Kel Balnaves is a skilled headline comedian touring throughout Australia and is a crowd favourite onboard P&O Cruises. When he’s not on the high seas, Kel is on the road travelling and performing some of the most remote parts of the country. He makes a particular effort to take comedy to places that are often forgotten on big mainstream tours.

In both 2021 and 2022 Kel completed outback tours through SA, WA, NT and QLD covering over 15,000km each. This year he’s picked up an old Commodore, loaded a PA system and a swag in the back and headed off. If you see him,
give him a wave.

Kel has been performing at festivals like the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival for well over 10 years! Wet behind the ears, Kel performed in his first Adelaide Fringe way back in 2008. His ears have now dried out and he has since written and performed 10 solo shows on the trott. His 2021 show ‘Useful’ won Best Comedy weekly award at the Adelaide Fringe.
Instantly likeable and infinitely relatable, Kel Balnaves is a laconic story teller with a keen eye for those everyday things we all experience. Solid, reliable and punchy, he is the act to bet on. As South Aussie as a Fritz flavoured pie floater on top of a Stobie poll - the highest rank possible. Kel supports regional Australia. Anything from performing a drought relief tour of the Outback to Country Fire Service fundraisers.

Practical, funny, Kel’s a comedy Swiss army knife. When he’s not touring all over the country, Kel can usually be found making home brew or fixing a knackered Commodore.
• Winner - Adelaide Fringe Spirit of the Fringe Weekly Award 2024
• Winner - Adelaide Fringe Best Comedy Weekly Award 2021
• Adelaide Comedy Comedian Of The Year - 2016
• Nominated Best Comedy - Fringe World 2015, 2016
• "Punchy delivery, vivid mental imagery and an engaging manner" - Chortle
• "Had the audience continually laughing" - The Advertiser

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