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Multi-talented, award winning comedian, actor, singer & MC

Marty Fields is an award winning actor and stand up comedian, a musician, singer, writer and broadcaster who is renowned for his exceptional versatility and outstanding talent. With a high profile, generated by extensive television and radio work, he is an enormously popular host, MC and comic for corporate events.

As an M.C., Marty combines his unique style of humour with a finely tuned sense of propriety and occasion. With impressive interview skills, he has chaired many lively Q & A sessions. As a comedian he is a rapid-fire power station of material and one of the genuine big guns on the Australian comedy circuit.

As a musician and singer, Marty has produced many unique songs, jingles and pieces of music for events that have been tailored to companies and individuals. His ability to add piano/vocal comedy to his standup performances often creates that special, memorable difference to an event that leaves everyone in raptures.

A highly polished performer, Marty's commitment to quality and service is second to none. He has performed stand up acts and hosted successful functions, road shows and business seminars for most major corporations both in Australia, and overseas.

About Marty Fields:

The son of Aussie icons Maurie Fields and Val Jellay, Marty Fields trained for fifteen years at the Melba Conservatorium in piano, voice and theory. He turned professional at the age of 14, playing all over Australia and around the world as a piano bar performer. Marty Fields also played in a number of successful rock bands and was a session vocalist for the ABC Network.

Marty has acted in most Australian TV dramas, and featured or taken leading roles in numerous movies. On stage, he has starred in successful musicals, including High Society, Three Guys Naked From The Waist Down and Crazy For You. He received Green Room Award nominations for each production as Best Actor in a Musical, and won the Award for his performance in Crazy For You. During 2000, Marty played the role of "Nathan Detroit" in the sell out season of Guys and Dolls starring opposite Marina Prior. Marty returned to the stage in 2001, to play the hilarious "Moonface Martin" in Anything Goes at the State Theatre Melbourne. Marty Fields has been nominated for a Mo Award as the best stand-up comedian in the country. In 2005 he was inducted into the Australian Comedy Hall Of Fame.

Marty began his stand-up career in 1987, playing the comedy circuit in the hotels and clubs of Australia. This led to a four year run on Hey, Hey, It's Saturday, the position of resident comedian on the game show Blankety Blanks, and a regular role on Battle of the Sexes.

Marty has completed several successful tours of the United States where he has performed in Phoenix, Chicago, Las Vegas, L.A, Dallas, and headlined for a week at the New York Comedy Club in Manhattan. His attention to detail as well as his ability to tailor his act to suit all types of audiences and tastes without sacrificing laughs, sets Marty apart as one of the premier corporate comedians in Australia.

Marty has a regular national comedy radio show which is taken by 105 stations and is a best selling author of three comedy books, making him Australia's authority on one-liners for every possible topic.  He is a Patron of The Lost Dogs Home and Oz Showbiz Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

Marty Fields perform as:

Awards Dinner MC - Improv - Comic Audience Participation - Stand Up Comedy - After Dinner Entertainment - MC Entertainer - Conference MC

Client testimonials

It was really a pleasure to work with Marty. I found his professionalism and ability exceptional in the dual roles of MC and comedian. I was also very impressed by the way he comprehended the complexities of our night and then explained them with total ease and clarity to our guests.

Australian Greeting Card Association Awards - Sarah Richards

We would like to thank you for your amusing and professional support as MC. Thanks for helping to keep the show on the road with the appropriate amount of laughter!

Sensis

I wanted to thank you for your efforts as MC at our event. Our decision to use you again after your success last year was richly rewarded. You controlled the evening, cutting a path between propriety and hilarity. And all new material! You were sensational and everyone has been raving about you. I truly believe you made the event. We at Cadbury look forward to a long association with you.

Cadbury Derby Ball

I just wanted to pass on my appreciation for your assistance during the recent Sensis Business Series you hosted around Australia. As an inexperienced presenter I really valued your support and encouragement during the series. Your constructive advice really helped me to focus on the key parts of my presentation, shake the nerves, and get the message across to the audience. The feedback I have personally received has been fantastic. It was great working with a true professional, and I had an absolute ball at the same time.

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