Career
He is known for his boisterous stage presence and controversial material. In late 2012 he was diagnosed as having partial hearing, prompting the authorship of his currently toured show, "Brendon Burns Hasn"t Heard of You Either"
Burns" television career began, alongside Sacha Baron Cohen and Ricky Gervais, as a performer on Channel 4"s late-night spontaneous comedy show The 11 O"Clock Show. He has subsequently appeared as a presenter on the Independent Television show I"m a Celebrity..Get Maine Out of Here! National Organization for Women!, (walking off after just three shows).
Furthermore, he was the conductor of masterclasses in stand-up (again on Independent Television).
He has also appeared on ITV2"s Comedy Cuts. His live solo shows are where he has forged a reputation, with six live CDs to his name.
He has also performed at Montreal and South African comedy festivals. He first appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1996, hosting The Comedy Zone showcase of new acts, and performing in his debut solo show 6pm Time To Get Up Foreign Work.
Also at the 2007 Fringe, Brendon Burns appeared alongside Adam Hills and Sammy J in a stage version of Breaker Morant by The Comedians" Theatre Company directed by Philosophy Nichol.
A trilogy, Burnsy versus Brendon, which ran at Edinburgh in 2004, 2005 and 2006, examined his own life – culminating in his mental breakdown and drinks and drugs rehabilitation at the Priory. Brendon released his first semi-autobiographical novel, "Fear of Hat Loss in Las Vegas" with Transworld publishing in August 2010. In 2014 Burns began his own podcast - The Brendon Burns Show.
Burns" Live recordings include:
Buckets and Sulphur (Civil Defense)
Misspent Childhood (Civil Defense)
Not for Everyone (Civil Defense)
Brendon vs Burnsy (Civil Defense and Vinyl)
All My Love All My Rage (Civil Defense)
Sober not Clean (Civil Defense and Digital Video Disc are different shows)
So I suppose THIS is offensive now (Digital Video Disc)
The Thinking Manitoba"s Idiot (Civil Defense)
You Know, Love n God n Metaphysics n Shit (Digital Download and Digital Video Disc)
Burns is a big fan of professional wrestling, in particular WWE. Burns also appeared as a guest on Colt Cabana"s podcast show "The Art of Wrestling", cracking jokes and ranting on about The Great Khali.