One of the ‘new-breed’ of Australian Stand-Up Comic Poets, Neil McArthur brings a new aspect to Bush Poetry, concentrating on more contemporary and modern themes than his predecessors.

His work has been widely accepted all around Australia at both Country and Folk festivals, and more recently in the Corporate sector.

He can turn any simple situation into a yarn of tragic yet comical proportions and no subject is sacred. He retains that Aussie flavor and tries to keep alive the characters of Australia as well as the slang and unique vocabulary.

Considered by his mother as one of the leading writers and performers of the art of Comic Aussie Poetry in Australia today, his poems are being performed all over Australia and Internationally by other leading Performance Poets.

A Ratbag and living proof that anti-psychotic drugs don't work, Neil is now travelling the country each Winter, taking his poetry to new audiences, whereas during the rest of the year he can be found at festivals such as the Gympie Muster, Mildura, St. Arnaud, his beloved Longyard Hotel at Tamworth and many other festivals and venues.

      Also a keen songwriter and accomplished guitarist, Neil is slowly reintroducing song as a means of story-telling, back into his shows, and again with a main focus on comedy.

    Always ready to take bookings and explore new areas of the country and it’s love of Aussie Storytelling, Neil is available for a wide range of great old Aussie Comedy Nights through to Corporate Guest Speaking and Writing Workshops.