THE STORY SO FAR...

Media quotes:

"Biggest laugh of Rockness Festival" NME

"Hidden gem of the Festival" Ripitup.com.au

"Really bloody funny" -  NZ Theatrereview

"Great Stand Up and exceptional storyteller" The Skinny, Edinburgh

You may remember Ro Campbell from his role as Darryl the nasty bully who beat up a deaf boy and stole his hearing aid in 1988 Emmy award winning film Captain Johnno, but its highly unlikely.

Following a brief spurt of child acting breaks in the 80's Ro forgot all of his lines in a high school play and vowed never to set foot onstage ever again.

Moving to Melbourne in 1999 he found work as a stagehand/roadie working behind the scenes with some of the biggest names in touring entertainment including the Rolling Stones, Oasis, Kylie Minogue and AC/DC. 

In 2004 Ro relocated to the UK and found work rigging venues at the Edinburgh Fringe where he found himself immersed in the world of stand up comedy for the first time.

 A backstage chat with Irish Australian comedy legend Jimeoin inspired him to give stand up comedy a go himself and within 6 months of his first spot he did his first paid gig at The Stand comedy club in Edinburgh.

Since then  Ro has carved a reputation as one of the hardest working comedians on the International Circuit, creating waves of laughter in over 40 countries with his relentlessly entertaining brand of cheeky slightly dark humour.

Ro has featured regularly on BBC Radio in topical panel shows, history shows and live stand up recordings and has made numerous appearances at the worlds biggest comedy festivals  and performed extensively on the club circuit in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia and Australia.  

He has also written for British TV and Radio.

In 2020 when live entertainment shutdown Ro got stuck in Australia and decided to retrain as a barber. Within two weeks of becoming a qualified barber he was cast by Netflix as a barber in a promotional event for the blockbuster film The Gray Man. 

Soon after, the live comedy industry returned and Ro returned to what he does best. Performing stand up at Comedy Clubs, Festivals, Corporate Events and on Cruise ships.

He hasn't cut hair since.