Dr. Brown (Phil Burgers)
Dr Brown is the absurd comic persona created by comedian and actor Phil Burgers.
Burgers as Brown has won numerous awards for his live performances, including Best Comedy Show at both the Edinburgh and Melbourne International Festival Awards.
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Burgers as Brown has won numerous awards for his live performances, including Best Comedy Show at both the Edinburgh and Melbourne International Festival Awards. This success brought Burgers onto Channel 4 with The Dr. Brown Show via the same channel’s Comedy Blaps. In 2014 Burgers brought Dr. Brown The Bexperiment to the Soho Theatre where he also worked with Sam Simmons on Ceremony.
Television
| Feel Good Phil | Feel Good - Phil | Channel 4 / Objective | 2020 |
| Please Understand Me Phil | Please Understand Me - Phil | Jash | 2018 |
| Desert Island Conan | Desert Island - Conan | Waffle Productions | 2018 |
| Spivak Mark Stein | Spivak - Mark Stein | Echo Parked Productions | 2018 |
| Ahamed's Ramadan Diary Homeless Phil | Ahamed's Ramadan Diary - Homeless Phil | Comedy Central | 2017 — 2018 |
| The Fake News with Ted Nelms Peter Thrush | The Fake News with Ted Nelms - Peter Thrush | Pacific Electric Picture Company | 2017 |
| The Characters Himself | The Characters - Himself | Netflix | 2016 |
| Rotters Actor / Writer | Rotters - Actor / Writer | Sky Arts | 2015 |
| Dr Brown- pilot for FX in USA Dr Brown | Dr Brown- pilot for FX in USA - Dr Brown | FX | 2014 |
| The Dr Brown Show Writer / Performer | The Dr Brown Show - Writer / Performer | Eyeworks for Channel 4 | 2012 |
Film
| Our Time Phil | Our Time - Phil | 2018 |
Theatre and Live Performance
| Ceremony Writer / Performer | Ceremony - Writer / Performer | Soho Theatre | 2015 |
| Dr Brown The Bexperiment Dr Brown | Dr Brown The Bexperiment - Dr Brown | Soho Theatre | 2014 |
| Bexperiments Writer / Performer | Bexperiments - Writer / Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Soho Theatre | 2013 |
| Befrdfgth Writer / Performer | Befrdfgth - Writer / Performer | Edinburgh / Los Angeles / San Francisco | 2012 |
| Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown & His Singing Tiger Writer / Performer | Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown & His Singing Tiger - Writer / Performer | Soho Theatre / Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2011 |
| Becaves Writer / Performer | Becaves - Writer / Performer | Edinburgh / Barcelona / Hong Kong / Dubai / Melbourne / Adelaide / Sydney / Los Angeles / New York / Prague / Soho Theatre, London | 2011 |
| Because Writer / Performer | Because - Writer / Performer | Toronto / New York / Los Angeles / Prague / Edinburgh / Barcelona / Milan / Melbourne / Adelaide / Sydney / Soho Theatre, London | 2009 |
| POTATO: A Show That Will Save the World Various | POTATO: A Show That Will Save the World - Various | Edinburgh / Paris / Berlin | 2007 |
| POT-8-OH! Various | POT-8-OH! - Various | Italy / France / Germany | 2006 |
Short Film
| The Passage Writer / Performer / Co-Director with Kiato Sakurai | The Passage - Writer / Performer / Co-Director with Kiato Sakurai | 2018 |
Awards
| Total Theatre Awards Winner | Total Theatre Awards - Winner | Innovation | 2012 |
| Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Winner | Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards - Winner | Best Show | 2012 |
| Adelaide Festival Awards Winner | Adelaide Festival Awards - Winner | Best Presentation for Children | 2012 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards Winner | Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards - Winner | Barry Award - Best Comedy Show | 2012 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards Winner | Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards - Winner | Director's Special Award for Best Children's Show | 2012 |
| Total Theatre Award Nominee | Total Theatre Award - Nominee | 2011 | |
| Malcolm Hardee Award Nominee | Malcolm Hardee Award - Nominee | Most Original Comedy | 2011 |
| Malcolm Hardee Award Nominee | Malcolm Hardee Award - Nominee | Most Original Comedy | 2010 |
Podcast and Online Content
| Dr Brown Comedy Blap Writer / Performer | Dr Brown Comedy Blap - Writer / Performer | http://comedyblaps.channel4.com/#/drbrown1 | 2012 |
Training
| Nouveau Clown Institute with Jango Edwards Barcelona | Nouveau Clown Institute with Jango Edwards - Barcelona | 2010 | |
| Ecole Philippe Gaulier Paris | Ecole Philippe Gaulier - Paris | 2005 |
