Luke Heggie

Comic favourite Luke Heggie is known for his dry deadpan 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. In 2024, Heggie introduced his show GROGAN to the comedy festival circuit where he did a month in Melbourne International Comedy Festival and a massive box office engagement at the Enmore Theatre as part of Sydney Comedy Festival

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 Laughs Stand-Up Series filmed live at the Sydney Opera House for the Comedy Channel, you would have also seen him on The Project, ABC’s Question Everything, ABC’s Comedy Next Gen and Comedy Up Late.

Through 2022 & 2023 Luke Heggie has written and produced multiple segments for ABC’s The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. Turning fan favourite stand up comedy into bite sized semi-educational comedic skits. Luke has tackled many different hot topics including, the cost of healthcare, modern masculinity and the short term rental crisis, among many other things. 

Over the years Luke Heggie has released multiple hour long stand up specials including his 2018’s TIP RAT (Network 10, TENPLAY & YouTube), 2019’s HAVE THAT (Network 10, TENPLAY & YouTube) and most recently 2022’s I ALREADY TOLD YOU (Paramount +).  You can also check out Luke in print with his first book entitled If you must know, featuring the transcripts of 3 of his most revered shows complete with illustrations by Emilie Protiere.  

Luke started a chart-topping podcast in 2020 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. Luke and Nick are currently recording the podcast in front of live sold out crowds with the 2024 Australian ‘Sky Gronks’ Tour.