John was recently awarded a Moosehead Comedy Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for his solo show entitled, John Knowles Is Saddle Sore. John's other performance credits include: Off The Cuff, Celebrity Theatresports, The Royal Rumble, The Funny Side Of Sex & Crime, Abandon Script, PopStars, ImproVasion, Extreme Theatresports and the sell-out show, The Comedy Improlympiad, which he directed, produced and performed in at Belvoir St Theatre during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. He has acted on many Australian television shows and commercials including his simpleton character as featured on 'The Footy Show' episode where he drove footballer Mark Geyer to distraction in a candid camera type hoax. John is a writer and reviewer for various magazines and newspapers. His own company, Solid Lines Creative performs a number of corporate event entertainment shows including IMPRO-BZERKO - a fast and furious impro sketch pub show, OfficeJerks and Hard Boiled - an improvised film noir detective show. John sings in the funky a cappella choir Alchemy and when not being entertained by his beautiful baby girl Lily, he occasionally finds time to play his beloved harmonica and spend time dreaming up new projects with his lovely and talented wife, Ronelle.