James De Leo

James De Leo is an Australian stand-up comedian and Television/ Radio Performer. James started his television career in 2000 as a host of the ABCs Saturday morning music show – "FLY- TV".

His television credits also include ABC TVs "Late Night Watcher", "Talk Back Classroom, The New Inventors and Australian Film Institute award winning comedy "Double the Fist".

During 2007 James worked as a TV Reporter on numerous factual shows; ABCs"Sunday Arts" a weekly one-hour, all-Australian arts program and as a sports reporter for the ABCs "Hopman Cup"2007 also saw James head a four part series for Foxtel's Lifestyle Food Channel on the culinary festival "Tasting Australia" where he interviewed a number of renowned international chefs including Antonio Carluccio and Ireland's Rachel Allen. Most recently in 2008 he reprised his reporting role for ABC sports at Hopman Cup 20.

His radio work includes appearances on ABCs Triple J, SEAFM, Austereo's Perth based station 92.9FM and as a regular correspondent for ABC Regional radio's drive program.

James is a comedy writer and performer and has been a 2005 and 2006 state finalist in Triple J's RAW Comedy and represented Western Australia in 2006 as a National finalist in "Green Faces."

James studied at Murdoch University in Western Australia where he completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Management and International Relations. He then went on to study English Literature at the University of Western Australia before attending the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) at the Australian National University in Canberra.