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James Pender

For the past three years James Pender has been fighting the injustices of the world as lawyer for the UN in Paris. However, at the beginning of 2010, James returned to Australia, to get back to the lucrative and more stable career of comedy.

In 2005, at age 22, James became the youngest member of The 3^rd Degree, the creative team behind Network 10’s Logie nominated cult sketch show – The Ronnie Johns Half Hour. With a keen eye for the absurd and word play, James wrote and performed in both series of the show, and is most known for his characters; the tennis-playing and part time saviour, Jesus Christ, Sigmund the Nihilist German, Gary the ‘jangly’ kicking English backpacker, and many more.

In 2010, James returned to the stage in Felicity Ward Reads from The Book of Moron, as Dan Ackroyd, Felicity’s dog and life companion. James also reunited with fellow Ronnie Johns alumni to bring back their favourite sketches and characters in the live stage show, The Ronnie Johns Half Hour Goodtimes Campfire Jamboree Half Hour – which toured Australia in the first half of the year.

James is also an accomplished singer and musician, in violin, guitar, piano and drums.