2010 Edinburgh Fringe

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Joe Rowntree is the star of Sky One's multi award winning hit TV series Brainiac: Science Abuse and host of sell out UK tour Brainiac Live and is delighted to be making his Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut this year.

This hotly anticipated debut show is a frank, funny and ultimately inspirational story about the debilitating and obsessive nature of worrying and how it shapes our daily lives. Joe is a man with plenty to worry about! This tale takes us from sex in Africa with potentially terrifying consequences to a dramatic and painful end to a stag weekend in Barcelona. Joe has even written the eulogy for his best friend's funeral, just in case.

Joe has been a professional stand-up for two years and is already performing in the most reputable and prestigious comedy clubs in London and across the country including The Comedy Store, The Comedy Cafe, Jongleurs, XS Malarkey, the Frog and Bucket and many more. Also during this time he has supported many top comedians on their national tours including Rhod Gilbert, Stephen K Amos and Scott Capurro.

Joe's TV career started back in 2001 writing put downs for Anne Robinson on The Weakest Link. Recently he has completed presenting a UK Tour of Brainiac Live after appearing in all 6 series of the award winning hit TV show Brainiac: Science Abuse (Sky One) which saw him take part in live and highly dangerous scientific experiments. Joe's other television appearances include: The Sack Race (BBC 2), In Your Face (Bravo), 1970's Office (Sky One), The Richard Hammond Show (ITV) and Richard and Judy (Channel 4). He was recently heard as a guest on Claudia Winkleman's Art Club on BBC Radio 2

Joe spends his days travelling into schools and colleges across the British Isles delivering inspirational and educational courses in goal mapping, mind mapping and accelerated learning techniques.

Joe is promoter and host of his own comedy night - Gut Rocking Comedy Club in Nunhead (South London). Go to www.joerowntree.com for further details and gig dates.