Lehmo
Believe it or not, Lehmo started off his professional life as a Chartered Accountant. For many years’ he says too many - Lehmo lived his life crunching numbers until he found the world of entertainment. Now, Lehmo spends his time working as a corporate comedian and MC, as well as entertaining the nation on his Triple M drive time radio show with Wil Anderson and Network Ten’s Before the Game.
Since 2007 Lehmo has been co-hosting the week day drive shift "Wil & Lehmo" on Triple M, having too much fun with his great mate Wil Anderson and an amazing variety of local and international guests.
Aside from regularly headlining the top venues in Australia, Lehmo’s extraordinary knack of making people laugh has seen him jet around the world to excite audiences in New York, London, Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpar, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Lehmo even made a special trip to the Middle East to entertain the troops and on his return, treated the
Australian public to an exceptionally unique show, Christmas in Baghdad, relaying tales of flying in black hawks over Baghdad at midnight, escaped zoo animals and Maccas in Kuwait.
He has also performed to sell out shows in the highly acclaimed Adelaide Fringe Festival (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007), the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006) and the Edinburgh Fringe festival (1996 and 1997).
Lehmo recently broke the Guinness World Record for the most jokes told in an hour (549) beating the previous record by 50 jokes.
Aside from Network Ten’s Before The Game. Lehmo has also had regular guest spots on The Fat, The Glasshouse and has appeared on Hey Hey It's Saturday, Headliners and ROVE Live.
Lehmo's live credits across the U.K include the 1996 and 1997 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, the Comedy Store and Jongleurs - the largest chain of comedy clubs in Britain, and The Boston Comedy Club and The Gotham Comedy Club both in New York City.
Overseas television demand for Lehmo has seen him appear on England's BBC TV Comedy Showcase and as a regular compere on Britain's longest running television stand up show Stand up Live.
Lehmo has shared the stage with the likes of Kenny Kramer (the original Kramer), Damon Wayons, Rich Hall, Merrick & Rosso, Jimeoin, Greg Fleet, Ross Noble, Adam Hills, Wil Anderson and Dave Hughes.
Lehmo is also a mad Hawthorn fan, he says he can still remember crying when they lost the 1977 preliminary final to North Melbourne!! And being a loyal Adelaide boy his second team is the Crows.
