Alan Brough

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Alan Brough is an actor and comedian, born in Hawera, New Zealand.

Brough appears as one of the team captains, and writes, for Spicks and Specks (2005-), an Australian music game and quiz show, hosted by Adam Hills.

Brough's first major screen role was as 'Brendan' in the New Zealand sitcom Melody Rules (1993). Since relocating to Australia in the mid-nineties, he has appeared in the movies Siam Sunset (1999), The Craic (1999), The Nugget (2002) and Bad Eggs (2003), the telemovie Stiff (2004), and on such TV shows as :

He has worked as a stand-up comic on both sides of the Tasman. A TV version of his one-man show Generation XXL was recorded for the ABCTV series Smallest Room in the House (1997). He was the first guest on the first episode of Australia's Rove (1999), the original Nine Network version of the Channel Ten talk show, hosted by Rove McManus.

He has acted in many stage productions, and directed the Australian comedy trio Tripod in two spectacular musicals The Adventures of Tosswinkle the Pirate (2001) and Lady Robots (2002). Alan and fellow comedian Greg Fleet received a Barry Award nomination for their acclaimed Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Interrogation (2000).

In 2004 Brough made up one third of the Triple M radio show Tough Love with Mick Molloy.

Trivia

Brough sang backing vocals on the song 'Homegirl' with NZ band Hallelujah Picassos in 1994.

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