Gav Baskerville has been dishing out jokes for over 25 years. With his dark-edged wit, engaging stage presence, and unique takes on topics from the mundane to the ridiculous, Gavin has carved a name for himself as a well respected favourite of the Australian comedy circuit.

With a friendly and energetic style and more material than many in his field, Gavin easily connects with audiences of all ages, effortlessly shifting gears and feeling at home doing family-friendly shows on cruise ships, corporate shows at conferences, adults-only routines in seedy bars and gigs in alternative comedy clubs around Australia and overseas.

He has appeared on The Comedy Channel, The Project and Sunrise and has a script consultant credit and a memorable cameo in the feature film The Merger. He was a recipient of the Brian McCarthy Moosehead Award in 2005 and he has been a warm up act for major international comedians including ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic. And Tommy Tiernan. A veteran of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Hobart Comedy Festival and Perth Fringe World, Gavin also managed and hosted the highly regarded Jokers Comedy Club in Hobart from 2015-2022.

Gavin's jokes have featured in the compilation book Funny Buggers (Penguin, 2011), The Reader's Digest and in the June 16th 2008 issue of Zoo Weekly in a list of 101 best stand-up gags. His tweets have been reprinted in a number of newspapers and on The Huffington Post website.