--- title: "Dave Thornton: Stand-Up Comedian, TV Roles | D.O.C." description: "Dave Thornton is a stand-up comedian from Geelong, Australia, with more than twenty years on stage. Next shows, screen credits and sources on D.O.C." url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-dave-thornton.html updated: 2026-11-13 --- Stand-up comedian # Dave Thornton ## Who Dave Thornton is Dave Thornton is a stand-up comedian from Geelong, Australia, with more than twenty years on stage. He has played theatres across Australia and shows in Edinburgh, Montreal, New York, South Korea and South Africa, and his stand-up clips have drawn millions of views online. On television he has appeared on Sam Pang Tonight, Would I Lie To You Australia, Spicks and Specks, The Hundred with Andy Lee and Hughesy, We Have a Problem, hosted Fox Footy's The Beep Test and acted in Upper Middle Bogan and House Husbands. ## Follow Dave Thornton Put Dave Thornton in your D.O.C., your twelve, and the free D.O.C. letter brings their new dates, episodes and videos each week. Saw Dave Thornton live? [Make a card →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/share-my-doc.html#live) ## At a glance **From** Geelong, Australia **On screen** Sam Pang Tonight, Would I Lie To You Australia, Spicks and Specks and 5 more ## Is Dave Thornton on tour? **No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Dave Thornton has stopped touring; follow Dave Thornton to hear when the next ones are booked. Last checked 13 November 2026. ### Is Dave Thornton coming to my town? 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[Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) [Build a night out with Dave Thornton →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/build-my-comedy-night.html) ## Specials, shows and podcasts ### On screen - **Sam Pang Tonight** - **Would I Lie To You Australia** - **Spicks and Specks** - **The Hundred with Andy Lee** - **Hughesy, We Have a Problem** - **The Beep Test** - **Upper Middle Bogan** - **House Husbands** ## Comedians like Dave Thornton Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town. - [Cal Wilson](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-cal-wilson.html) also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem - [Judith Lucy](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-judith-lucy.html) also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem - [Georgie Carroll](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-georgie-carroll.html) also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem - [Gillian Cosgriff](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-gillian-cosgriff.html) also in House Husbands - [Lizzy Hoo](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-lizzy-hoo.html) also in The Hundred with Andy Lee - [Lloyd Langford](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-lloyd-langford.html) also in The Hundred with Andy Lee - [Nazeem Hussain](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-nazeem-hussain.html) also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem - [Troy Kinne](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-troy-kinne.html) also in The Hundred with Andy Lee [Six Degrees of Komic Bacon: how they connect to anyone →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/six-degrees-of-komic-bacon.html) [Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) ## Questions and answers ### Where is Dave Thornton performing next? No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now. ### What TV shows and films are they in? Sam Pang Tonight, Would I Lie To You Australia, Spicks and Specks, The Hundred with Andy Lee, Hughesy, We Have a Problem and The Beep Test, among 8 credits. ### Where is Dave Thornton from? From Geelong, Australia. ### Who are some comedians like them? [Cal Wilson](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-cal-wilson.html) (also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem), [Judith Lucy](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-judith-lucy.html) (also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem), [Georgie Carroll](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-georgie-carroll.html) (also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem), [Gillian Cosgriff](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-gillian-cosgriff.html) (also in House Husbands) and [Lizzy Hoo](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-lizzy-hoo.html) (also in The Hundred with Andy Lee). ## Are you Dave Thornton? This page can be your website, free. Send your bio in your own words, your links, your clips, who books you, a line said about you and your weekly show, and they go on this page beside the dates D.O.C. already keeps. Fans follow you here and get your news in the D.O.C. letter. Your short address, for your bio: **disciplesofcomedy.com/dave-thornton** [Make this page yours →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-profile.html) [Your dates on your own site](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tour-dates-widget.html) [Your show on a poster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-show-flyer-maker.html) ## The full SUCDb record The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve. [Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-dave-thornton.html) ### Sources - [Funny Guys · funnyguys.com.au ↗](https://www.funnyguys.com.au/comedians/dave-thornton/) Geelong origins; over twenty years of comedy; theatres in Australia, Edinburgh, Montreal, New York, Korea and South Africa; stand-up clips with millions of views; television appearances and hosting credits Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 12 November 2026