Best Weekly Comedy Show, Fringe World Festival, Perth, Australia, 2024 Bronze Standard Bank Ovation Award, National Arts Festival, South Africa 2024 Comics Choice Comedy Awards Nominee, South Africa, 2018, 2024 (x3 nominations) Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans Winner, 2024
Best Radio Sports Presenter Nominee, SA Radio Awards, South Africa, 2021, 2023 Best Breakfast Radio Show Nominee, SA Radio Awards, South Africa, 2023 Non- Travelling Reserves, DSTV Podcast of the Year Nominee, South Africa, 2023 Blue Standard Bank Ovation Award, National Arts Festival, South Africa, 2022 BIOGRAPHY
Dalin Oliver is a multi-award winning South African comedian as well as a multi- award nominated radio sports broadcaster and podcaster. The Cape Town based former teacher turned laughter specialist boasts a clean cut, energetic and charming brand of comedy. His style and material has been described as easily accessible & relatable to people from all walks of life, having performed in 9 countries and 20 cities outside of South Africa.
2024 Kicked off with a bang. Oliver made his debut at Fringe World in Perth, one of the world’s biggest Fringe Festivals, where his one man show, 90 Day Comedian, won a weekly award for Best Comedy. Upon returning home, he was blown away with the news that he received three Comics Choice Comedy Awards nominations for best solo show, sauce of the year and uplifting comedic content.
These accolades were awarded on the back end of his 5-city tour of Australia where he delivered gags tight enough to get past border control in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast & Brisbane.
He left the Ausie locals begging for more and managed a total of 91 performances during his 8- week tour Down Under.
Returning home was a dream, taking the stage at Laugh Africa, the continents biggest comedy festival, as well as being awarded another accolade for 90 Day Comedian, a Bronze Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival. It was then time for The Mail and Guardian’s 200 young South Africans winner to pack his bags and extend his comedy footprint yet again. This time, with his biggest international tour to date, a successful 6 country and 13 city tour of 90 Day Comedian across England, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Spain and France.
His finest work has been enjoyed on Showmax, DSTv, Comedy Central Africa and in cinemas nationwide. Other career highlights include five one man shows, two filmed stand-up comedy specials, performances at the prestigious Jive Cape Town Funny Festival, Johannesburg International Comedy Festival as well as in Toronto Canada with the award-winning Ensemble show; Day Zero: The Water Shortage Comedy Tour.
With more than 10 years in stand-up comedy and sports broadcasting, Oliver has managed to merge the two worlds extremely well. He got the nod to host his own sports show; The Late Late Tackle with Dalin Oliver. It’s the newest talk show on the block with four-time Rugby World Cup Champions, the Springboks. The first season was a limited edition six-part series which aired on MTN’s BokSquad, the official home of the fans, prior to the team departing for the world cup in France 2023. He’s now host of the Late Late Tackle Podcast with focus placed on former and current Springboks.
For close to a decade, Dalin was a staple part of Cape Town’s daily morning breakfast routine as the Sports Presenter on Good Hope FM’s Breakfast show, where his colourful delivery and on-air comedic flair earned him multiple SA Radio Awards sports presenter of the year nominations as well as a best breakfast show nomination. He also forms one half of Non-Travelling Reserves, a sports podcast balanced with facts, comedy, and banter between friends, which was recognized at the 2023 DSTV Content Creator Awards with a Podcast of the Year nomination. When the dynamic performer is not on stage or on-air, rocking the mic at live sports events is at the top his list. Dalin is a real crowd pleaser and good times generator, after working at numerous Cricket South Africa events, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, ICC men’s u19 Cricket World Cup, Netball World Cup, SA20 and with the MI Cape Town, DHL Stormers and Springboks family.
CURRENT SHOW ON TOUR: 90 DAY COMEDIAN
South African Comedian Dalin Oliver is coming to a city near you with his multi- award-winning stand- up comedy show 90 Day Comedian. It's a coming-of-age story for Dalin, offering a fresh perspective on life after performing the show in 7 countries and 18 cities across Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, England, France, Spain, and Germany over the past year.
Oliver delves into identity and cultural politics, exploring what it means to be South African in a world that knows little about his homeland and its rich diversity & complex history. It appeals to people from all walks of life and nationalities, as Oliver uses his wit and charm to leave audiences begging for more.
To date, it's earned two accolades from festivals in the World Fringe Network: Fringe World Best Weekly Comedy Show Award (Perth, Australia, 2024) and a Bronze Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival (Makhanda, South Africa, 2024).
See you at a show sometime ★ ★ ★ ★ 1⁄2, Fringefeed, Australia
★ ★ ★ ★ 1⁄2, Last Minute Craic, Ireland "Easy, accessible, nostalgic & diverse in the best kind of way" Cue, National Arts Festival, South Africa
“Deep cultural connection in the guise of a great conversation with an interesting guy at the bar”, Fringefeed, Australia
“A masterclass in relatability and humor, leaving everyone in the room feeling like they had just shared something special with an old friend” Last Minute Craic, Ireland
