Luke Heggie

Comic favourite Luke Heggie is known for his dry dead pan style and the ability to deliver a brand new killer comedy show year after year. He gigs relentlessly 6 or 7 nights a week and tours the biggest comedy and arts festivals in Australia and New Zealand to sell out crowds and rave reviews. Luke also has a fan base in UK by taking his harsh but fair shows about idiots to crowds at London’s Soho Theatre. 

Starting out as RAW Comedy winner and going up from there Luke’s accolades include a two-time ARIA Award nominee for Best Comedy Release, the coveted ‘comic’s choice’ Piece of Wood Award at the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the 2015 Sydney Comedy Festival’s Director’s Choice Award, and was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Most recently, Heggie was nominated for Most Outstanding Show at 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and won Best Show at 2021 Sydney Comedy Festival with the critically acclaimed show LOWBREED.

Luke Heggie’s television appearances include performing live on the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Opening Night Allstars Supershow, Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Oxfam Gala, Just for Laugh’s Stand-Up Series filmed live at the Sydney Opera House for the Comedy Channel, you would have also seen him on Ten’s The Project, ABC’s Question Everything, ABC’s Comedy Next Gen and Comedy Up Late.  In 2020 Heggie released his hour special Tip Rat on CH10, TENPLAY & Paramount Plus and Rough Diamante via ABC Comedy Podcasts. Most recently in 2022, Luke appeared on ABCs The Weekly where he wrote & performed a segment on The Evolution of Masculinity

In 2020 Luke started a chart-topping Podcast with fellow comedian Nick Cody called Mid-Flight Brawl, cataloguing the best all time air rage incidents, generally resulting from any old tiprat being allowed to fly now.