinburgh, Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals.
Gary has worked alongside some of the biggest companies in Australia. His fun, affable style and sharp wit makes him a perfect choice to MC your next awards dinner, conference or roadshow. His ability to tailor material and ad lib with the audience make him extremely flexible for a variety of events. Or, if you're just want an after dinner comedy show or even a hoax...Gary does that too!
Gary also offers a Keynote presentation "Adaptive Comedy - How Stand-Up Comedy Can Make You an Effective and Adaptive Leader." And runs comedy team workshops.
Apart from a successful stand-up and corporate career Gary has ventured into film and TV. He co-wrote and co-directed Happy Feet Two with Academy Award winner George Miller, voicing several characters in the film. Gary won the world's largest short film competition, Tropfest, with his short, The Money. Eck co-wrote and starred in the cult hit You Can't Stop the Murders (now being turned into a stage musical!) and featured in the film Boytown alongside Mick Molloy and Glen Robbins.
Gary co-created the hit global kids animation series, VEGESAURS which is now in its fifth season on ABC TV. Logie nominated, it is the number 2 show on BBC just behind Bluey! Gary also writes and episode directs the series.
Gary has written two children's picture books, Wake Up Sleepyhead and The Day the Moon Came to Stay published by Scholastic. And to top it off he has two feature comedy films in development, The Comedy and Tragedy of George Batten (Studio Canal) and Three Fools (optioned by George Miller).
Gary can be found regularly on the Sydney comedy scene and on the occasional Royal Caribbean cruise liner!
Testimonials
"People are still raving about your performance. One attendee said you were the best comedian he has seen in a very long time!" Cheryl Samarasinghe, Sterling Publishing Better Business Awards
"Gary Eck had the whole room in stitches. He tailored his performance to our needs and thanks to Gary our night was an outstanding success."Recruitment Solutions
"I just wanted to send a personal thank you for last night. You were so lovely and calm and very easy to work with. " Natalie Wood, Major Events, TAFE NSW
